Childhood inflammation linked to mental and cardiometabolic disorders in early adulthood
Increased inflammation in childhood may be associated with a higher risk of mental and cardiometabolic disorders in early adulthood. …
Imaging technique uncovers protein abnormality in motor neurone disease
Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have been identified using a new mass spectrometry imaging technique.
Exercise bouts could improve efficacy of antibody therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Study shows that moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise exercise increases the number of natural killer cells, which were found to be approximately twice as effective at killing cancer cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. …
Antibiotics can lead to fungal infection because of disruption to the gut’s immune system
Patients prescribed antibiotics in hospital are more likely to get fungal infections because of disruption to the immune system in the gut …
Vitamin D deficiency linked to metabolic changes in patients with lupus
Vitamin D deficiency linked to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in lupus patients. …
Fecal microbial transplantation more effective and less costly than antibiotics
An innovative treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile infection that uses transplanted gut bacteria is a more effective and more cost-efficient treatment than using antibiotics. …
Scientists ‘re-train’ immune system to prevent attack of healthy cells
The body’s immune system can be re-wired to prevent it from attacking its own proteins, which can cause autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis. …
Fecal microbiota transplants successfully treat patients with C. difficile infection
A new study has shown that fecal microbiota transplants are highly successful in treating patients with C. difficile infection. …
Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown in new study
Scientists have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. …
Scientists develop sight-saving treatment for eye infection or trauma
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a novel eye drop that rapidly reduces sight-threatening scarring to the surface of the eye. …
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