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Heart at risk from ARDS: Inflammatory responses fuel cardiovascular complications

Research highlights the inflammatory impacts of ARDS on the heart, underscoring the role of immune responses in cardiovascular complications from viral infections, including COVID-19, and emphasizes the potential of TNF-α neutralizing therapy to mitigate these effects.

24 Mar 2024

Minocycline fails to slow vision loss in people with dry age-related macular degeneration

The drug minocycline, an antibiotic that also decreases inflammation, failed to slow vision loss or expansion of geographic atrophy in people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a phase II clinical study at the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

22 Mar 2024

Research explores the health benefits of resistant starch in plant-based diets

Review evaluates the role of resistant starch in promoting health and its retention through food processing methods, highlighting the gap in current dietary intake and the potential for improving global health through enhanced resistant starch consumption in plant-based foods.

22 Mar 2024

Study reveals protective role of C3 protein in insulin-producing cells

Although there are many differences between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, there are also similarities, such as inflammation of the insulin-producing cells.

21 Mar 2024

Researchers identify mechanism behind COVID-19 related brain fog

Among the many confounding symptoms in patients recovering from a COVID-19 infection are memory loss and difficulty learning.

21 Mar 2024

Innovative study on asthma inflammation funded by NIH/NIAID grant

In a significant stride for respiratory medicine, Lundquist Institute (TLI) investigator Nicholas Jendzjowsky, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID).

21 Mar 2024

Exploring the role of iodine in obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions

The metabolic implications of iodine consumption and elucidated the underlying mechanisms.

21 Mar 2024

AI analyzes lung ultrasound images to spot COVID-19

Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows.

20 Mar 2024

Middle age: A critical turning point for brain health and cognition

Review emphasizes the significance of midlife for cognitive trajectories and brain health, advocating for research models that capture non-linear changes to better understand the unique processes occurring during this period.

20 Mar 2024

Investigational gene therapy shows promise for rare childhood neurodegenerative disease

An investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well tolerated and showed signs of therapeutic benefit in a clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Mar 2024

Second-hand vape smoke linked to more asthma symptoms in kids

Study in the journal Children explored the impact of second-hand e-cigarette smoke on children with asthma, suggesting increased symptomatic days despite no significant difference in clinical intervention needs, underscoring the importance of awareness about e-cigarette smoke's potential harms.

20 Mar 2024

Climate change heats up fungal threats worldwide

Review in The Lancet Microbe discusses how rising global temperatures enable fungi to adapt, becoming more thermotolerant and expanding into new areas, which may lead to an increased emergence of novel pathogens impacting socially vulnerable groups the most.

20 Mar 2024

Risk factors for serious inflammatory conditions in IBD patients identified

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have identified risk factors that make inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients susceptible to developing serious conditions in other parts of their bodies.

20 Mar 2024

Lactate's role in driving cancer cachexia uncovered

Study highlights the significant role of lactate in promoting cancer cachexia via activation of the adipose-specific G-protein-coupled receptor 81 (GPR81), suggesting new therapeutic targets for this condition.

20 Mar 2024

Astrocyte immune memory in multiple sclerosis pathology revealed

Immunological memory -; the ability to respond to a previously encountered antigen, or foreign substance, with greater speed and intensity on re-exposure is a hallmark of adaptive immunity.

20 Mar 2024

SARS-CoV-2-associated ARDS can damage the heart without direct infection

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health-supported study has found.

20 Mar 2024

Exposure to high heat may increase inflammation and interfere with immune system functions

Short-term exposure to higher heat may increase inflammation and interfere with normal immune system functions in the body, which may, in turn, increase susceptibility to infections and accelerate the progression of cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention│Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions 2024, March 18- 21, in Chicago.

19 Mar 2024