September 24, 2025

‘Rogue’ scaffolding cells may hold key to treating multiple diseases at once

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / rogue scaffolding

by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go ‘rogue’ in many different diseases affecting multiple organs—from acne and psoriasis, to rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers […]

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Early symptoms of MS same across ethnic and social groups, study reveals

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / MS

by Queen Mary, University of London edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A major UK study has revealed that the early warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS)—including pain, mood changes, and neurological symptoms such as numbness and tingling—may appear years before diagnosis and affect all communities in similar ways. Researchers

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What supplement labels say, versus what consumers think they mean

September 24, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / supplement label

by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Consumers read common supplement label phrases as promises of disease prevention or treatment, according to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center research. Dietary supplement use is higher in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, with

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Key to the riddle of sleep may be linked to bacteria

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / bacteria, sleep

Peer-Reviewed Publication Washington State University What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the micro-organisms spawned in our intestines. New research from Washington State University suggests a new paradigm in understanding sleep, demonstrating that a substance in the mesh-like walls of bacteria, known

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‘Rogue’ scaffolding cells may hold key to treating multiple diseases at once

Early symptoms of MS same across ethnic and social groups, study reveals

What supplement labels say, versus what consumers think they mean

Key to the riddle of sleep may be linked to bacteria

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