Immunology
Striking a balance between immunity and inflammation
Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk barefoot.
Aug 6, 2018
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News tagged with tissue damage
Neuroscience
Having a purpose in life may improve health of aging brain
Having a strong sense that your life has meaning and direction may make you less likely to develop areas of brain damage caused by blockages in blood flow as you age. This research is reported in the American Heart Association's ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Medical research
Several protein biomarkers protect against disease development
Inflammatory processes are associated with a large range of human diseases, including rheumatic diseases and allergies. Protein biomarkers are measurable molecules that can have a prognostic value in patients, be used to ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New blood test detects a key indicator of Parkinson's disease
Researchers have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson's disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before nervous system damage worsens.
Aug 30, 2023
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Medical research
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 ...
Sep 16, 2011
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Health
Synthetic 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS linked to liver damage
Exposure to a class of widely used synthetic chemicals is connected to liver damage according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and published April 27th, 2022, in Environmental ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Medical research
Young mice transfused with blood from old mice became fatigued faster and ran shorter distances
A team of researchers from Korea University College of Medicine, the University of California and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging reports that transfusing young mice with blood from older mice makes them grow fatigued ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Can we unlearn pain? Helping make sense of chronic pain
Outwit, outplay, outlast. Just like the motto on television show Survivor, a three-pronged approach to learning about pain could improve the lives of people experiencing chronic pain, according to new research from the University ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Medical research
New therapeutic options for multiple sclerosis in sight
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is known as "the disease with a thousand faces" because symptoms and progression can vary dramatically from patient to patient. But every MS patient has one thing in common: Cells of their body's own ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Immunology
Beyond killing tuberculosis: How can we tolerate an infection without eliminating a pathogen?
Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective has recently been challenged as scientists have taken a lesson from plant biologists ...
May 11, 2018
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