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Burt's Bees announces research data supporting the efficacy of natural lip and anti-aging skincare

Burt's Bees, a pioneer in natural skin care, today announced new research supporting the role of efficacy-first, natural regimens to defend, replenish and restore vibrant, healthier-looking skin.

23 Oct 2020

Coating implant material with artificial bone to mitigate inflammation

Bone disease is becoming increasingly prevalence in modern society due to population aging amongother factors, and the use of dental and orthopedic implants to treat bone disease has been on the rise.

23 Oct 2020

Intestinal microbiota offers new prospects for treating celiac disease

Celiac disease is an immune disease of the intestine that affects more than 1% of the population. It is characterised by gluten intolerance that causes inflammation of the gut, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, and can lead to weight loss and deficiencies among patients.

23 Oct 2020

Vitamin C and COVID-19: A Review

In a recent review published in Preprints*, Patrick Holford et al. address vitamin C's role as adjunctive therapy for respiratory infection, sepsis, and COVID-19.

23 Oct 2020

Nasal septum surgery can cause behavioral changes, RUDN medics say

A team of medics from RUDN University conducted an experiment on rats and confirmed that surgeries in the nasal cavity can cause behavioral changes, namely, make the animals timider.

22 Oct 2020

'Mini-lungs' can provide important insights into how COVID-19 damages the lungs

'Mini-lungs' grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a team of scientists from South Korea and the UK with important insights into how COVID-19 damages the lungs.

22 Oct 2020

COVID-19 patient's immune response may underlie the effects on the nervous system

It is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in itself, that causes sudden confusion and other symptoms from the nervous system in some patients with COVID-19. This is shown by a study of cases involving six Swedish patients, now published in the journal Neurology.

22 Oct 2020

Newly developed light-sensing protein restores vision in blind mice

A newly developed light-sensing protein called the MCO1 opsin restores vision in blind mice when attached to retina bipolar cells using gene therapy.

22 Oct 2020

Study: Antibody-based drug could dramatically reduce cancer in mice

Despite the remarkable successes of immune-based treatments for cancer, not everyone responds to these approaches and relapses do occur.

22 Oct 2020

Tryptophan found in turkeys can accelerate intestinal healing in people with celiac disease

People with celiac disease may find themselves more comfortable with extra Thanksgiving turkey dinners.An international team of researchers led by McMaster University has found that tryptophan, an amino acid present in high amounts in turkey, along with some probiotics, may help them heal and respond better to a gluten-free diet.

22 Oct 2020

New surgical tendon fixation system granted FDA 510(k) clearance

A new surgical tendon fixation system that not only re-attaches damaged tissues but also facilitates healing as it is absorbed by the body has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, indicating that the device is "as safe and effective" as other legally marketed devices and is ready to go to market.

21 Oct 2020

UK researchers to investigate the neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19

A grant worth over two million pounds has been awarded to clinical researchers from the University of Liverpool and King's College London to investigate the neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19.

21 Oct 2020

Couples who fight often are more likely to experience loneliness and poor physical health

Healthy couples fight. But couples that clash often are more likely to experience feelings of loneliness and poorer physical health down the line, according to new University of Georgia research.

21 Oct 2020

Study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19

Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that a large proportion COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus.

21 Oct 2020

Scientists discover mechanism linking gum disease to inflammatory conditions

The link between periodontal (gum) disease and other inflammatory conditions such as heart disease and diabetes has long been established, but the mechanism behind that association has, until now, remained a mystery.

20 Oct 2020

New vaccine targeting toxic Aβ may offer clinical benefit in treating Alzheimer's disease

Our immune system's capacity to mount a well-regulated defense against foreign substances, including toxins, weakens with age and makes vaccines less effective in people over age 65.

20 Oct 2020

Scientists develop antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride

NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%).

20 Oct 2020

Serious ongoing symptoms in COVID-19 survivors

Although predominantly a respiratory illness, emerging data suggests that multi-organ injury is common, particularly in moderate to severe infections. A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in October 2020 describes the illness's sequelae in the months after recovery.

20 Oct 2020

Anti-inflammatory therapy helps slow progression of multiple sclerosis in a preclinical model

Intranasal administration of an anti-inflammatory drug helped reduce disease progression in a preclinical model of multiple sclerosis, according to recent research out of the University of Alberta.

20 Oct 2020

Scientists are developing a point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection system based on photonic sensors

Detecting SARS-CoV-2 virus and related antibodies is essential to control the COVID-19 pandemic. A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Malaga, led by Robert Halir, researcher of the Department of Communications Engineering of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering, aware of the limitations of current techniques, are developing a point-of-care detection system based on photonic sensors.

20 Oct 2020

Inflammation News and Research

Burt's Bees announces research data supporting the efficacy of natural lip and anti-aging skincare

Coating implant material with artificial bone to mitigate inflammation

Intestinal microbiota offers new prospects for treating celiac disease

Vitamin C and COVID-19: A Review

Nasal septum surgery can cause behavioral changes, RUDN medics say

'Mini-lungs' can provide important insights into how COVID-19 damages the lungs

COVID-19 patient's immune response may underlie the effects on the nervous system

Newly developed light-sensing protein restores vision in blind mice

Study: Antibody-based drug could dramatically reduce cancer in mice

Tryptophan found in turkeys can accelerate intestinal healing in people with celiac disease

New surgical tendon fixation system granted FDA 510(k) clearance

UK researchers to investigate the neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19

Couples who fight often are more likely to experience loneliness and poor physical health

Study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19

Scientists discover mechanism linking gum disease to inflammatory conditions

New vaccine targeting toxic Aβ may offer clinical benefit in treating Alzheimer's disease

Scientists develop antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride

Serious ongoing symptoms in COVID-19 survivors

Anti-inflammatory therapy helps slow progression of multiple sclerosis in a preclinical model

Scientists are developing a point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 detection system based on photonic sensors

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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