Tag: inflammation
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Immune Dysfunction and Progressive Heart Failure After Heart Attacks
Understanding the Link Between Immunity and Heart Failure When a heart attack damages heart muscle, the immediate concern is restoring blood flow and limiting further injury. But the aftermath involves a complex cascade of immune responses. Recent insights suggest that dysfunction within the immune system can propel the heart from injury toward progressive heart failure,…
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Immune Dysfunction Drives Progressive Heart Failure After Heart Attacks
New Insights into the Aftermath of a Heart Attack When a heart attack damages the heart muscle, the body’s immediate response is to repair the tissue and restore blood flow. Yet for many survivors, the story doesn’t end there. Emerging research points to immune system dysfunction as a key driver of progressive heart failure, a…
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Immune Dysfunction After Heart Attacks Drives Progressive HF
Understanding the Link Between Immune Dysfunction and Progressive Heart Failure When a heart attack damages the heart muscle, the body launches an immune response to clear damaged cells and begin repair. In many patients, this immune response is tightly regulated and resolves as healing progresses. In others, immune dysfunction persists, contributing to ongoing inflammation and…
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How Lectins in the GI Tract Neutralize Bacteria to Protect Your Health
Understanding the GI Mucosal Barrier The lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is more than a simple barrier. It is an active frontier of defense where mucosal surfaces host a dynamic immune system designed to distinguish between harmless microbes and potential threats. Central to this defense are specialized proteins known as lectins, which recognize specific…
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Weight Loss Normalizes Fat Tissue at the Cellular Level
Introduction: Why fat tissue matters Obesity is more than a numbers game on the scale. Excess fat tissue, or adipose tissue, becomes a dynamic organ that communicates with the body’s metabolism. When adipose tissue expands in obesity, it often shifts toward a chronic, low-grade inflammatory state that disrupts how fat stores and releases energy. This…
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How Weight Loss Resets Fat Tissue at the Cellular Level
Introduction: Why fat tissue health matters Obesity is not just about extra weight; it alters the biology of fat tissue (adipose tissue) in ways that raise the risk of metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Chronic low-grade inflammation, immune cell changes, and altered fat cell signaling contribute to insulin resistance and dysregulated…
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Weight Loss and Fat Tissue: How Shedding Pounds Restores Cellular Health
Introduction: Why fat tissue matters for metabolic health Obesity is more than a matter of body weight. Excess adipose tissue often becomes a source of chronic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction that raises the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions. The good news is that weight loss does not just reduce inches on the…
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Formosa Licenses Clobetasol Ophthalmic Suspension with Samil for Ocular Inflammation Treatment
Overview Formosa Pharmaceuticals, a Taiwan-based biopharma company, has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Samil Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. for the commercialization of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension. The collaboration aims to bring a potent topical corticosteroid therapy to patients suffering from ocular inflammation, expanding Formosa’s portfolio in ophthalmology and Samil’s international reach. About the Agreement The…
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The Inflammation Link: How Long COVID May Be Fueled by Microclots and Immune Signals
Unraveling the biology of long COVID Long COVID remains a puzzling condition for millions who continue to experience symptoms weeks or months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Recent research suggests that multiple biological processes may overlap and amplify one another, creating a complex web that sustains fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, and other lingering effects.…
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Unraveling Long COVID: Inflammation and Tiny Clots Behind Prolonged Symptoms
What Long COVID Might Be Telling Us About Our Bodies While most people recover from acute COVID-19 within a few weeks, a significant subset experiences lingering symptoms that can persist for months. Scientists are racing to understand the biology behind long COVID, and the leading theories point to several overlapping problems. Inflammation that stubbornly lingers,…