News articles tagged with 'inflammation'
Researchers link common variant of p53 tumour suppressor gene to increased inflammatory responses
— 6 Apr 2011 17:07 | HealthNew findings by Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers link a common variant of the powerful anticancer gene p53 to increased inflammatory responses following DNA damage. The results may…
Researchers mimic body's own healing potential to create personalised therapies for inflammation
— 4 Apr 2011 18:21 | HealthScientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Harvard Medical School, Boston have found a way of mimicking the body's natural mechanism of fighting inflammation.…
Cat's out of the bag: PUMA contributes to ulcerative colitis
— 2 Apr 2011 11:37 | HealthUlcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease thought to be related to aberrant activation of the immune system in the intestine. Recent research has also suggested that…
Intelligent design: Engineered protein fragment blocks the AIDS virus from entering cells
— 1 Apr 2011 15:48 | HealthIn what could be a potential breakthrough in the battle against AIDS and a major development in the rational design of new drugs, scientists have engineered a new protein that prevents…
Scientists find cause of fatal inflammation of the heart muscle
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthScientists of the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), jointly with colleagues in the United States, have found out that inflammations of the heart…
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
— 15 Mar 2011 20:47 | HealthResearch from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, that a specific inflammatory factor may be important in the development of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis. The results…
Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases
— 10 Mar 2011 18:56 | HealthNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are partly attributable to brain inflammation. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…
Aspirin's ability to protect against colorectal cancer may depend on inflammatory pathways
— 9 Mar 2011 19:50 | HealthThe reduced risk of colorectal cancer associated with taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be confined to individuals already at risk because of…
Roundworm could provide new treatment for sepsis
— 9 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthResearch by the University of Liverpool has found that systemic inflammation caused by sepsis can be suppressed by a protein which occurs naturally in a type of roundworm…
Protein study helps shape understanding of body forms
— 9 Mar 2011 18:38 | HealthScientists have shed light on why some people are apple-shaped and others are pear-shaped…