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Inflammatory proteins may slow cognitive decline in aging adults
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Inflammatory proteins may slow cognitive decline in aging adults

by  Massachusetts General Hospital PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain Research has previously linked inflammation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Harvard Aging Brain Study (HABS) have made a surprising discovery about that relationship. In a new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal...

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New study finds that inflammatory proteins in the colon increase incrementally with weight

BOSTON (Oct. 10, 2018)–Studies in mice have demonstrated that obesity-induced inflammation contributes to the risk of colorectal cancer, but evidence in humans has been scarce. A new study shows that two inflammatory proteins in the colon increase in parallel with increasing weight in humans. An incremental rise in these pro-inflammatory proteins (called cytokines) was observed...