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Inflammatory bowel disease raises risk of melanoma
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at higher risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, report researchers at Mayo Clinic. Researchers found that IBD is associated with a 37 percent greater risk for the disease. ...
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A new 'on' signal for inflammation
(Medical Xpress)—Inflammation is an important response in the body - it helps you to kill off invaders such bacteria that could cause a harmful infection. But if it's chronic or uncontrolled, inflammation can also cause ...
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New research reveals swimming beneficial for young people with asthma
New research by medical students working in the Breathe Well Centre of Research Excellence at the UTAS School of Medicine has revealed swimming has health benefits for young people with asthma, with no adverse effects on ...
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Nearly 5 million asthmatics could benefit from antifungal therapy
An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from The University of Manchester and the University of Toronto.
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Type 1 diabetes and heart disease linked by inflammatory protein
Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes appears to increase the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death among people with high blood sugar, partly by stimulating the production of calprotectin, a protein that sparks ...
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May 07, 2013 |
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Trial asthma drug targets lung inflammation
University of Adelaide researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are involved in the world's biggest study of its kind investigating a possible new treatment for asthma.
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Use of biologic therapies for inflammatory diseases does not appear to increase risk of shingles
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who initiated use of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapies were not at a higher risk of developing herpes zoster (shingles), compared with patients who initiated nonbiologic ...
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Apr 19, 2013 |
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Key pathway to stop dangerous, out-of-control inflammation discovered
A potential new strategy to developing new drugs to control inflammation without serious side effects has been found by Georgia State University researchers and international colleagues.
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Apr 09, 2013 |
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Study suggests federal guidelines for treating teen PID need clarification
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient ...
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Rotorua's hydrogen sulphide does not worsen asthma
In a recently published collaborative study by the University of Otago, Wellington, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University it has been shown that there are no ill effects from low level hydrogen sulphide ...
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White blood cell enzyme contributes to inflammation and obesity
Many recent studies have suggested that obesity is associated with chronic inflammation in fat tissues. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have discovered that an ...
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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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 ...
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Foods can help fight inflammation
Inflammation is the body's normal response to injury. While it may be a natural defense system, it can lead to disease development if it becomes chronic. A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) expert ...
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Mar 26, 2013 |
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Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma
New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads.
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Study reveals therapeutic targets to alter inflammation, type 2 diabetes
New research from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms. The study, published in the Proceedings of th ...
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Motion perception revisited: High Phi effect challenges established motion perception assumptions
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Anything you can do I can do better: Neuromolecular foundations of the superiority illusion (Update)
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The visual system as economist: Neural resource allocation in visual adaptation
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Separate lives: Neuronal and organismal lifespans decoupled
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Sizing things up: The evolutionary neurobiology of scale invariance
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Use of certain therapies for inflammatory diseases does not appear to increase risk of shingles
Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a disproportionately higher incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), an analysis that included nearly 60,000 patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases found that ...
Scientists discover molecule that does double duty in stopping asthma attacks
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States ...
Scientists find underlying mechanisms behind chronic inflammation-associated diseases
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Mouse models fail to reproduce inflammatory genomic response to serious injuries
Existing mouse models do not appear to accurately reproduce the human genomic response to serious traumatic injury, including major burns, according to an article appearing in PNAS Early Edition.
Scientists find key to growth of 'bad' bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have long puzzled over why "bad" bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious diarrhea. Now UC Davis resear ...
Use of certain therapies for inflammatory diseases does not appear to increase risk of shingles
Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a disproportionately higher incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), an analysis that included nearly 60,000 patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases found that ...
Scientists discover molecule that does double duty in stopping asthma attacks
Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for the nearly nineteen million adults and seven million children in the United States ...
Scientists find underlying mechanisms behind chronic inflammation-associated diseases
(Medical Xpress)—Inflammatory response plays a major role in both health protection and disease generation. While the symptoms of disease-related inflammatory response have been know, scientists have not ...
Mouse models fail to reproduce inflammatory genomic response to serious injuries
Existing mouse models do not appear to accurately reproduce the human genomic response to serious traumatic injury, including major burns, according to an article appearing in PNAS Early Edition.
Scientists find key to growth of 'bad' bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have long puzzled over why "bad" bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious diarrhea. Now UC Davis resear ...
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