After noticing unusual blood clotting in many patients diagnosed with COVID-19, doctors believe there may be a connection to the thickness of their blood, known as hyperviscosity, with inflammation and clotting. “IT HAS BEEN A MYSTERY WHY SO MANY PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 HAVE HAD ATYPICAL BLOOD CLOTS.” “It has been a mystery why so many...
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INFLAMMATION MAY LINK BAD SLEEP AND HEART DISEASE
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis that can result in deadly heart disease. “We’ve discovered that fragmented sleep is associated with a unique pathway—chronic circulating inflammation throughout the blood stream—which, in turn, is linked to higher amounts of plaques in coronary arteries,” says...
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Itchy vagina before period: Causes, remedies, and treatments
Hormonal shifts can cause vaginal itching before a period. Sometimes, however, the itching might be due to an infection, in which case the timing of the itchiness is purely coincidental. Some common reasons a person might experience vaginal itching around their period include a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis (BV), vaginal dryness, inflammation, and the use...
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Continued nicotine use promotes brain tumors in lung cancer patients, study suggests
by Rockefeller University Press Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that nicotine promotes the spread of lung cancer cells into the brain, where they can form deadly metastatic tumors. The study, which will be published June 4 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), suggests that nicotine replacement therapies may not be...
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What to know about wrist tendonitis
Wrist tendonitis is the inflammation of a tendon in the wrist. Tendons are thick, fibrous cords that connect muscles to bones. Tendonitis can occur as a result of an injury or repetitive motion that causes the tendon to rub against other bodily tissues, such as bone. A person’s wrist contains many tendons. Together, they allow...
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Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome
by University of Colorado at Boulder Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, marks the latest in a...
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Research points to treatment for COVID-19 cytokine storms
by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center A microscopic photo of a blood smear from a transgenic mouse that mimics the human immune disorder, secondary HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis). The image shows macrophage immune cells (indicated by arrow) flooding healthy tissue cells during a cytokine storm caused by HLH in a very similar fashion t what occurs...
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Biomarkers may help us understand recovery time after concussion
by American Academy of Neurology A blood test may help researchers understand which people may take years to recover from concussion, according to a study published in the May 27, 2020 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study looked at a biomarker called neurofilament light chain, a...
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Exploring the frontiers of immunity and healing
During a 1989 lecture at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology, Yale School of Medicine professor Charles Janeway, MD, hypothesized the existence of an innate immune system and special receptors on immune cells (currently known as toll-like receptors) that trigger the body’s response to infection. Janeway’s research later confirmed his insights, providing the...
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Stimulating immune cleanup crew offers a possibility for treating rare disorder
by Katherine Unger Baillie, University of Pennsylvania By mimicking the cellular cleanup process known as efferocytosis, researchers from the School of Dental Medicine have identified a new strategy for addressing a rare genetic disease that causes inflammation around the body. Credit: George Hajishengallis Owing to a rare genetic mutation, individuals with leukocyte adhesion deficiency type...