Found 174 news articles for inflammation
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Sepsis nearly took Dr Michael Gantier’s life. Now he studies it.
…for life-threatening COVID-19 symptoms, which includes acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis. These are reactions caused by excessive inflammation – part of the body’s own natural immune response to infection…… Read more
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Funding boost to develop lung treatment for premature babies
…amniotic sac which surrounds a baby during pregnancy. They have stem cell-like properties and can grow into many cell types. Most importantly, they have potent effects on inflammation and tissue…… Read more
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Umbilical cord blood could improve brain injury in babies
…which affects muscle tone, movement and motor skills. Nearly half of all infants treated with the current best-practice therapy of whole-body cooling, to reduce inflammation and interrupt brain injury, will…… Read more
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US President Donald Trump has COVID-19 and is on a cocktail of experimental drugs. What does this mean for his health?
…can start to go downhill,” Prof Hartland said. “That’s when the immune response starts to really ramp up and people can begin to develop the life-threatening inflammation which leads to…… Read more
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Newborn brain injury prevention research earns prestigious award
…on reducing inflammation-induced brain injury in late preterm newborns by administering a molecule called an IL-1 receptor antagonist. “IL-1 is one of the most potent inflammatory cytokines in the body,”…… Read more
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Breakthrough links COPD, emphysema and lung cancer
…the role of ADAM17 Leading inflammation researchers Dr Mohamed Saad and Professor Brendan Jenkins discovered that an enzyme – ADAM17 – acts as a central molecular switch that leads to…… Read more
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Rachel’s story: living with Crohn’s disease
…have an anaphylactic reaction. Another involved having a weekly injection, and I couldn’t handle it as it was really painful. I usually see Dr Edward Giles (Hudson Institute inflammation researcher and Monash…… Read more
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Researchers closer to finding the cause of endometriosis
…uterus and causes inflammation, the reason why it happens has remained unclear — until now. There is currently no cure for endometriosis and the cause is not known. By identifying…… Read more
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Lessons from how bats resist COVID could inform new treatments in humans
…what happens in bats. Associate Professor Nold says this “could minimise the excessive inflammation, immune exhaustion and the cytokine storms that are experienced in humans.” Based on these insights, the…… Read more
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Cerebral Palsy | Meet the young Melbourne medical researchers making a difference
…cord blood stem cells for preterm brain injury, studying the characteristics of these cells in the laboratory, and a pre-clinical study of how these cells can reduce inflammation and injury…… Read more