This common amino acid helped mice survive deadly inflammation
A minor injury, a serious infection, or even the flu can send the body down very different paths. Some people recover quickly, while others become severely ill or die. Scientists…
Scientists found the hidden switch fueling alzheimer’s brain inflammation
The brain has its own built in immune defenses that help detect threats and protect nerve cells. But growing evidence suggests that in Alzheimer’s disease, these immune cells become stuck…
Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation
Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is no longer needed. The discovery could pave the way for…
Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified the biological steps that explain how mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can, in rare cases, lead to heart inflammation in some adolescent and young adult males.…
Preventing chronic inflammation from turning into cancer
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic predisposition and certain…
Inflammation may explain stomach problems in psoriasis sufferers
People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for ‘leaky gut’, according to new research at Uppsala University. These changes…
Brain inflammation alters behavior according to sex, mouse study finds
Inflammation in the hippocampus — the brain’s memory centre — significantly alters motivation and behaviour in mice, including food-seeking behaviour, with notable differences between males and females, a recent study…
Mouse study: Proteins do the damage in fetal abdominal inflammation
Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused by proteins contained in the fetal stool. This is the…
Tiny target discovered on RNA to short-circuit inflammation
UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a peptide in human RNA that regulates inflammation and may provide a new path for treating diseases such as arthritis and lupus. The team…