Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blocking the deadly cytokine storm is a vital weapon for treating COVID-19
The killer is not the virus but the immune response.
May 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered that combining immunotherapy with a drug called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) eradicated a deadly type of pediatric brain tumor in mice. The discovery, published in Nature ...
May 18, 2020
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Medical research
Nanotechnology might help fight deadly 'cytokine storm' of COVID-19
For many COVID-19 patients battling for their lives in the ICU, a runaway immune system response—known as a "cytokine storm"—is their primary foe.
Apr 28, 2020
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Cardiology
Optimism reduces stroke severity, inflammation
Stroke survivors with high levels of optimism had lower inflammation levels, reduced stroke severity and less physical disability after three months, compared to those who are less optimistic, according to preliminary research ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Medical research
Research adds new twist to fight against autoimmune diseases
Scientists describe in Nature Immunology an entirely new molecular process in mice that triggers T cell-driven inflammation and causes different auto-immune diseases.
Dec 17, 2019
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Immunology
Teenage acne may be a natural, transient inflammatory state
Adolescent acne does not always result in a pathological condition; rather, it may be a natural, transient inflammatory state occurring when the maturing facial skin is exposed to new microbes and enhanced production of an ...
Sep 26, 2019
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Medications
Study rejects link between common IBD drug and serious infections in children
In a new register-based study, Swedish and Danish researchers show that common drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), so called TNF-α inhibitors, are not linked to increased risk of serious infections in children. Previous ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Researchers find combined therapy for RA may help speed remission
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and RTI International (RTI), a nonprofit research institute, recently found that patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may see less disease activity and ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer found in both men and women. It is estimated there will be roughly 228,000 new lung cancer cases this year, and nearly 30% of those patients will have mutations in the KRAS pathway. ...
Aug 19, 2019
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Inflammatory disorders
A new pathway: Researchers identify potential treatment target for Crohn's disease
There is no cure for the more than 1.6 million people in the United States living with Crohn's disease (CD) and its symptoms, including abdominal pain, intestinal distress and severe weight-loss. CD is a form of inflammatory ...
Aug 8, 2019
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