President Barack Obama's much-publicized search for a dog that wouldn't trigger daughter Malia's allergies put a spotlight on hypoallergenic dogs. But less attention has been paid to cats, even though ...

Cats are the best. Sure, tail-waggin' pups are man's best friend and bunnies are cuddly softies, but when it comes to household pets, furry felines can't be beat. Unless, of course, cat allergens make ...

Is there such a thing as a hypoallergenic cat breed? While it's true that some breeds, like the Sphynx and Siberian, may trigger pet allergies slightly less, no feline is truly suitable if you're ...

People with cat allergies may be able to have a cat sometime in the future thanks to gene-editing technology. Of course, the creation of truly hypoallergenic cats is far off. But, scientists believe ...

LaPerm cats have soft, curly coats that don’t shed much and are easier on allergy-sensitive households. They’re affectionate ...

A Virginia-based biotech company, InBio, is using CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing tech, to breed cats to make little to no Fel d 1. This is good news for the more than 25% of U.S.

Hypoallergenic cat breeds are sought by many in the United States as up to 30 percent of people have allergic reactions to cats and dogs. Unfortunately for cat lovers, feline allergies are about twice ...

The gene-editing technology CRISPR could knock out a protein that's the major source of cat allergies, a new study says. Reading time 3 minutes A team of researchers say they’ve found an effective way ...

While you might be hard-pressed to find cat litters marketed as “hypoallergenic” for you and your feline, there are certain ingredients to look for to keep allergy symptoms at bay as you shop. To help ...

More people are allergic to cats than to any other animal. In fact, an estimated one in five people worldwide experiences allergy symptoms ranging from sneezing and itchy eyes to coughing, wheezing, ...

What if you could genetically engineer an allergen-free cat — and dodge the sneezing, runny nose, and itchy and watery eyes that they cause? Scientists are now using biotechnology to try to make cats ...