Desensitization is an important mechanism curtailing the activity of ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs). Although the structural basis of desensitization is not fully resolved, it is thought to be ...

Systematic desensitization is a type of exposure therapy that moves at a slower pace. We'll go over how it works and what it might look like for certain conditions.

Desensitization, when it comes to flying, is a highly problematic endeavor. Even if desensitization is achieved, unless the person continuously exposes himself or herself to flying ...

DORIS MOSIER, Systematic Desensitization of Extreme and Unreasonable Fear of Balloons, School Applications of Learning Theory, Vol. 5, No. 3 (JUNE '73), pp. 9-67 ...

While best known for treating post traumatic stress disorder, it is used for many other conditions. Autumn Prior joins our ...

Drug desensitization is the process by which a patient is densensitized to a drug that they allergic to in the past. This induces a temporary state of tolerance, during which the drug can be ...

Desensitization for drug allergies is the same concept. It was first started for penicillin allergies and expanded to chemo in recent years: Tiny, diluted amounts of the problem drug, sometimes ...

Oral immunotherapy, involving small exposures to peanut protein to build up desensitization, has been shown to mitigate allergic reactions, and, as reported by Medscape Medical News, the first ...