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Neuroscience

The role of neuroinflammation in progressive multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that prompts the body's immune system to attack myelin, the protective sheath covering nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. This can in turn result in vision impairments, ...

Immunology

Eczema injectable drug provides quick itch relief, clinical trial results show

A recently approved injectable eczema drug provides quick itch relief to patients with the maddening skin disease, a new study says.

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 ...

Inflammatory disorders

Study reveals new role for inflammatory protein in fat tissue

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that the inflammatory protein IL-1β has an important physiological function in fat tissue. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that IL-1β helps the body ...

Cardiology

Study finds link between eczema and peripheral vascular disease

People living with atopic dermatitis (AD, also known as eczema) are also at significantly higher risk for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Yale School of Medicine researchers find in a new study published in Clinical and ...

Immunology

Unique immune response in lupus paves the way for new treatments

Immune cells called monocytes produce a key inflammatory protein called interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) through an unconventional pathway in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly referred to as lupus, according ...

Inflammatory disorders

New test improves diagnosis of allergies

Researchers at the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a test to simplify the diagnosis of allergies. Its effectiveness has now been confirmed in clinical samples from children and adolescents suffering ...

Inflammatory disorders

Scientists find potential therapy for fatty liver disease

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—previously known as "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease"—affects about 25% of the global population. Its severe form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Adrenaline auto-injectors may not prevent fatal anaphylaxis

Individuals at risk of anaphylaxis—an acute systemic hypersensitivity reaction to an allergen or trigger, typically associated with skin reactions, nausea/vomiting, difficulty breathing, and shock—are often prescribed ...