by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center These histology images show that mice with dysfunctional BCAP protein were not able to repair their intestinal crypts during the recovery from infection. Managing the activity of the BCAP protein could help the body repair intestinal tissue from damage caused by inflammation, according to a new study led by experts...
by University of Luxembourg An international collaboration involving researchers from the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biology (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg established an association between inflammation and specific genetic mutations in Parkinson’s patients. The study, recently published in the scientific journal Brain, highlights two biomarkers that could be used to assess Parkinson’s disease state and progression. The results...
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Many of the most common diseases — cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and lung disease, and even COVID-19 — have been linked to chronic or excessive inflammation. Blood tests can indicate that some part of a person’s body is inflamed, but doctors don’t have a good way to zero in on the...
by Anne M Stark, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Results indicate that treatment with the antibiotics prior to a severe articular injury slows down the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) by enhancing the healing capabilities of the immune response. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Tearing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be an excruciatingly painful injury. Nearly...
SALK INSTITUTE IMAGE: FROM LEFT: REUBEN SHAW AND JEANINE VAN NOSTRAND. The diabetes drug metformin–derived from a lilac plant that’s been used medicinally for more than a thousand years–has been prescribed to hundreds of millions of people worldwide as the frontline treatment for type 2 diabetes. Yet scientists don’t fully understand how the drug is...
Posthitis is inflammation of the foreskin. The foreskin is a thin layer of skin that covers the head of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin may result from bacterial or fungal infections. Alternatively, poor hygiene, allergies, or skin conditions may also cause posthitis. In most cases, posthitis is not a major source of concern. However,...
Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS Drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease, according to new research. Having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to at least double...
Examining individual molecules to detect the presence of disease in blood UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE MARRIAGE OF DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOELECTRONICS.view more CREDIT: EATFISHDESIGN A new and quicker method of diagnosing diseases in patients has been created by researchers at the University of Leeds. The team has developed a system of examining individual...
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition that is characterized by the buildup of clumps of beta-amyloid protein in the brain. Exactly what causes these clumps, known as plaques, and what role they play in disease progression is an active area of research important for developing prevention and treatment strategies. Recent...
by Jackie Kruszewski, Virginia Commonwealth University A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders. Jasmohan Bajaj, M.D., a gastroenterologist and liver specialist, transplanted bacteria from another person’s stool into 10 volunteers with severe alcohol use disorder and cirrhosis. Nine...
