Chronic Inflammatory Disease

Cell-permeable peptide shows promise for controlling cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis – sometimes called "hardening of the arteries" – is a leading cause of death and morbidity in Western countries. A cell-permeable peptide containing the NF-kB nuclear localization sequence (NLS) shows ...

Cardiology created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combo therapy helps knock out fungal meningitis

(HealthDay)— A drug regimen containing two powerful antifungal medicines—amphotericin B and flucytosine—reduced the risk of dying from cryptococcal meningitis by 40 percent compared to treatment with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In managing inflammation, controlling white blood cell flow may be key

(Medical Xpress)—New research by Yale University scientists sets the stage for improved management of acute tissue inflammation related to wounds and chronic inflammatory diseases by advancing current understanding ...

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene discovery reveals importance of eating your greens

(Medical Xpress)—Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens ...

Immunology created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mechanisms regulating inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes, cancer identified

A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with inflammation. Utilizing molecular analyses of gene expression ...

Immunology created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High risk of cardiovascular diseases amongst Swedish-born and immigrant MS patients

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) run a high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, regardless of migration background. According to principal investigator Tahereh ...

Neuroscience created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Itching for new help for eczema: Recently identified immune cells possible therapeutic target

Researchers have identified a previously unknown critical role for a recently identified immune cell population in the progression of atopic dermatitis. The team found an accumulation of innate lymphoid cells ...

Immunology created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Master switch discovery could provide road map for treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists trying to create drugs to treat chronic inflammation in diseases like arthritis now have a new culprit known MMP2. New University of British Columbia research shows that this enzyme works as ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link between inflammatory process and progression of Alzheimer's disease

An international team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the University of Bonn and the Center for Advanced European Studies and Research in Germany have shown that a well-known immune and ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uranium exposure linked to high lupus rates in community living near a former refinery

High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Immune cells can be altered to help fight inflammatory diseases, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—A fundamental mechanism controlling cells of the human immune system could be key to helping fight inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, new research at the University of Dundee ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A taste for olive oil could provide insight into its anti-inflammatory properties

(Medical Xpress)—Deakin University researchers are investigating the anti-inflammatory properties of virgin olive oil to see if it as the potential to protect against the inflammation involved in muscle wasting conditions ...

Inflammatory disorders created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Blocking tumor-induced inflammation impacts cancer development

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report the discovery of microbial–dependent mechanisms through which some cancers mount an inflammatory response that fuels their ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Allergy rises not down to being too clean, just losing touch with 'old friends'

A new scientific report out today from the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) dismantles the myth that the epidemic rise in allergies in recent years has happened because we're living in sterile homes and ...

Immunology created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Key mechanism for controlling body's inflammatory response discovered

Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how a key molecule controls the body's inflammatory responses. The molecule, known as p110delta, fine-tunes inflammation to avoid excessive reactions that can ...

Immunology created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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