News articles tagged with 'inflammatory'
Surprising finding from smoke inhalation study
— 2 Apr 2011 11:43 | HealthAn award-winning Loyola University Health System study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients…
Research links 29 genome regions with common form of inflammatory bowel disease
— 7 Feb 2011 15:22 | HealthAn international team of researchers has made new links between 29 regions of the genome and ulcerative colitis - a common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The new findings…
Bacteria possible cause of preterm births
— 28 Jan 2011 16:00 | HealthThe type of bacteria that colonise the placenta during pregnancy could be associated with preterm birth and other developmental problems in newborns according to research published…
Childhood adversity may lead to unhealthy stress response in adult life
— 8 Oct 2010 14:00 | HealthSeemingly healthy adults, if they were abused or neglected during childhood, may suffer physiological consequences decades later. In research published online last week by the journal…
Simple screening test reduces invasive examinations for suspected bowel disease
— 16 Jul 2010 12:28 | HealthA simple screening test identifies patients who are most likely to have inflammatory bowel disease and reduces the need for expensive, invasive and time consuming endoscopies, finds…
Cancer drug shows promise for treating a wide range of inflammatory diseases
— 1 Jul 2010 09:44 | HealthThose 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…
Inflammatory diseases: Scientists identify antiviral defence
— 16 Jun 2010 13:02 | HealthCanadian researchers have discovered a new way the body combats respiratory viral infections. In the prestigious journal PLoS Pathogens, scientists from the University of Montreal and…
New Scripps Research and GNF study helps explain how we can sense temperatures
— 24 Apr 2010 11:37 | HealthScientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have shed new light on the molecular mechanism that enables us to sense…
Fish oil not snake oil
— 19 Jan 2010 10:35 | HealthA randomised controlled trial of fish oil given intravenously to patients in intensive care has found that it improves gas exchange, reduces inflammatory chemicals and results in a…
Reflux oesophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn
— 21 Nov 2009 12:41 | HealthContrary to current thinking, a condition called gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the oesophagus, UT Southwestern…