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Researchers unlock better treatment strategy for viral diseases

RMIT University scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have led an international collaboration that potentially unlocks better treatment of viral diseases, including the flu and common cold.

12 Jul 2017

Gelesis reports completion of treatment for last patient in pivotal GLOW study

Gelesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel category of therapies to safely induce weight loss, improve glycemic control, and treat other chronic diseases related to the gastrointestinal (GI) pathway, is pleased to report today that the last patient has completed treatment in the pivotal GLOW (Gelesis Loss Of Weight) Study.

12 Jul 2017

New study links hepatic inflammation to western diet

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports that mice fed a Western diet, which is high in fat and sugar, resulted in hepatic inflammation, especially in males. Moreover, liver inflammation was most pronounced in Western diet-fed male mice that also lacked farnesoid x receptor (FXR), a bile acid receptor.

12 Jul 2017

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the eye is lingering inflammation of the cornea – the clear outer layer of the eyeball.

11 Jul 2017

Women and men with bipolar disorder may have different immune markers

Men and women react differently to compounds associated with immune system response to bipolar disorder, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

11 Jul 2017

Natural compound found in strawberries may help prevent age-related diseases

Salk scientists have found further evidence that a natural compound in strawberries reduces cognitive deficits and inflammation associated with aging in mice.

11 Jul 2017

Gut colonization linked to development and progress of heart failure

In the gut of patients with heart failure, important groups of bacteria are found less frequently and the gut flora is not as diverse as in healthy individuals.

11 Jul 2017

Carbohydrate found in cranberries may aid growth of beneficial gut bacteria, study reports

Many scientists are paying new attention to prebiotics, that is, molecules we eat but cannot digest, because some may promote the growth and health of beneficial microorganisms in our intestines, says nutritional microbiologist David Sela at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

10 Jul 2017

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury.

10 Jul 2017

Harris Health System expert offers guidance to prevent drug-induced photosensitivity

Wanting a tan or simply enjoying the outdoors during the summer can expose skin to the effects of ultraviolet rays- a problem complicated for people taking certain medications, warns a Harris Health System expert.

10 Jul 2017

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Nicole Scheff, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Brian L. Schmidt, director of the NYU Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and the NYU Oral Cancer Center, both located at New York University College of Dentistry, has received a two-year, $120,000-plus F32 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

10 Jul 2017

Children's and dogs' sandboxes can be source of C. difficile pathogens

Investigators have revealed that the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile is widely distributed in soil samples from children's and dogs' sandboxes located within the metropolitan area of Madrid.

10 Jul 2017

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The therapy cultures the patient's immune cells with cord blood stem cells and returns only the "educated" immune cells to the patient's circulation.

7 Jul 2017

Adherence to prescribed medication improves health and increases cost savings

At a time when health care costs are scrutinized more closely than ever, a new study demonstrates the importance of taking medications as prescribed to control costs.

7 Jul 2017

Researchers receive $8.6 million NIH grant for efforts to improve lung transplantation

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have received more than $8.6 million in federal grants to support efforts that could dramatically increase the number of lungs available for transplant – and then save the lives of the people who receive them.

6 Jul 2017

Zirconia-doped ceria nanoparticles can act as effective antioxidants in sepsis treatment

During sepsis, cells are swamped with reactive oxygen species generated in an aberrant response of the immune system to a local infection.

6 Jul 2017

Clinical trial shows anti-inflammatory benefits from taking high doses of vitamin D after sunburn

High doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation, according to double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

6 Jul 2017

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma.

6 Jul 2017

Sialic acid found in animals protects farm children from asthma

It is a known fact that microbes on farms protect children from asthma and allergies. But even non-microbial molecules can have a protective effect: Immunologists from the University of Zurich have shown that a sialic acid found in farm animals is effective against inflammation of lung tissue.

6 Jul 2017

Anti-asthma drug shows blood glucose improvement among some patients with type 2 diabetes

After 12 weeks of taking an anti-asthma drug, a subset of patients with type 2 diabetes showed a clinically significant reduction in blood glucose during a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine and University of Michigan researchers.

5 Jul 2017

Inflammation News and Research

Researchers unlock better treatment strategy for viral diseases

Gelesis reports completion of treatment for last patient in pivotal GLOW study

New study links hepatic inflammation to western diet

UIC researchers identify enzyme that triggers corneal inflammation

Women and men with bipolar disorder may have different immune markers

Natural compound found in strawberries may help prevent age-related diseases

Gut colonization linked to development and progress of heart failure

Carbohydrate found in cranberries may aid growth of beneficial gut bacteria, study reports

New inflammatory biomarkers may pave way for pre-hospital or pitch-side test to detect brain injury

Harris Health System expert offers guidance to prevent drug-induced photosensitivity

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Children's and dogs' sandboxes can be source of C. difficile pathogens

Stem Cell Educator therapy found to be safe and effective for treating diabetes

Adherence to prescribed medication improves health and increases cost savings

Researchers receive $8.6 million NIH grant for efforts to improve lung transplantation

Zirconia-doped ceria nanoparticles can act as effective antioxidants in sepsis treatment

Clinical trial shows anti-inflammatory benefits from taking high doses of vitamin D after sunburn

Corticosteroids may worsen disease in some patients with severe asthma

Sialic acid found in animals protects farm children from asthma

Anti-asthma drug shows blood glucose improvement among some patients with type 2 diabetes

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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