The cells in our body have a sophisticated alarm system, the inflammasome. Its central component is the so-called ASC protein. In the event of danger, such as an attack by a pathogen, many of these molecules join together ...
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Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia, the University of Cambridge and collaborators, have discovered and named two new strains of bacteria in the microbiome of ...
Apr 14, 2022
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As Americans cross their fingers, hoping the pandemic stays behind them, scientists across the country remain focused on the novel coronavirus, intent on combating its next move.
Mar 28, 2022
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Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterized by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating symptoms. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative ...
Mar 14, 2022
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The underlying cause of many cardiovascular diseases is inflammation of the artery walls. Now NTNU researchers have found that a specific neurotransmitter in the immune cells is a key factor when cholesterol accumulates in ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Getting a good night's sleep can sometimes be a challenge, but inflammation may make it even more difficult. While the relationship between inflammation and sleep alteration has been previously shown, researchers in Japan ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal.
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The thickness of growth marks in primary (or "baby") teeth may help identify children at risk for depression and other mental health disorders later in life, according to a groundbreaking investigation led by researchers ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Your phone pings. It's a notification from your friend, who you just went out for a drink with last night. According to her text, she has just tested positive for COVID-19. You start feeling your throat, you sneak a short ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a chronic skin disease that affects an estimated 72 out of 100,000 people in the U.S. The disease disproportionately affects Black patients and other minority groups. Patients with PN have intensely ...
Nov 8, 2021
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