News tagged with inflammatory cells


Researchers develop novel 3-D culture system for inflammatory breast cancer

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a very rare and aggressive disease that progresses rapidly and is associated with a very low survival rate. To understand how this type of cancer spreads, it's crucial to characterize the ...

Cancer created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study offers clues to obesity-diabetes link

(HealthDay)—Obesity and type 2 diabetes are clearly intertwined, but researchers say they've found a way to weaken the connection between the two—at least in mice.

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A factor involved in painful joint wear and tear discovered

Inflammatory joint disease (arthritis) is affecting more and more, and especially older, people. In a recent survey by Statistik Austria, 39 per cent of people over the age of 60 stated that they have a form of arthritis. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new promising approach in the therapy of pain

The treatment of inflammatory pain can be improved by endogenous opioid peptides acting directly in injured tissue. Scientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Université Paris Descartes showed that ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—A Yale-led team of researchers has uncovered a genetic malfunction that may lead to hardening of the arteries and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The study appears in the journal Cell Reports.

Medical research created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Traffic cops of the immune system: Molecule called IKBNS in charge of regulatory immune cell maturation

A certain type of immune cell—the regulatory T cell, or Treg for short—is in charge of putting on the brakes on the immune response. In a way, this cell type might be considered the immune system's traffic cops.

Immunology created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New risk factor identified for high blood pressure during pregnancy

Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy and the major cause of death for both mother and child in Europe and the U.S. It affects about one in 20 pregnancies. The main symptoms are high blood pressure and protein ...

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers work to improve efficacy of blood transfusions for preterm babies

(Medical Xpress)—Results of new research from the University of Adelaide are a promising step forward in helping to improve the quality of life-saving blood transfusions for preterm babies, by reducing ...

Pediatrics created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study identifies a potential cause of Parkinson's disease

Deciphering what causes the brain cell degeneration of Parkinson's disease has remained a perplexing challenge for scientists. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has pinpointed ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dermatitis could be suppressed as it develops

Excessive immune reactions against the body's own skin cells can lead to painful and even chronic dermatitis. An international team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna, the MedUni Graz and the Salk Institute ...

Immunology created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein reveals diabetes risk many years in advance

When a patient is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the disease has usually already progressed over several years and damage to areas such as blood vessels and eyes has already taken place. To find a test that indicates who ...

Diabetes created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study could lead to preeclampsia prevention

Excessive turnover of cells in the placenta may trigger an unnatural increase in blood pressure that puts mother and baby at risk, researchers say.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New target discovered for food allergy treatment

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a novel target for the treatment of food allergies. Erwin Gelfand, MD, and his colleagues report in the October 2012 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that l ...

Immunology created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research sheds light on important role of autophagy, or self-eating cells, in developing new anti-inflammatory therapies

Research just carried out in the Immunology Research Centre, led by Dr James Harris, based in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, shows that the process of autophagy  regulates the production ...

Medical research created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New target for treating diabetic kidney disease, the leading cause of kidney failure

Researchers have discovered a new therapeutic target for diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of kidney failure. The findings, appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0