Early immune response needed for hit-and-hide cancer viruses
Retroviruses such as HIV and HTLV-1 don't hit-and-run, they hit-and-hide. They slip into host cells and insert their own DNA into the cell's DNA, and from this refuge they establish an infection that...
View ArticleAspirin boosts breast cancer survival rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- An observational study of 4,164 women diagnosed with breast cancer showed those taking aspirin in the period after diagnosis had a much lower rate of recurrence, and a much higher...
View ArticleStudy shows novel way to study human inflammatory disease
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows mice infected with the bacteria salmonella develop clinical signs consistent with a deadly and poorly understood human inflammatory disease, a...
View ArticleScientists discover cause of destructive inflammations
The signaling molecule CD95L, known as "death messenger," causes an inflammatory process in injured tissue after spinal cord injuries and prevents its healing. This discovery was published by...
View ArticlePeriodontal pathogens enhance HIV-1 promoter activation in T cells
Today, during the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez...
View ArticleFinding a potential new target for treating rheumatoid arthritis
By enhancing the activity of immune cells that protect against runaway inflammation, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center may have found a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and other...
View ArticleNew pathway involved in rheumatoid arthritis identified
Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a pathway involved in turning off inflammation that does not work properly in people with inflammatory arthritis. The finding, reported...
View ArticlePitt pharmacologists go on a molecular fishing trip and hook prize catch
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine went on a molecular fishing trip and netted a catch of new mediators that not only can explain how omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation,...
View ArticleNew imaging suites offer more diagnostic capabilities for animal health
(PhysOrg.com) -- Veterinarians in the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine now have the ability to look for causes of lameness, neurological disorders and other conditions in horses thanks...
View ArticleSubstance in iron metabolism displays life-saving potential for inflammatory...
In a surprising discovery that someday may lead to new treatments for many inflammatory diseases, University of Utah scientists found that a hormone involved in iron metabolism can save mice from...
View ArticleSide effects explained: Why common drugs can lead to broken bones
New research helps to explain why some commonly used drugs come with a serious downside: They up your odds of breaking a bone. The drugs in question, glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisone and prednisone) and...
View ArticleEndometriosis has a significant effect on women's work productivity, first
The first worldwide study of the societal impact of endometriosis has found a significant loss of work productivity among those women who suffer from the condition, a researcher told the 26th annual...
View ArticleCancer drug shows promise for treating a wide range of inflammatory diseases
Those looking for a new treatment for a range of inflammatory diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus may need to look no further than a drug already...
View ArticleResearchers closer to development of drug to prevent deadly immune response
Researchers have isolated a molecule, small enough to be used as a drug, that can shut down a dysfunctional immune response that causes deadly hemorrhagic shock, results in delayed death of heart...
View ArticleImages shed new light on inflammation (w/ Video)
Researchers at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine are using an innovative new imaging technique to study how white blood cells (called neutrophils) respond to inflammation, and have revealed...
View ArticleSHIP protein identified as a B-cell tumor suppressor
Lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system. White blood cells divide again and again, spreading abnormally throughout the body. Lymphomas can arise from two types of white blood cells, T cells or B...
View ArticleElusive protein may lead the fight against inflammatory disease
A husband and wife research team from Melbourne, Australia, have identified a protein that may be a key therapy for many inflammatory diseases, including those affecting premature babies.
View ArticleAsthma drug prevents spread of breast cancer: study
A drug commonly used in Japan and Korea to treat asthma has been found to stop the spread of breast cancer cells traditionally resistant to chemotherapy, according to a new study led by St. Michael's...
View ArticleSpanish scientists publish the world's largest video data bank of proteins
After four years of conducting intensive calculations in the supercomputer MareNostrum at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, scientists headed by Modesto Orozco at the Institute for Research in...
View ArticleLaboratory studies show promise for new multiple sclerosis treatment
Successfully treating and reversing the effects of multiple sclerosis, or MS, may one day be possible using a drug originally developed to treat chronic pain, according to Distinguished Professor Linda...
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