News tagged with chronic inflammatory diseases


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

Good bugs gone bad: Gut immune cells keep beneficial microbes in their place

The healthy human intestine is colonized with over 100 trillion beneficial, or commensal, bacteria of many different species. In healthy people, these bacteria are limited to the intestinal tissues and have ...

Medical research created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Three new eczema genes discovered

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Children of the 90s at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with 22 other studies from across the world, have discovered three new genetic variants associated with ...

Genetics created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune mechanism blocks inflammation generated by oxidative stress

Conditions like atherosclerosis and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) -- the most common cause of blindness among the elderly in western societies -- are strongly linked to increased oxidative stress, ...

Medical research created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | 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

People with depression may not reap full benefits of healthy behaviors

Depression may inhibit the anti-inflammatory effects typically associated with physical activity and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause kidney failure in children?

Sick children, especially those with some dehydration from flu or other illnesses, risk significant kidney injury if given drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen, Indiana University School of Medicine researchers said Friday.

Medications created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | 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

Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation

People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma—in which psychological stress plays a major role—may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, ...

Immunology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More than 200 genes identified for Crohn's Disease

More than two hundred gene locations have now been identified for the chronic bowel condition Crohn's Disease, in a study that analysed the entire human genome.

Genetics created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers shed light on the workings of the body's immune response

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that two proteins which are believed to play a key role in controlling the body's immune response are found in lower levels in T lymphocytes from patients ...

Immunology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research gives new insight into coeliac disease

For the first time, scientists have visualised an interaction between gluten and T-cells of the immune system, providing insight into how coeliac disease, which affects approximately 1 in 133 people, is triggered.

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

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

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