Inflammation may be a warning sign of frailty after chemo

Researchers have found a link between inflammation levels in the blood and frailty in breast cancer patients who've gone through chemotherapy.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
April 6, 2021 ~4 min

Dementia patients are at greater risk for COVID-19, particularly African Americans and people with vascular dementia

Because dementia patients are more likely to acquire COVID-19, and because so many live in close-quarter facilities – like nursing homes – it's critical to vaccinate them as quickly as possible.

Steven DeKosky, Deputy Director, McKnight Brain Institute, Aerts-Cosper Professor of Alzheimer’s Research, and Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Florida • conversation
March 12, 2021 ~6 min


Harvard researchers engineer proteins

Researchers prove they can engineer proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential new treatments to help neuroregeneration, cytokine storm.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
March 4, 2021 ~7 min

Immune system may keep tabs on the brain from afar

New findings may solve a longstanding mystery about the immune system: How does it know what's going on in the brain? From a distance, researchers say.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Jan. 29, 2021 ~8 min

Human muscle fights inflammation all by itself

When exercised, human muscle can ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation, according to a new study using lab-grown muscle.

Ken Kingery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 25, 2021 ~6 min

They don't come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life

Lifestyle medicine targets the root of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Experts explain why everyone should embrace these free prescriptions for good health.

Michael Parkinson, Senior Medical Director of Health and Productivity, UPMC Health Plan & Workpartners, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Jan. 20, 2021 ~10 min

Inflammation gives C. diff 2 survival benefits

The inflammation caused by Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection gives the pathogen a two-fold advantage that helps it thrive, a new study shows.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Jan. 19, 2021 ~4 min

Stronger early immune reaction might make COVID worse

While having a robust immune response to coronavirus infection may sound helpful, a new study shows the opposite may be true.

Leslie Tate-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 3, 2020 ~4 min


Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 will have side effects – that's a good thing

The side effects of new SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are a result of immune system activation. While uncomfortable, they are both normal and expected. They are a sign that the vaccine is working.

Matthew Woodruff, Instructor, Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University • conversation
Dec. 3, 2020 ~9 min

‘Cytokine storms’ aren’t behind most COVID-19 lung failures

Few people with severe COVID-19 suffer from unbridled inflammation, researchers report. That suggests anti-inflammatory drugs may not help most patients.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Nov. 23, 2020 ~9 min

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