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Dismissed for decades, chronic itch research shifts to a ‘golden age’ of discoveries
The story of chronic itch and its impact on quality of life is one dermatologists have heard often. Until recently, treatment ...
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LTA Research Airship Flies Over San Francisco Bay
T he age of the airship is back, kind of. On 15 May, startup LTA Research flew its Pathfinder 1 airship outside Silicon ...
Forget Keto: This Fiber-Fueled Gut Trick Helped Mice Melt Fat Fast
When combined with specific Bacteroides bacteria, acetate rewires metabolism, boosting fat burning and reducing sugar ...
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The mast cell stabiliser ketotifen decreases visceral hypersensitivity and improves intestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Background Mast cell activation is thought to be involved in visceral hypersensitivity, one of the main characteristics of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A study was therefore undertaken to ...
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Growth, phenotype, and function of human intestinal mast cells are tightly regulated by transforming growth factor β1
Here, we asked whether human intestinal mast cells (MC) might also be subject to immunoregulation by TGF-β1. Methods: MC were isolated from the intestinal mucosa, purified, and cultured in vitro in ...