AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ashe Juniper, Mountain Cedar, Juniperus ashei… whatever you call it, it is likely causing trouble this week. Cedar pollen, according to KXAN’s pollen sensor, is very high over the last 24 hours and it is expected to increase this weekend as a cold front blows in.
For people with cedar allergies, it is an annual nightmare. Every winter, cedar trees release clouds of pollen into the air, causing stuffy noses, watery eyes and endless coughing.
Researchers from around the world are looking to understand why are bodies react to allergens in such drastic ways.
“I’m from Japan, and I’m allergic to Japanese cedar,” said Terumi Midoro-Horiuti, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston…