News tagged with inflammatory cytokines

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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

Study finds key protein for firing up central nervous system inflammation

Scientists have identified an influential link in a chain of events that leads to autoimmune inflammation of the central nervous system in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Team discovers how drug prevents aging and cancer progression

University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slows the aging process and may prevent the progression of some cancers. In the March 23 online edition of the prestigious ...

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Inflammatory disorders created Feb 23, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers find genetic predictors of fatigue for some prostate cancer patients

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have found that men with prostate cancer who receive androgen deprivation therapy may predictably suffer from fatigue if they have single nucleotide ...

Cancer created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Researchers identify key regulator of inflammatory response

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a gene that plays a key role in regulating inflammatory response and homeostasis. These findings could help lead to the development ...

Inflammatory disorders created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows massage reduces inflammation following strenuous exercise

Most athletes can testify to the pain-relieving, recovery-promoting effects of massage. Now there's a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation ...

Health created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

T cells making brain chemicals may lead to better treatments for inflammation, autoimmune diseases

Scientists have identified a surprising new role for a new type of T cell in the immune system: some of them can be activated by nerves to make a neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) that blocks inflammation. The discovery of ...

Medical research created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Primary component in turmeric kicks off cancer-killing mechanisms in human saliva

Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive ...

Cancer created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Novel cytokine protects mice from colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects more than 1 million patients in North America, results from an uncontrolled immune response triggered by environmental factors, such as bacteria, in people genetically predisposed ...

Medical research created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify a target that could combat allergies of early childhood

A pandemic of ailments called the "allergic march" -- the gradual acquisition of overlapping allergic diseases that commonly begins in early childhood -- has frustrated both parents and physicians. For the ...

Medical research created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response

The first step in defending against a hostile attack is identifying the enemy. It's how a healthy immune system mounts a response to invading pathogens. In the case of certain fungi, however, the attacking cells may be so ...

Medical research created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese dieters' brain chemistry works against their weight-loss efforts

If you've been trying to lose weight and suspect your body's working against you, you may be right, according to a University of Illinois study published in Obesity.

Medical research created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies novel role for a protein that could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

A new study by rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has shown that a powerful pro-inflammatory protein, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), can also suppress aspects of inflammation. The researchers say the ...

Medical research created May 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast