Health

Global warming linked to increased airway inflammation risk

In a recent, cross-institutional study, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence expected to increase due to global warming. ...

Medications

Treating chronic inflammatory diseases with JAK inhibitors

Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are an important treatment option for people with chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Since their approval, the indications ...

Inflammatory disorders

Inflammation proteins linked to bone density changes over time

In one of the first studies of its kind, a team of researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over ...

Inflammatory disorders

Semisynthetic bile acid shows promise in reducing gut inflammation

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A study shows that the semi-synthetic bile acid NorUDCA inhibits in the intestine the formation ...

Immunology

Isocyanic acid identified as anti-inflammatory metabolite

In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers led by Prof. Li Xinjian from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered a novel immunoregulatory function of isocyanic acid (ICA), ...

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