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New therapies for acute kidney injury show promise

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe renal disorder affecting approximately 10%-15% of hospitalized patients and up to 50% in intensive care units (ICUs). Its pathogenesis involves complex inflammatory regulatory mechanisms. As core components of the cytokine network, interleukins (ILs) exert pleiotropic effects in AKI development, extensively participating in inflammation, fibrosis, tissue injury repair, and remote organ damage.

18 Aug 2025

Study links COVID-19 infection to accelerated blood vessel aging in women

A Covid infection, particularly in women, may lead to blood vessels aging around five years, according to research published in the European Heart Journal on 18th August, 2025.

18 Aug 2025

Can ginger help diabetes? Major review says yes, it lowers blood sugar and inflammation effectively

A new systematic review of five meta-analyses confirms that ginger significantly reduces inflammation, lowers blood sugar and HbA1c in type 2 diabetes, and improves antioxidant status. It also effectively reduces nausea in pregnancy, though its impact on vomiting is less consistent.

17 Aug 2025

Stem-like peripheral helper T cells found to sustain inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that affects millions worldwide and can have a devastating impact on patients' lives.

17 Aug 2025

Gut neurons drive immune responses through adrenomedullin 2

Neurons in the gut produce a molecule that plays a pivotal role in shaping the gut's immune response during and after inflammation, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

17 Aug 2025

Respiratory viruses awaken dormant breast cancer cells and raise relapse risk

Respiratory viruses such as influenza and COVID-19 can reactivate dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, raising the risk of metastasis. The process is driven by IL-6–induced cell changes and immune suppression, with the highest recurrence risk soon after infection.

14 Aug 2025

Systems biology identifies sentinel biomarkers bridging ankylosing spondylitis and myocardial infarction

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for premature myocardial infarction (MI), yet the molecular bridge linking chronic axial inflammation to acute coronary events remains poorly mapped.

14 Aug 2025

Brain organoids reveal early changes in familial Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in older people, affecting up to 1 in 20 individuals aged 65 and above. In addition to environmental and lifestyle factors, genetic mutations can predispose an individual to AD and some rare forms of inherited "familial" AD (fAD) are caused by known genetic mutations, with these affected individuals developing AD with high probability and at relatively young age.

14 Aug 2025

Vagus nerve modulation can effectively halt the progression of cancer-associated cachexia

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announces a significant advancement in addressing the fight against cancer-associated cachexia (CAC), a life-threatening syndrome responsible for over one-third of cancer-related deaths.

14 Aug 2025

Microbial DNA signature in the blood differentiates primary liver cancer from metastatic colorectal cancer

Determining whether a cancerous tumor originated in a given location or spread there from another tissue or organ in the body is important when assessing the likely course of a patient's disease.

14 Aug 2025

COVID-19 increases risk of asthma and sinusitis while vaccination offers protection

People who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing certain inflammatory diseases of the airways, such as asthma, hay fever and chronic sinusitis.

14 Aug 2025

Genicular artery embolization relieves chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis

A procedure performed under mild sedation in less than two hours by an interventional radiologist relieves chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, an NYU Langone Health study shows.

14 Aug 2025

Rare immune mutation unlocks universal antiviral protection

For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower-the ability to fight off all viruses.

14 Aug 2025

New drug discovery platform aims to deliver first-in-class therapies

65LAB has awarded US$1.5 million (approx. S$1.9 million) to Professor Enrico Petretto to advance a breakthrough drug discovery platform developed at Duke-NUS Medical School. The project aims to deliver first-in-class antifibrotic therapies for lung and kidney diseases-conditions that currently have no effective treatment.

14 Aug 2025

Helping others regularly slows cognitive decline in older adults

In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Boston has found that regular time spent helping outside the home significantly slows cognitive decline in middle-age and older adults.

13 Aug 2025

Pandemic left measurable changes in teen brains, hormones, and immunity

Adolescents assessed after COVID-19 lockdowns showed lower daily cortisol, higher inflammation, and reduced prefrontal cortex activity compared to matched pre-pandemic peers, suggesting widespread stress-related biological changes. These alterations mirror patterns seen after prolonged early-life stress, raising concerns about long-term health risks.

13 Aug 2025

New imaging technique enhances monitoring of atherosclerosis progression

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have shown that 18FDG-PET, an imaging technique widely used to study other conditions, can also be used to monitor atherosclerosis by measuring cellular metabolism within arterial plaques.

13 Aug 2025

Study investigates aging-related mechanisms in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using AI approaches

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease characterized by the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components, leading to a gradual decline in lung function and, ultimately, respiratory failure.

13 Aug 2025

Researchers find CFI deficiency alarmingly high in old order Amish

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Clinic for Special Children found that complement factor I (CFI) deficiency, an ultra-rare genetic disorder that can cause debilitating neuroinflammation, is more than 4500 times more likely to be found in individuals of Old Order Amish ancestry than the rest of the global population.

13 Aug 2025

OU researchers explore how cannabis use affects recovery after head and neck cancer surgery

University of Oklahoma researchers are conducting a first-of-its-kind study to determine whether cannabis use affects recovery from the wounds associated with head and neck cancer surgery. The outcomes may have implications for other types of surgery and conditions.

12 Aug 2025

Inflammation News and Research

New therapies for acute kidney injury show promise

Study links COVID-19 infection to accelerated blood vessel aging in women

Can ginger help diabetes? Major review says yes, it lowers blood sugar and inflammation effectively

Stem-like peripheral helper T cells found to sustain inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

Gut neurons drive immune responses through adrenomedullin 2

Respiratory viruses awaken dormant breast cancer cells and raise relapse risk

Systems biology identifies sentinel biomarkers bridging ankylosing spondylitis and myocardial infarction

Brain organoids reveal early changes in familial Alzheimer’s disease

Vagus nerve modulation can effectively halt the progression of cancer-associated cachexia

Microbial DNA signature in the blood differentiates primary liver cancer from metastatic colorectal cancer

COVID-19 increases risk of asthma and sinusitis while vaccination offers protection

Genicular artery embolization relieves chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis

Rare immune mutation unlocks universal antiviral protection

New drug discovery platform aims to deliver first-in-class therapies

Helping others regularly slows cognitive decline in older adults

Pandemic left measurable changes in teen brains, hormones, and immunity

New imaging technique enhances monitoring of atherosclerosis progression

Study investigates aging-related mechanisms in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using AI approaches

Researchers find CFI deficiency alarmingly high in old order Amish

OU researchers explore how cannabis use affects recovery after head and neck cancer surgery

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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