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 ...
A clinical decision tool can reduce antibiotic prescriptions in children with acute illness in primary care without affecting ...
New research shows the biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods have "significantly elevated" levels of a protein ...
Overall survival, cancer-specific survival and progression-free survival were all negatively affected by elevated C-reactive protein levels, this study found. A new meta-analysis supports the idea ...
C-reactive protein (CRP), the classical acute-phase protein, is the most extensively studied systemic marker of inflammation. In previous decades, CRP has been the focus of intense investigation to ...
Objectives C reactive protein (CRP) is frequently normal in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite active disease, complicating ...
Ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of U.S. diets, and new research links high intake to inflammation, a predictor of ...
Researchers said the previous results on high sensitivity C-reactive protein and migraine are mixed, and the relationship to insomnia limited; the aim of this study was to evaluate the cross-sectional ...
Patients with COPD exacerbations are often treated with antibiotics. There are no clear biomarkers to determine which patients will benefit from these therapies, though. A management strategy using ...
—A new study helps clarify the role of C-reactive protein, a marker of chronic inflammation, in the development of ovarian cancer. Reviewed by Vrunda Bhavsar Desai, MD, FACOG, Adjunct Assistant ...