Inflammations [noun]

The word inflammation was an essential one to early accounts of the virus coming out China a year ago.

In a 2019 study that inspired the randomized trial, mice that lacked sigma-1 receptor died from systemic inflammation known as sepsis, whereas fluvoxamine treatment protected animals from deterioration and death.

Obesity in some situations appears to be associated with chronic inflammation, which we think can be a driver of cancer.

When stress is reduced, inflammation is reduced, and the immune system is better equipped to fight off infection and illness.

In experiments on pairs of mice, one mouse received an injection that caused arthritis-like inflammation in one hind paw while the other mouse was unharmed.

Duke scientists are studying why marine mammals don’t show inflammation in their lungs and other organs when denied oxygen.

From what molecular scientists know so far, it somehow changes proteins found all over the body that are responsible for managing pain, inflammation, mood, appetite, and even memory.

In rare cases, it can produce runaway inflammation and swelling of tissues in a serious allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.

The therapy is designed to tamp down inflammation caused by virus-induced damage to human cells, an underlying cause of some complications, and is expected to be used for treatment of severely ill Covid patients.

It produces molecules known as adipokines that can increase inflammation in various organ systems.