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Real-time imaging of influenza infection in mice can be promising evaluation tool

Real-time imaging of influenza infection in mice is a promising new method to quickly monitor disease progression and to evaluate whether candidate vaccines and treatments are effective in this animal model, according to National Institutes of Health scientists.

31 May 2017

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to bacteria that penetrate mucus lining of the colon

In humans, developing metabolic disease, particularly type 2 diabetes, is correlated with having bacteria that penetrate the mucus lining of the colon, according to a study led by Drs. Benoit Chassaing and Andrew Gewirtz at Georgia State University.

30 May 2017

Study finds that immune factors have cardioproliferative effects

In adult mammal hearts, cardiomyoctyes do not proliferate following damage, like that caused by myocardial infarction. However, the inability to proliferate is not true for all animals, and even in mammals, cardiomyocyte proliferation is known.

30 May 2017

New therapeutic approach could save diabetics from amputation by promoting wound healing

Diabetic patients frequently have lesions on their feet that are very difficult to heal due to poor blood circulation. In cases of serious non-healing infections, a decision to amputate could be made. A new therapeutic approach, presented recently in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology by Canadian researchers affiliated with the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, could prevent these complications by promoting wound healing.

29 May 2017

New drug offers hope to patients with hepatitis C

Patients with hepatitis C who suffer from advanced stages of liver disease have renewed hope, thanks to findings by researchers who have discovered that a new drug significantly reduces their risk of death and need for transplantation.

26 May 2017

Study examines relationship between statin use and heart structure, function

Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017. The benefits were above and beyond the cholesterol lowering effect of statins.

26 May 2017

Particulate matter from diesel vehicles linked to heart damage

Diesel pollution is linked with heart damage, according to research presented today at EuroCMR 2017.

26 May 2017

Study uncovers stroke risk factors for pregnant women with preeclampsia

Women with preeclampsia, a common complication of pregnancy, face a heightened risk of stroke during pregnancy and postpartum if they have urinary tract infections, chronic high blood pressure, or clotting or bleeding disorders, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers.

25 May 2017

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus, spreading inflammatory damage throughout the tissues that support the fetus and the fetus's developing nervous system, and suggesting a wider threat in human pregnancies than generally appreciated.

25 May 2017

Bedfont Scientific named as one of top 25 companies on the Future List

Bedfont is a small family business that specialised in the design and manufacture of breath and gas analysis monitors for medical application for over 40 years.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 25 May 2017

Frequent recreational cannabis use linked to increased risk of gum disease

Columbia University dental researchers have found that frequent recreational use of cannabis--including marijuana, hashish, and hash oil--increases the risk of gum disease.

24 May 2017

Sleep disturbances, long and short duration of sleep may increase risk of dementia and lung cancer

Difficulties in initiating or maintaining sleep at middle-age are associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

24 May 2017

BMI and fat carried around the waist can be good indicators of obesity-related cancer risk

Scientists have found that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

24 May 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

23 May 2017

Research suggests potential of stem cells to improve tendon healing

New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that tendon stem (TSCs) may be able to significantly improve tendon healing by regulating inflammation, which contributes to scar-like tendon healing and chronic matrix degradation.

23 May 2017

Seattle Children’s opens first clinical trial to study IBD and GVHD in pediatric patients

In an effort to find new strategies to personalize treatment for pediatric patients, Seattle Children's has opened the first clinical trial applying next-generation T-cell receptor sequencing and single-cell gene expression analysis to better understand how the immune system drives both inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric autoimmunity patients and graft-versus host disease in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients.

From 10x Genomics, Inc. 23 May 2017

FAU researchers use robot technology to gain insights into development of malignant melanoma

Malignant melanoma is one of the most common and dangerous types of cancer. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg investigated how and why brown pigmented moles turn into malignant melanoma using innovative robot technology.

23 May 2017

Research uncovers role of gut microbiota in anti-obesity effects of dietary capsaicin

Scientists have discovered a dietary strategy that may address obesity by reducing endotoxemia, a major contributor to chronic, low-grade inflammation (CLGI).

23 May 2017

Pulmonary thrombosis-on-a-chip enables unprecedented study of blood responses to organ-level injury

The average human pair of lungs is permeated by a network of about 164 feet of blood vessels (roughly the width of a football field), including microscopic blood capillaries, which facilitate the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream in exchange for carbon dioxide.

23 May 2017

Researchers link intestinal fungi to increased risk of death in patients with alcoholic liver disease

Liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of mortality worldwide and approximately half of those deaths are due to alcohol abuse.

23 May 2017

Inflammation News and Research

Real-time imaging of influenza infection in mice can be promising evaluation tool

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to bacteria that penetrate mucus lining of the colon

Study finds that immune factors have cardioproliferative effects

New therapeutic approach could save diabetics from amputation by promoting wound healing

New drug offers hope to patients with hepatitis C

Study examines relationship between statin use and heart structure, function

Particulate matter from diesel vehicles linked to heart damage

Study uncovers stroke risk factors for pregnant women with preeclampsia

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Bedfont Scientific named as one of top 25 companies on the Future List

Frequent recreational cannabis use linked to increased risk of gum disease

Sleep disturbances, long and short duration of sleep may increase risk of dementia and lung cancer

BMI and fat carried around the waist can be good indicators of obesity-related cancer risk

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

Research suggests potential of stem cells to improve tendon healing

Seattle Children’s opens first clinical trial to study IBD and GVHD in pediatric patients

FAU researchers use robot technology to gain insights into development of malignant melanoma

Research uncovers role of gut microbiota in anti-obesity effects of dietary capsaicin

Pulmonary thrombosis-on-a-chip enables unprecedented study of blood responses to organ-level injury

Researchers link intestinal fungi to increased risk of death in patients with alcoholic liver disease

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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