Immunology
Fat-dissolving bile acids may help regulate gut immunity and inflammation
Could bile acids—the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder—also play a role in immunity and inflammation?
Jan 3, 2020
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News tagged with inflammatory cells
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immune system culprit in severe COVID cases found
Yale researchers have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Apr 28, 2022
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Immunology
Study finds that fast-moving cells in the human immune system walk in a stepwise manner
A team of biologists and engineers at the University of California, San Diego has discovered that white blood cells, which repair damaged tissue as part of the body's immune response, move to inflamed sites by walking in ...
Mar 17, 2014
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Medications
Post-surgical opioids can, paradoxically, lead to chronic pain
Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune cells in the spinal cord to be more reactive to pain, according to a new study by the University ...
Apr 16, 2018
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Cardiology
Potential cause of elevated nighttime blood pressure in patients with apnea identified
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 22 million Americans. In addition to sleep problems, the condition can cause other health issues, including high blood pressure, chronic heart failure and stroke. Some patients ...
Dec 5, 2019
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Medications
Molecule from approved malaria medicine protects lung cells against COVID-19
Researchers from Aarhus University have shown that the medicine Atovaquone has a protective effect both before and after infection with the coronavirus in human cells in the laboratory. This means that it can in all probability ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Neuroscience
New strategies for restoring myelin on damaged nerve cells
Loss of myelin—the fatty substance that surrounds the axons of nerve cells—is one of the reasons nerve cells fail to recover after injury and in some diseases. Myelin acts like insulation, covering the long axon threads ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Targeting the gut to relieve rheumatoid arthritis
UCL researchers have shown that damage to the lining of the gut plays an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis, paving the way for a new approach to treating the disease.
Sep 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers help the body protect itself against inflammation and colon cancer
Could inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer be prevented by changing the shape of a single protein?
Jan 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer surgery or biopsy collection could influence disease progression
Scientists at Bristol studying the body's inflammatory response to wounds following cancer surgery or biopsy have found that these procedures may cause growth signals to be delivered to any remaining cancer or pre-cancerous ...
Jul 1, 2015
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