News articles tagged with 'leukocyte'
New MS target identified by Canadian researchers
— 12 Jan 2011 17:34 | HealthMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease caused by damage to myelin - the protective covering wrapped around the nerves of the central nervous system (CNS)…
A sweet discovery raises hope for treating Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and other fast-acting viruses
— 3 Nov 2010 19:58 | HealthWhen a team of European researchers sought to discover how a class of antiviral drugs worked, they looked in an unlikely place: the sugar dish. A new research report appearing in the…
Early predictors of severe acute pancreatitis
— 20 Apr 2010 09:53 | HealthMortality of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) approaches 30%-40%. An imbalance between the early systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and the later compensatory…
Cross-country runabouts - immune cells on the move
— 18 Nov 2009 10:00 | BiologyScientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, have now deciphered the mechanism that illustrates how these mobile cells move on…
Restless cells: Cause of serious genetic disease discovered
— 23 Feb 2009 15:30 | HealthWhite blood cells (leukocytes) are constantly streaming through our vasculature, searching for pathogens - however, in order to trigger an immune response they need to leave the vessels…
How to treat steroid-naive ulcerative colitis patients efficiently?
— 19 Sep 2008 17:40 | HealthThe aetiology of UC is believed that an immune abnormality may be involved in its development. Steroid has long been the second line therapy for the induction to remission in UC, if…
A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and immune suppression
— 2 Jul 2008 12:13 | HealthMany of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered…
Sedentary lifestyles associated with accelerated ageing process
— 29 Jan 2008 08:48 | HealthIndividuals who are physically active during their leisure time appear to be biologically younger than those with sedentary lifestyles, according to a report in the 28 January issue…
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