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C-reactive Protein-Triglyceride Glucose Index Independently Predicts Stroke Risk in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Study

Researchers have identified in a new study that the C-reactive protein-triglyceride glucose index (CTI) is linearly and ...
Science Daily

What happens to your body when you eat too many ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of U.S. diets, and new research links high intake to inflammation, a predictor of ...
News Medical

C-reactive protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus erythematosus

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus ...

Eating Ultra-Processed Foods Daily May Trigger Dangerous Inflammation Linked To Heart Disease

Ultra-processed foods like sodas, snacks, and processed meats make up nearly 60% of adult diets in the U.S.—but new research ...
RMD Open

Serum calprotectin and complement factor C3 are superior biomarkers of inflammation in early psoriatic arthritis as compared with C-reactive protein

Objectives C reactive protein (CRP) is frequently normal in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite active disease, complicating ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

C-Reactive Protein Could Predict Survival in Patients With ICC Taking PD-1 Inhibitors

A new report finds inflammation scores can predict outcomes among patients receiving immunotherapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Measures of inflammation—and C-reactive protein (CRP), in ...
Medscape

Can Lung Ultrasound Cut Antibiotic Prescriptions in General Practices?

Among adults with acute cough and symptoms of infection, focused lung ultrasound does not significantly reduce antibiotic ...