Tag: Pathogenesis

Excessive Airway Nerves Tied to More Severe Asthma Symptoms, Study Finds

September 6, 2018
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Portland, OR — A new study implicates remodelling of nerves in the airways as a key contributor to heightened sensitivity and airway constriction in patients with asthma.

New Approach to Fight Tuberculosis, Leading Cause of Death Worldwide

August 17, 2018
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San Francisco, CA — Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from this infectious disease, and an estimated 2 billion people are chronically...

First Mouse Model to Mimic Lung Disease could Speed Discovery of More Effective Treatments

August 17, 2018
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Philadelphia, PA — The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a life-threatening condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing is increasingly...

First Mouse Model to Mimic Pulmonary Fibrosis Developed

August 16, 2018
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Philadelphia, PA – The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a life-threatening condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing is increasingly...

Link Between Common ‘Harmless’ Virus and Cardiovascular Damage

August 14, 2018
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Brighton, UK — Researchers from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) have found an unexpectedly close link between a herpes virus and the occurrence of immune cells damaging cardiovascular tis...

During HIV Infection, Antibody can Block B Cells from Fighting Pathogens

August 13, 2018
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Bethesda, MD — For the first time, scientists have shown that in certain people living with HIV, a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G3 (IgG3) stops the immune system’s B cells from doing...

Surprise Finding in Neurons

August 9, 2018
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Würzburg, Germany — Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning, fine motor control of the muscle, equilibrium and...

Chemists Discover How Blue Light Speeds Blindness

August 9, 2018
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Toledo, OH — Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye’s retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.

pH Imbalance in Brain Cells may Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease

August 2, 2018
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Baltimore, MD — Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes, that one root of Alzheimer’s disease may be a simple imbalance...

Study Shows How Oropouche Virus Replicates in Human Cells

July 31, 2018
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São Paulo, Brazil — The strategy used by the Oropouche virus to replicate in human cells has been described for the first time by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and international...

Collaborative team first to identify the perinexus in the human heart

June 7, 2018
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Blacksburg, VA — A collaborative research team is on a quest to collapse a tiny pocket between cardiac cells that can cause big problems. Called the perinexus, the structure spans only tenths of a millimeter...

New Findings Link Oestrogen and T Cell Immune Response to Autoimmune Inflammation

May 31, 2018
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Turku, Finland — Women are more prone to the development of autoimmune diseases. The female hormone oestrogen is likely to affect the immune system.

Discovery Reveals How Cells Try to Control Levels of Key HIV Protein

May 31, 2018
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La Jolla, CA — One of the many challenges in treating HIV is that the virus can lie dormant in cells, quietly evading immune detection until it suddenly roars to life without warning and begins replicating...

Smell Receptor Fuels Prostate Cancer Progression

May 29, 2018
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Durham, NC — When scientists first described the receptors responsible for our sense of smell, they naturally assumed that these chemical sensors resided exclusively in the lining of our noses.

Scientists Identify Novel Cellular Mechanism that can Lead to Cancer Metastasis

May 29, 2018
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Roanoke, VA — Scientists have added a new dimension to the understanding of how cells alter their communication with one another during development, wound healing, and the spread of cancer.

COPD-Associated Inflammation Halted in Model Experiment

May 3, 2018
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Munich, Germany — Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München have now reported a previously unknown pathogenic mechanism, which they have already been able to prevent in the laboratory.

Lipid Accumulation in the Brain may be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s Disease, Researchers Find

April 30, 2018
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Belmont, MA — A collaborative team of researchers has found that elevated levels of certain types of lipids (fat molecules) in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Lack of Sleep may be Linked to Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease, Research Shows

April 16, 2018
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Maryland, US — Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a small, new study by researchers...

HIV Cell Dysfunction Discovery Sheds Light on How Virus Works

April 9, 2018
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Austin, TX — A new study has revealed that certain immune cells behave differently in HIV-infected patients than they do in healthy individuals.

Microscopic Revelations Point to New Blood Infection Therapies

April 5, 2018
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Calgary, AB, Canada — Researchers have for the first time been able to observe — live and in real-time — how the human body responds to often lethal fungal blood infections in the lung.

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