Found 174 news articles for inflammation
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Discovery opens up new RNA therapies for diseases driven by auto-inflammation
…immune system, whether inhibiting it or activating it. This research provides opportunities to create RNA therapeutics with anti-inflammatory effects to target and help diseases driven by auto-inflammation such as lupus….… Read more
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Inflammation and stomach cancer: the H. pylori connection
…stomach inflammation and ulcers. H.Pylori and stomach cancer facts 20-50 per cent of people in Western countries have H. Pylori 80 per cent of people in developing countries have H….… Read more
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How to protect the newborn brain
…in the developing brain. Complications during birth: Complications during birth, such as oxygen deprivation, can lead to inflammation in the newborn’s brain. Effects of perinatal brain inflammation Perinatal brain inflammation…… Read more
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Scientists override the body’s inflammatory response
…of events, which temper several of the molecular pathways by which the body mounts inflammatory responses. Associate Professor Marcel Nold said inflammation is a double-edged sword. “We all need inflammation…… Read more
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Could flu deaths be relegated to history?
…Clinical data shows that by this point anti-viral drugs, such as Tamiflu, are largely ineffective,” she said. These drugs reduce the inflammation just enough to leave the good inflammation that…… Read more
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Marcel Nold receives inaugural Fielding Innovation Award
…regulate and control inflammation. “Inflammation helps to protect us from the harmful effects of bacteria, viruses and cancer,” A/Prof Nold explained. “However, inflammation is a double-edged sword: in many diseases,…… Read more
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A healthy heart needs a healthy start
…Moss and his team have shown, for the first time, that inflammation in the womb worsens atherosclerosis in later life. A/Prof Moss said identifying infants exposed to inflammation in the…… Read more
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Helping pre-term babies avoid bronchopulmonary dysplasia by controlling inflammatory response
…pathogens, stunningly versatile defence strategies have evolved, including one called type-2-polarised inflammation. Type-2-polarised inflammation’s regular job is to fight off parasites and to counterbalance type-1 and -3 responses. However, in…… Read more
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Stunning NHMRC Grant success
…inflammation (gastritis) caused by Helicobacter pylori bacterial infection. However it remains unknown how Helicobacter triggers gastritis and stomach cancer in people. Using a mouse model for gastritis-associated stomach cancer, our…… Read more
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NHMRC Ideas Grant success
…inflammation upon pathogen signaling, and how activation of macrophage cell death impacts the clearance of life-threatening bacterial and viral infections. Learn more about Inflammation A new strategy in the search…… Read more