Medications
Researcher advances novel therapeutic agent for hemorrhagic stroke
A drug being developed by scientists at The University of Toledo could one day help stroke survivors return to the lives they previously enjoyed.
Mar 1, 2024
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Inflammation
Cardiology
Study identifies blood biomarkers to predict risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis impacts approximately 2 million people in the United States and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, assessing cardiovascular risk is difficult in patients with rheumatoid ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Medications
Targeting inflammatory protein could treat severe asthma
Just weeks after news of a sharp national spike in asthma deaths—with South Australia recording the highest increase in a single year (88%)—scientists have revealed a promising new treatment for the chronic lung disease.
Feb 26, 2024
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Fibroblast cells play a key role in resolving joint inflammation, new study finds
In a significant breakthrough in inflammatory arthritis research, a study published today (Feb. 23) in Nature Immunology has revealed that inflammation-associated fibroblasts—a type of cell in connective tissues—can switch ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Genetics
Chronic inflammation and inactivity may affect age-related changes in gene and protein expression in skeletal muscle
New research indicates that some age-related changes in gene and protein expression in the skeletal muscles of older individuals may be affected more by physical inactivity and chronic inflammation than primary aging, or ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Neuroscience
Food for thought: Obesity may affect the brain too
Calorie-filled meals with little nutrition are suspected of having an impact on decision-making and of causing an overweight trap.
Feb 15, 2024
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New PET tracer detects inflammatory arthritis before symptoms appear
A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Using a PET ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Immunology
Faulty DNA disposal system found to cause inflammation
Cells in the human body contain power-generating mitochondria, each with their own mtDNA—a unique set of genetic instructions entirely separate from the cell's nuclear DNA that mitochondria use to create life-giving energy. ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Medical research
Exploring the unexpected long-term consequences of female fertility
The constant remodeling of the organs of the female reproductive tract during the reproductive cycle leads to fibrosis and chronic inflammation over the years. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Genetics
New study identifies gene believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered why a gene, when mutated, is a common cause of two debilitating brain diseases: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia ...
Feb 6, 2024
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