Study: Fluoxetine promotes IL-10–dependent metabolic defenses to protect from sepsis-induced lethality. Image Credit: luchschenF/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in Science Advances ...

It is widely accepted that during the inflammatory response in sepsis-induced lung injury, glycolysis fuels inflammation, while oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) underpins anti-inflammatory processes ...

A brief overview of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is discussed. Following any exposure to unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by multiorgan dysfunction caused by a dysregulated or over-reactive host response to infection. During sepsis, the coagulation cascade is ...

For people who have recently been in hospital, catheter sites and surgical wounds could become sites of infection. Sepsis can progress very quickly. It is important to seek medical help as soon as ...

Sepsis and septicemia are medical terms that refer to infections and your body's response to those infections. Both words originally stem from a Greek word, sēpsis, which means "to make rotten" or "to ...

Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430022, China ...

Vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) is associated with antibodies that target platelet factor 4 (PF4) and are heparin-independent. VITT antibodies are implicated in acute ...

The immune response goes haywire during sepsis, a deadly condition triggered by infection. Richard S. Hotchkiss and his colleagues take the focus off of the prevailing view that the key aspect of ...

Thrombocytopenia, which is a low platelet count, can be caused by problems in the bone marrow or the immune system. The bone marrow may not make enough platelets, or the immune system may destroy ...

Antidepressants, such as Prozac, are routinely used to treat mental health issues, but recent research reveals they may also protect against major infections and life-threatening sepsis.

Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang (N.Y., Y.-P.L., R.W., Y.-H.Y., T.Z., X.-R.Y., Y.-F.X ...