Nancy A. Melville August 19, 2022 Vitamin D deficiency has a causative role in the systemic inflammation that commonly accompanies it, with inflammation declining, reflected by reductions in elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), as vitamin D levels increase to normal levels, new research shows. However, there is no reverse effect between the two: changes in CRP levels did not appear...
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DRUG COULD COUNTER INFLAMMATION LINKED TO DEPRESSION
Numerous labs across the world have shown that inflammation causes reduced motivation and anhedonia, a core symptom of depression, by affecting the brain’s reward pathways. Past research from the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University School of Medicine has linked the effects of inflammation on the brain to decreased release of dopamine, a chemical neurotransmitter that...
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Vagus nerve receptors may be key to controlling inflammation
HEALTH 18 January 2023 By Grace Wade Conditions such as arthritis could be treated by targeting receptors in the vagus nerve that control inflammation Kobus Louw/Getty Images Specific receptors in the vagus nerve help detect and control inflammation in mice. If the same is true for humans, these receptors could be the target of future therapies for...
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Experts Say You Should Stop Using This Type Of Oil ASAP (It Causes Inflammation And Weight Gain!)
December 25, 2022 by FAITH GEIGER Shutterstock Vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, and canola oil, have long been a staple in many people’s diets. These oils are commonly used for cooking, baking, and as ingredients in processed foods. However, many health experts agree that vegetable oils may contribute to inflammation and weight gain, which means you may...
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INFLAMMATION MAY LINK PROZAC AND PRETERM BIRTH
The effect may reveal an underlying factor in what has been found to be an increased risk of preterm birth among those who use antidepressants during pregnancy and possible therapeutic targets to reduce that risk. As many as 13% of pregnant people will use antidepressants during their pregnancy, according to previous research. Yet a common...
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Immune surprise: Recently evolved alarm molecule drives inflammation
by Trinity College Dublin Human cells expressing inflammatory cytokines (stained green). Credit: Professor Martin Laboratory; Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein previously believed to calm down the immune response actually does the...
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Immune surprise: Recently evolved alarm molecule drives inflammation
byTrinity College Dublin Human cells expressing inflammatory cytokines (stained green). Credit: Professor Martin Laboratory; Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made an important breakthrough in understanding how inflammation is regulated. They have just discovered that a key immune alarm protein previously believed to calm down the immune response actually does the opposite....
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Inflammation may amplify effect of genetic risk variants for schizophrenia
by Karolinska Institutet Cerebrospinal fluid levels of C4A are increased in patients with first-episode psychosis who develop schizophrenia. a Overview of the study design. b In the discovery cohort (KaSP), patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) who developed schizophrenia (FEP-SCZ; n = 29) displayed significantly higher cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) C4A concentrations as compared to healthy controls (HCs; n = 20)...
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RCSI research discovers new role for blood clotting protein in triggering inflammation
RCSI Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered a new role for the blood clotting protein, von Willebrand Factor (VWF), that could lead to the development of new treatments for patients with inflammatory and blood clotting disorders. Published in Nature Communications, the research finds that VWF plays an important role in regulating...
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Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation
by Weill Cornell Medical College Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.014 Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The researchers, whose report appears Oct. 14 in Cell, found in a preclinical model...