white/inflammation

Metabolic syndrome is a condition involving elevated levels of fat in the blood, a tendency towards diabetes, hypertension, and too much fat around the abdomen (an increased waistline). Individuals with metabolic syndrome often have impaired glucose tolerance, which is a condition where blood sugar

Objectives: 1. To investigate the relationship of carotid inflammation, as measured by FDG positron emission tomography (PET) to standardized uptake value in atherosclerotic plaque, with the number of covert brain infarcts. 2. To investigate the relationship of FDG PET standardized uptake value with

Oral mucositis is a common side effect from paclitaxel treatment. It can be very painful and compromise nutrition and oral hygiene, and it may increase the risk of infection. Although oral mucositis is a common side effect to chemotherapy, no available treatment is yet available that can effectively

This is a research study looking at the biology of mood disorders in youth. The investigator ask participants to come in for three visits. The first visit includes a diagnostic interview, some questionnaires, and a blood draw. The blood draw will take place at the Fairview Outpatient Lab. A trained

Study population: Consecutive adult patients, age 40 or above, undergoing outpatient colonoscopy in the Queen Mary Hospital are invited to participate in this prospective randomized study. Patients are excluded if they are unable to provide informed consent or have undergone previous colorectal

MRI is a vital component of a MS work-up, providing noninvasive evidence of MS lesions, detecting active inflammatory lesions, and measuring brain atrophy to assess neurodegeneration. Recent years of MRI research have generated strong evidence of gray matter (GM) involvement in MS, resulting in the

Hip fracture is a major public health problem, with striking consequences for the older patient, her family and the health care system. More than 350,000 persons over age 65 will fracture a hip in the United States during the coming year at an estimated annual cost of over $12 billion; by 2040, over

This is primarily an observational trial in patients with chronic anemia syndromes (sickle cell disease and thalassemia) and control subjects. The key purpose is to understand how brain blood flow reserve (the ability of the brain to increase its flow in response to stress) is altered in patients

Surgical trauma causes release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and other alarmines (e.g. HMGB-1) targeting receptors on local cells of the innate immune system, such as macrophages. This cellular response to trauma is followed by a rapid release of an array of inflammatory mediators

Study design Observational prospective study The subjects Number of subjects 200 subjects: Average value CRP: group 1: 55; group 2: 84 Average standard deviation: 70.52 Power 80%: 158 deelnemers Power 90%: 202 deelnemers alpha = 0.05 2-sample T-test. Inclusion criteria Acute inflammation is defined

HYPOTHESIS Early administration of human erythropoietin (EPO) in preterm infants reduces perinatal injury to the brain and improves neurodevelopmental outcome at 24 months corrected age. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To determine whether cerebral outcome is improved if infants born between 28 0/7 and 34 6/7