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... are also interested in further understanding how tissues adapt to inflammation and why some people heal and others do not. This is ... patient samples, this group is able to study different aspects of inflammation in the gut and trial new drugs and therapies to treat such ... PHDi’s), this group have successfully shown that they can reduce inflammation and promote healing which is of critical importance to ...
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... asthma symptoms. “We know that people with asthma experience airway inflammation, which can make breathing more difficult. Obesity may be one of several factors that contribute to airway inflammation,” Dr Lisa Wood, lead investigator on the study, said. ... each fortnight for three months, where Jackson’s asthma and airway inflammation were monitored through breathing tests. “He had to ...
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... they reproduce. However the specks retain their ability to trigger inflammation even after the demise of the original cell. “Humans ... it’s active all the time, it drives this continual cycle of inflammation … it becomes exaggerated and uncontrollable, which could ... News & Articles Protein speck pinpointed in respiratory disease inflammation ASC molecules are escaping from cells then coursing through ...
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... which regulate protein production in human cells and can regulate inflammation linked to asthma. “After investigating the role of ... Disease. News & Articles Boosting the body’s defence against lung inflammation Respiratory researcher Laureate Professor Paul Foster is ... Paul Foster, Lung Function Boosting the body’s defence against lung inflammation Boosting the body’s defence against lung inflammation ...
Category: Research
... concentration (FeNO) as a non-invasive surrogate marker for airways inflammation). Bronchiolitis is the most common and severe virus-induced ... to antiviral host responses and the development of atopy and airways inflammation in childhood, which are all considered as crucial factors ... susceptibility to LRTI in infancy and potentially atopy and airways inflammation in childhood may directly translate into novel preventative ...
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... association are uncertain. We are interested obesity as a cause of inflammation, as this may be contributing to asthma development and ... is commencing a project exploring the relationship between obesity, inflammation and asthma in children. This student will also examine the effect of weight loss on markers of inflammation and clinical outcomes in children with asthma. We are ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... are your research interests? My research has a focus on understanding inflammation in airways disease and in particular neutrophilic inflammation. Neutrophils are an important white blood cell that are ... neutrophils persist in the airways and this can result in excessive inflammation and poor lung function. My three key research interests ...
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... During most asthma attacks airway narrowing, viral infection and inflammation of the airway occur simultaneously. Previous work has ... to fight the virus which has triggered the attack and as a result, inflammation in the airway increases, so worsening the patients asthma ... in asthma impair anti-viral immunity and promote airway inflammation ...
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... and duration of upper respirat01y illness by reducing airway inflammation. The research team has extensive links with AIS sports, AIS ... AOC. General Dietary antioxidant intervention for reversal of airway inflammation and respiratory illness in athletes ...
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Research Airway inflammation in childhood asthma ...
