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A cooperative study by Argentinian and UK research teams published in the PLOS ONE journal showed that the individual’s neuroendocrine phenotypes found in mammals, such as rodents and humans, that influence the host’s immune responses, is an evolutive trait traced back to birds such as quails. Numerous previous studies indicate...
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Chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are characterized by continuous pain and RA is the most frequent form of inflammatory joint disease in the United Kingdom [1] with an estimated economic cost of...
The catecholamines dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline are well established neurotransmitters and neurohormones. Sympathoadrenergic pathways are pivotal to the communication between the nervous system and the immune system, and the role of dopaminergic pathways in the...
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Edith Piaf, the famed French singer also had severe rheumatoid arthritis (see more, Cover Image below). Females display an increased incidence of autoimmune diseases, with a sexual dimorphism in the...
Inflammation is the body’s response to insults. During inflammation, various inflammatory cells are activated to release cytokines and mediators and orchestrate progressing inflammation. Clinically, pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome...
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