Age may play a difference in how severely and for how long a person experiences chronic pain, according to a small, preliminary University of Florida Health study. This could mean that older adults could be at risk for developing chronic pain and may benefit from taking anti-inflammatories soon after an injury or procedure, according to… Continue reading Aging and Chronic Pain
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Green Tea May Fight Inflammation
Researchers at Washington State University in Spokane have identified a potential new approach to combating the joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. It involves a phytochemical found in green tea. “Existing drugs for rheumatoid arthritis are expensive, immunosuppressive and sometimes unsuitable for long-term use,” said Salah-uddin Ahmed, the lead WSU researcher… Continue reading Green Tea May Fight Inflammation
Vinegar Could Help Fight a Chronic Disease
Vinegar, one of the most commonly used ingredients, may have another purpose as well: fighting ulcerative colitis. Researchers, who published their findings in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found that vinegar suppressed inflammation-inducing proteins while improving the gut’s bacterial makeup in mice. Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, is a… Continue reading Vinegar Could Help Fight a Chronic Disease
A New Way to Help Skin Heal Faster
Many products that are used to treat skin problems may cause inflammation, which can prolong healing and result in scarring. However, LSU Assistant Professor Wei Xu and collaborators at Northwestern University discovered a new way to prevent inflammation and to speed up the skin’s healing process. After five years of research, they identified the gene… Continue reading A New Way to Help Skin Heal Faster
Toward A Better Understanding of IBD
A new study has uncovered how genetics affect exactly where gut inflammation is located in inflammatory bowel disease patients. The discovery has implication for the diagnosis and treatment of IBD patients. The study, from an international team headed by researchers at the nonprofit Wellcome Institute in the UK, drew on genetic and clinical data from… Continue reading Toward A Better Understanding of IBD
What Your Mouth Has to Do With Your Overall Wellbeing
Would you floss more often if you knew it could prevent erectile dysfunction? Would you brush your teeth better if it reduced your chances of a terrible disease like cancer or heart disease? What goes on inside your mouth has a direct impact to what goes on in the rest of your body. Dr. Susan… Continue reading What Your Mouth Has to Do With Your Overall Wellbeing
Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Drinking coffee regular appears to prevent the return of colon cancer, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, had the greatest benefit from consuming four or more cups… Continue reading Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Is Fish Oil As Helpful As We Think?
The efficacy of fish oil, touted as helpful for people with heart disease, has been called into question by new research from investigators from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Synthetic versions of marine fish lipid-derived molecules called specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) show anti-inflammatory properties in cell cultures and live animal models. But… Continue reading Is Fish Oil As Helpful As We Think?
The Molecule that Fights Psoriasis
Researchers have discovered how IL-4 can fight psoriasis on a molecular level. Scientists have known that Interleukin 4, also known as IL-4, an endogenous signal molecule, inhibits the inflammation that is characteristic of psoriasis. But until now, it wasn’t clear exactly how that happened. Inflammation defends the body against invaders. But sometimes poorly directed immune… Continue reading The Molecule that Fights Psoriasis
A Tougher Defense Against Dangerous Inflammation
A compound that’s produced by the body when dieting or fasting can block a part of the immune system involved in several inflammatory disorders such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study from the Yale School of Medicine. The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, focuses on how the… Continue reading A Tougher Defense Against Dangerous Inflammation
Could Type 2 Diabetes Ever Be Reversed?
Blocking inflammation in fat tissue may hold the key to preventing or even reversing type 2 diabetes, new research has found. Australian and Japanese researchers made the discovery, which was reported in the journal Nature Immunology. The researchers discovered that immune cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs), are crucial in controlling inflammation in fat tissue and… Continue reading Could Type 2 Diabetes Ever Be Reversed?
Another Reason Why Red Meat Is Bad for You
Researchers have found that eating red meat, already known to be a bad health habit, may also introduce a tumor-forming substance into the body. The discovery was made by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The scientists focused on the possibly… Continue reading Another Reason Why Red Meat Is Bad for You
One Molecule, Many Illnesses
Researchers have identified what seems to be a molecular “switch” that controls inflammatory processes linked to a number of conditions including muscle atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease. The study, led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators, found that the action of the signaling molecule, nitric oxide, on the protein SIRT1, appears to be necessary for the… Continue reading One Molecule, Many Illnesses
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain
Researchers have discovered that one key receptor plays a big part in provoking rheumatoid arthritis. The finding, by investigators from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, means that there is now a new target for potential treatments of RA. The receptor, TLR5 or toll-like receptor 5, begins the damaging process of inflammation… Continue reading Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain