News tagged with inflammatory reaction


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 ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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

Pain is not one-dimensional, researchers say

Pain is not one-dimensional but a combination of inflammatory reactions as well as of processes in the central nervous system and memory cells. This is the result of a current study by pain researchers at ...

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Atherosclerosis: Specific microRNAs promote inflammation

(Medical Xpress)—Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory reaction, is at the root of the most common forms of cardiovascular disease. Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have now identified a microRNA that ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Did evolution give us inflammatory disease?

In new research published on March 21, 2013 in the online issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) demonstrate that some variants in our genes that contribute to a p ...

Genetics created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify molecular system that could help develop potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists from the University of Southampton have identified the molecular system that contributes to the harmful inflammatory reaction in the brain during neurodegenerative diseases.

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists develop a pioneering technique to effectively treat mucositis

Investigators at the University of Granada have patented a melatonin gel that is 100% effective against this inflammatory reaction.

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probiotic-derived treatment offers new hope for premature babies

Study in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology addresses critical component of problem affecting infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.

Medical research created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being overweight linked to higher risk of gum disease

Impacting approximately one-third of the U.S. population, obesity is a significant health concern for Americans. It's a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer, and now, according ...

Dentistry created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mitochondrial components are a possible trigger of auto-inflammatory illnesses

(Medical Xpress)—Many illnesses, including psoriasis, include inflammatory responses that occur without an apparent infection and worsen with stress. In a study using cultured human mast cells in vitro and in rats, researchers ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

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

New procedure for bone tissue replacement

A Simon Fraser University technology MBA graduate has developed a new procedure for bone tissue engineering and plans to use his newfound business acumen to take the research to the next level.

Surgery created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover how melanoma cells circumvent the immune system

Melanoma is so dangerous because it tends to metastasize early on. New treatment approaches utilize, among other things, the ability of the immune defense to search out and destroy malignant cells. Yet this strategy is often ...

Cancer created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast