Medications
Lilly lays out faster time frame for FDA drug resubmission
Eli Lilly says it will resubmit its potential rheumatoid arthritis treatment to regulators several months faster than expected.
Aug 30, 2017
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Chronic Inflammatory Disease
Medical research
New virtual model reveals details of declining lung function in mice
Scientists have developed a new virtual model of mouse lung function that illuminates the relative importance of different factors that contribute to lung changes accompanying chronic inflammation. Christopher Massa and his ...
Aug 24, 2017
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Cardiology
Popular belief that saturated fats clog up arteries 'plain wrong', say experts
The widely held belief among doctors and the public that saturated fats clog up the arteries, and so cause coronary heart disease, is just "plain wrong," contend experts in an editorial published online in the British Journal ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers provide evidence linking 'leaky gut' to chronic inflammation
With the help of genetically engineered mice, scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are moving closer to establishing the role that increased intestinal permeability, sometimes called a "leaky gut," plays ...
Apr 20, 2017
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Cardiology
Gum disease, tooth loss may increase postmenopausal women's risk of death
Gum disease and tooth loss may be associated with a higher risk of death in postmenopausal women but not increased cardiovascular disease risk, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the open ...
Mar 29, 2017
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Immunology
Epigenetic enzyme found to be lacking in some patients with Crohn's disease
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found how a variant in an important epigenetic enzyme—previously associated by population-based genetic studies with Crohn's disease and other immune disorders—interferes ...
Mar 3, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
New insight for developing more effective drugs to combat inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. It is commonly treated with one of several available biological drugs that block an ...
Dec 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review examines rates and predictors of recurrence following surgery for Crohn's disease
Some patients with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract, require surgery to remove part or all of the large intestine; however, surgery does not cure the condition ...
Dec 8, 2016
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Immunology
New function of a signal path known from blood pressure research discovered
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in regulating the body's fluid levels and blood pressure. However, a new signal path in the RAS may also have a substantial influence on immune cells, as a recent ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More insight into Crohn's disease
Researchers Robiël Naziroglu and Frans Vos have developed a method for improving the assessment of MRI images in cases of Crohn's disease. In time, this may well enable more targeted monitoring and treatment of this chronic ...
Nov 21, 2016
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