by Washington State University A study led by researchers at Washington State University has uncovered a potential new treatment approach for diseases associated with inflammation, including sepsis, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, acute lung injury, and atherosclerosis. Published in the open-access journal Science Advances, their paper describes a novel, patent-pending technology that uses nanosized particles to transport...
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Vitamin D and Omega 3 supplements do not reduce risk of systemic inflammation
Results from VITAL study find that neither supplement taken over the course of a year was associated with a decrease in biomarkers of inflammation BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids — also known as fish oil — are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation. Signals of...
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Why beta-blockers cause skin inflammation
University study finds possible cause of a known phenomenon UNIVERSITY OF BONN Beta-blockers are often used to treat high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases. However, in some patients they can trigger or exacerbate psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease. Scientists at the University of Bonn and Freie Universität Berlin have now found a possible cause...
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Novel formulation of an injectable drug to treat joint inflammation acts for ten days
Tests in rats showed enhanced efficacy of the drug as well as the absence of side effects, such as stomach bleeding; this innovation could be used to treat temporomandibular joint inflammation FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Thanks to a new injectable formula, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in enhancing the efficacy...
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WSU study identifies potential new target for treatment of gout
Research team discovers alternate pathway by which MSU crystals trigger inflammation WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and elsewhere have identified a new therapeutic target for the treatment of gout, a common type of arthritis that causes episodes of painful and stiff joints. Published in the journal...
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New research divided over links between inflammation and depression
By Rich Haridy Over the last decade an idea that once sat on the fringes of mainstream science has slowly edged its way closer to the center. Since the 1980s researchers have identified a distinct association between inflammation and depression. Of course, alongside that research the biggest development in the field of psychiatry in the...
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Inflammation and autism—an important piece of the puzzle
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Autism spectrum disorder has neither a distinct pathogenesis nor pharmaceutical treatment, yet evidence continues to mount demonstrating immune dysfunction and inflammation in specific brain regions of children diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental condition. A collaborative group of researchers in Boston and Italy has discovered that pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines apparently...
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Research suggests new approach for treating inflammation
by Emil Venere, Purdue University Medications that mitigate inflammation caused by a variety of diseases including rheumatic arthritis may also compromise a person’s immune system, but a new approach points to a possible solution to this problem. Researchers have discovered a mechanism that might alleviate inflammation by suppressing the migration of a type of white...
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Inflammation triggers silent mutation to cause deadly lung disease
Date:August 29, 2019 Source:Stanford Medicine Summary:Researchers have found that inflammation in the lungs of rats, triggered by something as simple as the flu, may wake up a silent genetic defect that causes sudden onset cases of pulmonary hypertension, a deadly form of high blood pressure in the lungs. Researchers at the Stanford University School of...
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Blocking inflammatory pathway key to preventing brain metastasis from melanoma
by Tel Aviv University Brain metastases are among the deadliest tumor metastases, with a median survival period of less than one year, and the incidence of brain metastasis is rising. A new Tel Aviv University study finds that melanoma brain metastasis occurs when tumor cells “hijack” an inflammatory pathway in the brain. Blocking this pathway...