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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, are unpleasant, chronic conditions with few effective treatment options. Now, researchers at KU Leuven and Seoul National University may have found a way to potentiall… Continue reading Immune cell “switch” helps send inflammatory bowel disease into remission
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that leads to great discomfort, is difficult to treat and has no cure. Understanding what causes the condition could lead to new treatment targets and improve outcomes for sufferers, and scientists have … Continue reading Bacterial “Achilles heel” offers new target in Crohn’s disease therapy
New research published in the journal Nature is describing the discovery of a novel subset of brain cell with the capacity to prevent neuroinflammation. This anti-inflammatory activity is modulated by molecules induced by gut bacteria, revealing an exc… Continue reading Anti-inflammatory brain cells activated by signals from gut bacteria
Inflammation in the human body is a complex physiological response to a complex range of triggers, and scientists have just uncovered some useful new details about how it works by experimenting with muscles grown in the lab. By simulating the effects o… Continue reading Exercise drives muscles to fight chronic inflammation on their own
A breakthrough study from a team of neurologists at Stanford University claims to have discovered one way immune cells become dysfunctional as we age, leading to the inflammatory hyperdrive that plays a role in most age-related disease from cancer to c… Continue reading Breakthrough study finds age-related cognitive decline may be reversible
A breakthrough study from a team of neurologists at Stanford University claims to have discovered one way immune cells become dysfunctional as we age, leading to the inflammatory hyperdrive that plays a role in most age-related disease from cancer to c… Continue reading Breakthrough study finds age-related cognitive decline may be reversible
A first-of-its-kind study has investigated the relationship between COVID-19 severity and the gut microbiome. The observational research suggests specific microbial patterns correlate with disease severity and those bacterial imbalances may account for… Continue reading COVID-19 severity linked to gut bacteria in first-of-its-kind study
New research is suggesting e-cigarette vapor alone, free of nicotine or flavoring, can potentially trigger gut inflammation. Across a series of experiments the study demonstrated how e-cigarette vapor can weaken the gut’s lining and lead to chronic inf… Continue reading Chronic gut inflammation triggered by e-cigarette use
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel condition, and one suspected cause is the immune system launching an overly-strong response to gut microbes. Now researchers have developed a new kind of immunotherapy for Crohn’s that delivers a “triple punch” … Continue reading “Triple punch” immunotherapy puts Crohn’s disease into remission in mice
A brand new type of particle has been discovered in the human bloodstream. The sausage-shaped structures were first found by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) in mice with sepsis, and they appear to be related to inflammatory disea… Continue reading New particle discovered in the bloodstream of patients with sepsis