Tag Archives: Inflammation

Scientists identify the mechanisms underlying the activation of inflammasomes by fungal pathogens

[ad_1] Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind infection-driven inflammasome activation with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal infection, especially with A. fumigatus, is a leading cause of infection-associated deaths in people with compromised immune systems. The work provides clues to a potential therapeutic approach …

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Scientists develop a new biomaterial that accelerates bone healing

[ad_1] Scientists have developed a new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster by improving the regenerative capacity of adult stem cells. The study, led by researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Temple Street CHI, is published in the current edition of Biomaterials, the highest-scoring journal in …

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Air quality could affect the virulence of COVID-19 disease

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 The correlation between the high concentration of fine particles and the severity of flu waves is well known to epidemiologists. An interdisciplinary team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and ETH Zurich’s spin-off Meteodat investigated the possible interactions between acutely high levels …

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Patients, caregivers, young people, people in precariousness … The pandemic also has a psychological impact

[ad_1] The psychological consequences of the health crisis are worrying. Those suffered by Covid patients to begin with. “At least 20% of them have psychological consequences: chronic anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive pathology. The neuroinflammatory disorders caused by the virus could be one of the determining factors “, wrote …

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