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Promising new drug shows potential to stop progression of sepsis

IMAGE: PROFESSOR STEVE KERRIGAN, RCSI. view more  CREDIT: RCSI Thursday, 7 March 2019: Research into a new breakthrough therapy in the fight against sepsis has shown that the drug has potential to stop all sepsis-causing bacteria from triggering organ damage in the early stages of the condition.  The pre-clinical trial of InnovoSep, carried out by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons...

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Are ibuprofen and aspirin the cures for sepsis? Similar drugs found to prevent blood poisoning which kills thousands

Sepsis is a life-threatening inflammatory response to an infection, doctors say NSAIDs work by blocking an enzyme in the body that causes inflammation  But scientists found they can also inhibit another enzyme responsible for it  Sepsis can rob someone of their life in minutes. But a potentially life-saving treatment has been under our noses for...