Allergies are on the rise – here’s how to help scientists find out why

If you experience seasonal allergies, you can track your symptoms to help researchers investigate their environmental triggers, finds Layal Liverpool

By Layal Liverpool

APRIL showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. But those beautiful spring blooms – and their plentiful pollen – mean sneezing, runny noses and itchy eyes for many people.

If this is you, and if you live in the UK, you can become a citizen sensor this spring by downloading the #BritainBreathing app and using it to record any allergy symptoms you develop. Doing so will help researchers learn more about when allergy symptoms are occurring at a population level and what the precise triggers are. Even if you don’t live in the UK, you can still …