Medications
Drug discovery offers potential treatment for common kidney disease
A serious condition that can cause the kidneys to suddenly stop working could be treated with existing medicines, a new study shows.
Dec 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What coronavirus does to the lungs
Like other respiratory illnesses, COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, can cause lasting lung damage. As we continue to learn about COVID-19, we're understanding more regarding how it affects the lungs while ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system
New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Jan 19, 2013
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Cardiology
New study finds people who have high levels of two markers at high risk of adverse heart events
New research suggests that GlycA, a newly identified blood marker, and C-reactive protein both independently predict major adverse cardiac events, including heart failure and death. Patients who have high levels of both biomarkers ...
Mar 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The mysterious disappearance of the first SARS virus, and why we need a vaccine for the current one
Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus, SARS, did not.
May 5, 2020
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Cardiology
COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury, worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a review published today in JAMA Cardiology ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Cardiology
Could a protein be linked to heart attacks?
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by Dr. Alexandre Stewart, have uncovered an intriguing link between heart attacks and a protein that is of great interest to drug companies for its impact ...
Sep 3, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers establish a profile of the COVID-19 deceased based on the analysis of 140 cases of complete autopsies
Men aged between 60 and 77 with Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD)—acute lung injury—in proliferative phase. This is the most frequent profile of the deceased from COVID-19, as identified by researchers of the Department of ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Medical research
Regulating inflammation can be a pathway to treating a range of diseases
Not all inflammation is created equal. While acute inflammation has evolved as the immune system's first response to protect the body, chronic inflammation can cause extensive and potentially irreversible damage, as commonly ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Nerve stimulation promotes resolution of inflammation
The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in the body. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now show how electrical activation of a specific nerve can promote healing ...
May 31, 2022
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