Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, have discovered that a protein called Piezo1 prevents a type of immune cell in the lung from becoming hyperactivated by allergens. The study, ...
Mar 31, 2024
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Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means that it cannot be produced by the body but must be included as part of our diet. People with chronic bowel inflammation consume significantly more tryptophan than healthy ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Just as you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that you can't make long-term memories without DNA damage and brain inflammation. Their surprising findings ...
Mar 27, 2024
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A protein that shuts down immune cells in the lungs could be key to a new treatment for asthma attacks, a new report says.
Mar 26, 2024
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Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss—these and the other symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be disruptive and debilitating. And while scientists have figured out that IBD has a genetic component, not everyone ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Immunological memory—the ability to respond to a previously encountered antigen or foreign substance with greater speed and intensity on re-exposure is a hallmark of adaptive immunity.
Mar 20, 2024
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Researchers at Augsburg University Medicine have discovered a possible early detection method of the rare Borna virus. Their results have been published in The Lancet. In humans the virus triggers inflammation in the brain ...
Mar 20, 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have discovered how the "on-switch" for the body's inflammation machinery can get stuck and cause rare genetic inflammatory diseases. Professor Kate Schroder and her team at UQ's Institute ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults—and new research in animals ...
Mar 15, 2024
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A certain variant of a key anti-inflammatory gene protects men under age 75 from severe illness and death when hospitalized from COVID-19, a genetic analysis of their blood shows.
Mar 13, 2024
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