FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 18, 2018·3 min readSnacking May Increase InflammationResearchers report snacking can raise inflammation and contribute to metabolic diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2018·6 min readImmune Response May Trigger Chronic Fatigue SyndromeResearchers report an exaggerated immune response can trigger chronic fatigue syndrome. The study reveals levels of Il-10 were higher in those who developed lasting fatigue, suggesting the immune system may have been primed to over respond.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 18, 2018·6 min readGut Microbiome Regulates Intestinal Immune SystemA new study reveals the gut microbiome regulates the immune system. Vitamin A is key to allowing the symbiotic relationship, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 18, 2018·3 min readA Single Faulty Gene Can Lead to LupusResearchers report defects in the Ets1 gene is linked to characteristics associated with systemic lupus erythematosus immune abnormalities.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 13, 2018·6 min readHow Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Immune SystemA new study reports teens faced with chronic family stress have higher blood pressure and worse immune response to bacterial infections. However, those who used cognitive reappraisal had lower blood pressure, despite the pressures they faced.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 5, 2018·5 min readModeling the MicrobiomeResearchers have developed a new mathematical model that analyzes the interactions between gut bacteria.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2018·4 min readAltered Microbiome Post Cesarean Section Impacts Baby’s Immune SystemFindings may explain why children born by C-sections are more prone to suffer from chronic immune system diseases that those born via vaginal birth, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 27, 2018·6 min readDiscovery Opens New Opportunities to Slow or Reverse Multiple SclerosisResearchers report oligodendrocytes may be critical to the remyelination process.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·4 min readCells Using Sugar for Metabolic Process May Fight InflammationResearchers report human mesenchymal stem cells can be manipulated to treat inflammatory diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·4 min readMicroglia React Distinctly During InflammationA new study sheds light into the function of microglia and inflammatory response.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 13, 2018·3 min readImmunity Connects Gut Bacteria and AgingResearchers have identified a mechanism by which immune system problems can cause commensal dysbiosis, which promotes age related pathologies.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 12, 2018·4 min readNew Clues to Origin and Progression of Multiple SclerosisA new study sheds light on the role oligodendrocytes play in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis.Read More