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Inflammatory Disease
Inflammatory Disease: can include a vast array of disorders and conditions that are characterized by inflammation. Examples include allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, coeliac disease, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, preperfusion injury and transplant rejection.
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JUN 19, 2017Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2017Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2017Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 14, 2017Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2017Cardiology
A natural sugar called trehalose reduces plaques associated with atherosclerosis and heart disease by improving t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2017Immunology
An additional insulin injection three hours after eating seems to provide a protective effect for type 1 diabetics with ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted ...JUN 03, 2017Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then ...MAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 18, 2017Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe ...MAY 11, 2017Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 04, 2017Immunology
For social smokers who consider their cardiovascular health to be in good status because they aren’t smoking every ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2017Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo ...APR 29, 2017Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2017Immunology
Eating a diet that includes foods containing soy protein may work to alleviate some symptoms of inflammatory bowl diseas ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 21, 2017Cancer
Strawberry season is in full swing, and researchers say the extract of this sweet fruit may stop the spread of breast ca ...APR 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
Immune cells, like all cells of the human body, come from less-specific ancestor cells, sometimes called progenitor cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2017
Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2017
Immunology
Expression of a gene called gp96 has been discovered as vital for the training of T cells, educating these immune fighte
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2017
Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2017
Cardiology
A natural sugar called trehalose reduces plaques associated with atherosclerosis and heart disease by improving t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2017
Immunology
An additional insulin injection three hours after eating seems to provide a protective effect for type 1 diabetics with
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted
...
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 18, 2017
Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe
...
MAY 11, 2017
Cardiology
Survivors of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are at a greater risk of severe coronary artery disease in the decades following c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 04, 2017
Immunology
For social smokers who consider their cardiovascular health to be in good status because they aren’t smoking every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2017
Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo
...
APR 29, 2017
Microbiology
Does the idea of a fecal microbiota transplant gross you out? What if you had ulcerative colitis and this procedure coul
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2017
Immunology
Eating a diet that includes foods containing soy protein may work to alleviate some symptoms of inflammatory bowl diseas
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 21, 2017
Cancer
Strawberry season is in full swing, and researchers say the extract of this sweet fruit may stop the spread of breast ca
...
APR 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Metoprolol is a classic drug for everything heart-related: preventing chest pain, lowering high blood pressure, and redu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch