Health
On Nutrition: Signals to listen to for better health
My husband beeps his tractor when he drives by the house these mornings on his way to feed cattle. It's his way to say he's thinking about me.
Mar 25, 2022
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Inflammation
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hydrocortisone does not prevent lung complication in extremely preterm infants
Hydrocortisone is no more effective than placebo at preventing damage that can result from oxygen and ventilator therapy necessary to keep preterm infants alive, according to research funded by the National Institutes of ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
New strategy reduces brain damage in Alzheimer's and related disorders in mice
Alzheimer's disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by toxic tangles of the protein tau. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Mar 18, 2022
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Cardiology
Researchers discover more about what causes atherosclerosis
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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Inflammatory disorders
Targeting necroptosis for inflammatory myopathies
A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle cell death and inflammation in the muscles. This has ...
Mar 1, 2022
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Immunology
Cell research on rare disease finds new link to inflammation
"How many people actually have this disease?"
Feb 28, 2022
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Immunology
Study of cytokines could lead to new treatment for people with asthma, food allergies
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology have made an important new discovery about how a particular molecule could improve lung function for people with asthma and food ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Health
Sevoflurane improves sleep alteration in response to inflammation
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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Inflammatory disorders
'Energy crisis' in fat cells behind inflammation associated with obesity
In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, KI researchers show how disturbances in the energy metabolism in human fat cells, can lead to the development of inflammation and insulin resistance.
Feb 15, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Study shows how the intestine's nervous system affects gut microbes
Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal.
Feb 10, 2022
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