Tag Archives: chronic inflammation

Kyowa Kirin and Boehringer Ingelheim Partner to Advance Potential First-in-Class Small Molecule Therapy for Autoimmune Disorders

(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a pre-clinical small molecule program from Kyowa Kirin to develop a potential first-in-class therapy for autoimmune diseases, a major global health challenge affecting around 10% of the population. The deal grants Boehringer exclusive worldwide … Read the full press release

Groundbreaking InflammAge Biomarker Revolutionizes Non-Invasive Aging and Inflammation Assessment

(IN BRIEF) A collaborative study led by Bayer and Hurdle, in partnership with top academic institutions including the University of Birmingham and the University of Edinburgh, has introduced and validated InflammAge—a novel, non-invasive saliva-based biomarker that quantifies systemic chronic inflammation, … Read the full press release

Technical University of Munich (TUM): Multiple sclerosis: Cholesterol crystals can trigger chronic inflammation that in turn impedes regeneration in the central nervous system

  MUNICH, 09-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, in which the body’s own immune cells attack the fatty, insulating myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers. The regeneration of intact myelin … Read the full press release