Inflammation News and Research

RSS

Healthy inflammation necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, study finds

Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research from UT-Southwestern Medical Center now finds that a level of "healthy" inflammation is necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, such as fatty liver.

19 Jun 2014

La Jolla Institute researchers advance work toward vaccine for heart disease

Research toward the world's first vaccine for heart disease continues to advance at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, with researchers demonstrating significant arterial plaque reduction in concept testing in mice.

18 Jun 2014

Tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists not linked with increased risk of cancer

In a study that included more than 56,000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, use of a popular class of medications known as tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists was not associated with an increased risk of cancer over a median follow-up of 3.7 years, although an increased risk of malignancy in the long term, or with increasing number of doses, cannot be excluded, according to a study in the June 18 issue of JAMA.

18 Jun 2014

Research demonstrates association between diversity of gut bacteria and survival

New research, published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology, suggests that the diversity of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of patients receiving stem cell transplants may be an important predictor of their post-transplant survival.

18 Jun 2014

UT Southwestern launches regional brain tissue collection program

To promote greater understanding of autism, UT Southwestern Medical Center has launched a regional brain tissue collection program that will support research on this condition, which affects an estimated one in 68 children.

18 Jun 2014

New studies shed light on the mechanism of childhood obesity

With the increase in childhood obesity and the associated increase in type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents, there is growing interest in how children's bodies process the foods they eat and how obesity and diabetes begin to develop at early ages.

18 Jun 2014

A new approach to treating whipworm infections

Researchers have deduced essential biological and genetic information from the genome sequence of the whipworm, an intestinal parasitic worm that infects hundreds of millions of people in developing countries.

18 Jun 2014

Single dose restores normal cellular signaling in mouse model of autism

In a further test of a novel theory that suggests autism is the consequence of abnormal cell communication, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that an almost century-old drug approved for treating sleeping sickness also restores normal cellular signaling in a mouse model of autism, reversing symptoms of the neurological disorder in animals that were the human biological age equivalent of 30 years old.

18 Jun 2014

Discovery may lead to new treatments for common autoimmune diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry that an enzyme known as Tumor Progression Locus 2, or Tpl2, plays a key role in directing and regulating several important components of the body's immune system.

17 Jun 2014

Scientists identify novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis

Scientists in the University of Connecticut's Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) using human embryonic stem cells, offering a promising new therapy for more than 2.3 million people suffering from the debilitating disease.

17 Jun 2014

New survey explores impact of chronic fatigue on people with rheumatoid arthritis

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society in collaboration with 2020health, a leading health social enterprise think tank, today announces the results from Invisible Disease: RA and Chronic Fatigue 2014, a survey of 1,954 people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), to assess the impact of chronic fatigue on their capability for work, emotional and mental health as well as the overall experience of chronic fatigue caused by their RA.

16 Jun 2014

Study shows significantly increased risk of heart attack in patients with Sj-gren's syndrome

A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) showed a significantly increased risk of heart attack in patients with Sj-gren's syndrome (SjS), particularly in the first year following diagnosis.

13 Jun 2014

Infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 improves disease activity in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

New data presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) show that the newly-approved infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 achieves statistically similar improvements in disease activity, disability and mobility in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) compared to its original reference product infliximab (INX).

13 Jun 2014

Heart rate may identify premature infants at risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis

Measuring variability of heart rate may identify premature infants at risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious inflammatory condition that can lead to death, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

13 Jun 2014

Weight loss most important factor for improving cardiovascular health in obese OSA patients

Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) tend to co-exist and are associated with a variety of cardiovascular risk factors, including inflammation, insulin resistance, abnormal cholesterol, and high blood pressure. While effective therapies are available for OSA, researchers are still unclear about what interventions are most effective in reducing the burden of risk factors for cardiovascular disease associated with OSA in obese patients.

13 Jun 2014

New class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out dozens of solid tumors

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) report that a new class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out and find dozens of solid tumors, even illuminating brain cancer stem cells that resist current treatments.

13 Jun 2014

Cranial ultrasound has greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of GCA

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy,* and a comparable specificity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).

13 Jun 2014

Scientists are now one step closer to pill against obesity

Obesity and diabetes are among the fastest growing health problems in the world, and the hunt is in for a pill that can fight the problem.

13 Jun 2014

BRI researchers use tetramer technology to find T cells that drive rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason used cutting-edge tetramer technology developed at BRI to find the T cells that drive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). "By using tetramer technology, we were able to examine whether T cells in people with rheumatoid arthritis were increased in number or were unique in other ways," says BRI Associate Director Jane Buckner, MD, who led the study with BRI Tetramer Core Laboratory Manager Eddie James, PhD.

12 Jun 2014

Study supports proposal to screen all men with gout for presence of ED

A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress showed that erectile dysfunction (ED) is present in most men with gout and is frequently severe.

12 Jun 2014

Inflammation News and Research

Healthy inflammation necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, study finds

La Jolla Institute researchers advance work toward vaccine for heart disease

Tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists not linked with increased risk of cancer

Research demonstrates association between diversity of gut bacteria and survival

UT Southwestern launches regional brain tissue collection program

New studies shed light on the mechanism of childhood obesity

A new approach to treating whipworm infections

Single dose restores normal cellular signaling in mouse model of autism

Discovery may lead to new treatments for common autoimmune diseases

Scientists identify novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis

New survey explores impact of chronic fatigue on people with rheumatoid arthritis

Study shows significantly increased risk of heart attack in patients with Sj-gren's syndrome

Infliximab biosimilar CT-P13 improves disease activity in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Heart rate may identify premature infants at risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis

Weight loss most important factor for improving cardiovascular health in obese OSA patients

New class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out dozens of solid tumors

Cranial ultrasound has greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy in diagnosis of GCA

Scientists are now one step closer to pill against obesity

BRI researchers use tetramer technology to find T cells that drive rheumatoid arthritis

Study supports proposal to screen all men with gout for presence of ED

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Latest News