Inflammatory compounds found in cooked meat are linked to a heightened risk of childhood wheeze, finds research published online in the journal Thorax. The compounds, known as advanced glycation end products, or AGEs for short, are by-products of high temperature…
Read MoreJeannie Mai Forced to Leave ‘Dancing With the Stars' After Life-Threatening Inflammatory Condition Diagnosis
Dancing With the Stars competitor Jeannie Mai has revealed that she can no longer work on the show because she was recently hospitalized and diagnosed with epiglottitis, a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease. “My doctors discovered a health concern with my…
Read MoreLouisiana reports 4th pediatric death in rare, coronavirus-related inflammatory condition: officials
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 10 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Louisiana health officials on Monday reported a fourth death from a rare, coronavirus-related inflammatory condition. The deaths were among…
Read MoreLocal inflammatory cells are characteristic for advanced multiple sclerosis
In the brains of people that suffer from long-term multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory cells are not entering the brain via the bloodstream anymore. Instead, the cells arise from local memory cells in the brain. Nina Fransen and her colleagues of…
Read MoreStudy redefines exi’STING’ dogma of inflammatory mechanism
The protein STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) is a critical component of the body’s innate immune defence system, but can also contribute to chronic autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) researchers led by Dr. Dominic De Nardo…
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