Immune system can slow degenerative eye disease: Mouse study
Study reveals C3, which can cause damage in some eye diseases, may help to slow the progression of retinitis pigmentosa.... Read More...
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Promising treatment option for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Blocking the activity of interleukin-1 in mouse models of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) helped reverse symptoms. Researchers say patients with CRPS should respond to immune-based treatments which reduce some of the disease features.... Read More...
Scientists discover how hepatitis C ‘ghosts’ our immune system
Hepatitis C virus increases the expression of SOCS, dulling the normal immune system response to viral infections. This may explain why Hepatitis C 'hides' in the immune system, leading to a lack of diagnosis in those suffering the infection. ... Read More...
High levels of rare gut bacteria may be linked to restless legs syndrome
Findings from a small sample study link small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) to restless leg syndrome. ... Read More...
12 genes at the root of multiple sclerosis identified
12 genes associated with familial multiple sclerosis have been identified. The findings provide a molecular rationale for the chronic inflammation, demyelination and neurodegeneration associated with MS. Identifying new genetic targets could help with the development of novel treatments to prevent multiple sclerosis in those with a genetic risk.... Read More...
Nanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis in mice
Extracting nanosized exosomes from bone marrow stem cells and injecting them into mice, researchers reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis.... Read More...
Bad diets making for bad memories
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) and the neurons they enmesh can be damaged by poor diets. Excessive consumption of foods high in saturated fats and refined sugars cause inflammation and oxidative stress, resulting in cognitive decline and poor memory.... Read More...
How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation
Computational model sheds light on the impact chronic, low-grade inflammation has on the mesolimbic dopamine system and motivational impairments.... Read More...
Exercise fine-tunes brain’s connections, eases autism spectrum disorder in mouse model
Participating in exercise improved synaptic pruning in mouse models of autism. The study also found microglia dependant synaptic pruning is impaired by maternal inflammation, which has been previously connected to the development of ASD. ... Read More...
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Immune cells can accelerate the growth of cancerous tumors in mouse models of NF1.... Read More...
Classification system based on co-occurring conditions may provide insight into autism
Gastrointestinal and immune disorders, along with sleep disruptions and seizures often co-occur at similar points of time in those diagnosed under the autism spectrum. Analyzing patterns in diagnosis of co-occurring medical conditions allowed for the identification of three subtypes of children with ASD. The findings could provide new insight into the mechanics of ASD.... Read More...
Breastfeeding moms’ milk can transfer life-long protection against infection to their babies
Maternal exposure to infection prior to pregnancy can transfer into life long cellular immunity in infants who are breastfed.... Read More...