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Blocking a key inflammatory pathway improves liver structure and vascular function in cirrhosis, study finds

Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce structural liver damage and improve hepatic vascular function in cirrhosis. The study, published in Biomedicine ...

Inflammatory disorders

Prolonged hydrodistention may provide longer symptom relief in interstitial cystitis

For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC), longer cystoscopic hydrodistention (HD) times may result in improved efficacy and longer symptom relief, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Neurourology and Urodynamics.

Immunology

Key lung immune cells can intensify allergic reactions

Alveolar macrophages are immune cells that live in the tiny air sacs of the lungs. Under normal conditions, these cells act as guardians, keeping the lungs healthy, supporting breathing, and preventing unnecessary immune ...

Inflammatory disorders

Study finds why asthma drugs help some children but not others

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are taking a closer look at how young patients respond to biologic treatments for asthma. By analyzing clinical parameters and identifying which children are still likely ...

Neuroscience

A fatal mix-up: How certain gut bacteria drive multiple sclerosis

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to attack its own nervous system. This mechanism can accelerate the progression of multiple sclerosis, as ...

Inflammatory disorders

The role emotions play in inflammatory bowel disease

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups. Altered processing of pain in response to fear may be involved. This is the conclusion of a research ...

Immunology

New vulnerability of asthma immune cells discovered

Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma—even in an environment that should actually damage them? A team from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn has discovered ...

Health

Is nitrogen fertilizer supercharging allergy-causing pollen?

Nitrogen-fertilized grasslands may produce six times more pollen than their unfertilized counterparts, suggests a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study also suggests pollen from fertilized grasslands is ...

Inflammatory disorders

Flares occur frequently in generalized pustular psoriasis

Patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) experience frequent flares, and treatment alterations of off-label agents are frequently observed, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of the American ...

Immunology

Skin injury may bring on food allergies

There's a mysterious connection between our skin and our guts, specifically when it comes to food allergies. For reasons scientists don't fully understand, chronic skin conditions such as eczema are linked to food allergies; ...

Immunology

How climate change is affecting seasonal allergies

A review published in The Laryngoscope indicates that climate change's effects on pollen seasons and concentrations are contributing to increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.

Immunology

A gentle approach offers new hope for inflammatory lung diseases

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is a lung disease characterized by granulomas—tiny clumps of immune cells that form in response to inflammation. It's the most inflammatory of the interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), a family of conditions ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rates of dissatisfaction high for hidradenitis suppurativa care

The rates of respondent dissatisfaction with current hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treatment options are high, likely due to undertreatment with available therapies, according to a study published in the April issue of the ...