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Obesity and inflammation may accelerate lung aging and increase the risk of COPD

A Brazilian study involving nearly 900 participants under the age of 40 reinforces the idea that premature lung aging is linked not only to smoking but also to factors such as obesity and systemic inflammation. These two ...

Inflammatory disorders

Study finds why asthma drugs help some children but not others

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are taking a closer look at how young patients respond to biologic treatments for asthma. By analyzing clinical parameters and identifying which children are still likely ...

Neuroscience

A fatal mix-up: How certain gut bacteria drive multiple sclerosis

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This mechanism can accelerate the progression of multiple sclerosis, as ...

Inflammatory disorders

The role emotions play in inflammatory bowel disease

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups. Altered processing of pain in response to fear may be involved. This is the conclusion of a research ...

Immunology

New vulnerability of asthma immune cells discovered

Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma—even in an environment that should actually damage them? A team from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn has discovered ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Antifungal resistance is making thrush hard to treat. Here's why

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It's caused by the fungi Candida—specifically, the yeast Candida albicans. Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with antifungal drugs, a growing ...

Inflammatory disorders

What a respiratory system expert wants you to know about asthma

We all know that asthma impacts breathing. What may be less known is that the disease, which restricts our airways due to inflammatory responses, can be caused throughout our lifetime by a variety of things. It can be treated ...

Immunology

Mechanisms of rare skin disease point to new treatments

People with Sweet's syndrome often wake up with a fever, body aches, and blisters on their neck, limbs and face. Also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, it is an inflammatory skin disease marked by severe symptoms ...

Medical research

Venom from stonefish species may yield new medications

Researchers at James Cook University have discovered that venoms from two species of stonefish possess powerful immunosuppressive properties and could pave the way for the development of new drugs. Their findings are reported ...

Immunology

Potential new therapeutic target for asthma discovered

A new way to treat asthma symptoms and even repair previously irreversible lung damage could be on the horizon following the discovery of a potential new therapeutic target by scientists at the Universities of Aberdeen and ...

Oncology & Cancer

9/11 study shows how toxic exposures may lead to blood cancers

A study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute-designated Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) has found that mutations in blood-forming cells may explain the increased risk for leukemia and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why some sinus polyps keep returning and how to tackle them

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a surprisingly common but under-recognized disease that affects nearly one billion people worldwide, or about 12% of the population. Defined as a long-lasting inflammation of the nose and sinuses ...