Written by Candace Nelson, MS, CN | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Key takeaways: There are many sources of chronic inflammation in our lifestyle — from stress to diet. And chronic inflammation can put you at risk of long-term health conditions like heart disease and diabetes.Inflammatory foods tend to be processed items that are...
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Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain?
By Lindsey Bever The question:Is it true that tart cherries or tart cherry juice can help reduce inflammation and pain? The science:Many athletes say they drink tart cherry juice to help with inflammation and muscle pain. Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team drink it for exercise recovery.Tart cherries, particularly Montmorency cherries, and their...
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Unsaturated fats can help control damaging bouts of inflammation in colitis
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn overly robust immune response to usually harmless germs has been linked to colitis, a potentially severe inflammation of the colon that afflicts millions of people worldwide. A new Yale-led study not only reveals that the presence of one class of fatty acids is the hidden villain that...
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Radioactive ‘fruit sugar’ lights up cancer and inflammation
By Paul McClure Radioactive fructose illuminated cancer cells and brain and heart inflammation on a PET scanKirby et al./Journal of Nuclear Medicine A radioactive form of fructose, a natural sugar found in fruit, given to mice lit up areas of cancer and inflammation on a diagnostic medical scan. The researchers say the approach makes diseases easier...
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Faulty DNA disposal system found to cause inflammation
by Salk Institute Endosomes (magenta) collect around mitochondria (blue) after infection with virus HSV-1, which attacks mtDNA (green) and causes its release. Credit: Salk InstituteCells in the human body contain power-generating mitochondria, each with their own mtDNA—a unique set of genetic instructions entirely separate from the cell’s nuclear DNA that mitochondria use to create life-giving energy....
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Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation
by University of Cambridge Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113700Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way that fasting helps reduce inflammation, a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases. In a paper titled “Arachidonic acid inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome is a mechanism to explain...
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Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases. In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes how fasting raises levels of a chemical in the blood...
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ALS: blocking inflammation to reduce symptoms
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL Québec, January 10, 2024 – In people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), changes in neurons appear to activate immune cells. Lowering the inflammation could reduce the symptoms of the disease, according to a study led by Chantelle Sephton, a professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine. ALS is caused by the...
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Stress, via inflammation, is linked to metabolic syndrome
Study suggests stress management could reduce biological riskPeer-Reviewed Publication OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lifestyle and genetics, and a range of other factors within and outside our control, are known to contribute to development of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that add up to increased risk for serious health problems. A new study...
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RSV shown to infect nerve cells, cause inflammation and damage
by Tulane University Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public DomainRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study. RSV can cause mild symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and...