Neuroscience
Histamine could be a key player in depression, according to study in mice
Bodily inflammation dampens levels of a "feel-good molecule" and antidepressants' ability to boost them, according to new research in mice.
Aug 17, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan—which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response—makes the gut microbiome less protective and increases inflammation body-wide, investigators ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Immunology
Salton Sea aerosol exposure triggers unique and mysterious pulmonary response
Communities surrounding the Salton Sea, the inland body of water straddling California's Riverside and Imperial counties, show high rates of asthma due, possibly, to high aerosol dust levels resulting from the sea shrinking ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What drives severe lung inflammation in COVID-19?
A main feature of COVID-19 is lung inflammation and respiratory failure caused by an overexuberant immune response known as the cytokine storm. But why does the body produce such an excess of cytokine immune cells? New research ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic viral infections can have lasting effects on human immunity, similar to aging
Research from the Buck Institute and Stanford University suggests that chronic viral infections have a profound and lasting impact on the human immune system in ways that are similar to those seen during aging. Results are ...
Mar 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How pregnancy turns the stress response on its head
The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It's a predictable cascade—except ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Medical research
New biomarker may predict which pancreatic cancer patients respond to CD40 immunotherapy
Inflammation in the blood could serve as a new biomarker to help identify patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who won't respond to the immune-stimulating drugs known as CD40 agonists, suggests a new study from researchers ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Immunology
Exercising muscle combats chronic inflammation on its own
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that human muscle has an innate ability to ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised. The discovery was made possible through the use of ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Important cause of preeclampsia discovered
Despite being the subject of increasing interest for a whole century, how preeclampsia develops has been unclear—until now.
Jan 21, 2021
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Medical research
Likelihood of severe and 'long' COVID may be established very early on following infection
New research provides important insights into the role played by the immune system in preventing—and in some cases increasing the severity of—COVID-19 symptoms in patients. It also finds clues to why some people experience ...
Jan 18, 2021
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