Collaborate Disseminate
Injured cartilage can take the body a long time to repair, but back in 2014 we looked at a promising study where scientists created grafts from nasal cartilage cells and deployed them in damaged knees to help things along. The researchers have since ta… Continue reading How nose cartilage cells are being weaponized against osteoarthritis
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have tested an experimental new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in mice. The team implanted stem cells that have been reprogrammed to secrete anti-inflammatory drugs only when they sense inflam… Continue reading Rheumatoid arthritis implants release drugs when they sense inflammation
A new review article, spearheaded by researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, asserts the increasingly prominent condition known as long COVID shares significant physiological similarities to chronic fatigue syndrome. The researche… Continue reading Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome share striking similarities
Decades of research has culminated in a landmark study identifying a novel genetic variant that is associated with severe cases of endometriosis. The gene is known to play a role in several inflammatory diseases and the findings direct researchers towa… Continue reading Genetic cause of endometriosis discovered, pointing to new drug therapy
Through a series of ingenious mouse experiments, researchers have discovered evidence that inflammation-induced histamine activity can inhibit the release of serotonin in the brain. The findings suggest histamine may play a key role in causing depressi… Continue reading Histamine may be a missing link connecting inflammation and depression
The World Health Organization is launching a large-scale global clinical trial testing whether a trio of pre-existing drugs can be repurposed to treat those hospitalized with severe COVID-19. The project serves as the second phase of WHO’s Solidarity p… Continue reading WHO begins global trial testing trio of drugs to treat severe COVID-19
New Australian research is offering a thorough look at the lasting impact of COVID-19 on immune system activity. Tracking a wide variety of biomarkers the research found immune abnormalities persisting at least six months after patients recover from ac… Continue reading Long-lasting immune abnormalities detected in recovered COVID-19 patients
Investigating the relationship between diet, gut bacteria and systemic inflammation, a team of Stanford University researchers has found just a few weeks of following a diet rich in fermented foods can lead to improvements in microbiome diversity and r… Continue reading Fermented vs. high-fiber diet microbiome study delivers surprising results
Investigating the relationship between diet, gut bacteria and systemic inflammation, a team of Stanford University researchers has found just a few weeks of following a diet rich in fermented foods can lead to improvements in microbiome diversity and r… Continue reading Fermented vs. high-fiber diet microbiome study delivers surprising results
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have engineered yeast used in baking, wine-making and brewing to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The bacteria has been modified to secrete an anti-inflammatory molecule in response to signs of gut i… Continue reading Beer yeast genetically engineered to detect and treat gut inflammation