inflammation
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The findings could eventually have implications for a wide range of neurological and psychiatric conditions in which inflammation is thought to play a role.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
A major part of the work involved microglia, immune cells that help coordinate the brain's response to injury and inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Most children recover, but malnutrition can make measles far more dangerous, external, increasing the risk of pneumonia, severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and inflammation of the brain.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Caffeine was also linked to a reduced risk of inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dr. Harlow follows the best medical advice of his time—keep the wound clean but covered and watch for inflammation.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Like other autoimmune diseases, which include rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus, these autoimmune brain inflammations, or encephalitides, arise when antibodies turn against the body.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Progressed oral infections and inflammations -- endodontic lesions and periodontitis -- are known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
In addition to the psychological scars of war, soldiers also come here to treat meningitis, contusions, amputations, lung and nerve inflammations, sleeping disorders, skin diseases, and cardiovascular illnesses, among others.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Compounds similar to the snake’s active toxin are used to treat inflammations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
We slept hour after hour, ate a little, tended our frostbites, inflammations, and bruises, mindspoke, slept again.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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