{"id":47461,"date":"2022-02-26T07:46:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hudson.org.au?post_type=hdsn_news_post&p=47461"},"modified":"2024-07-04T16:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T06:42:30","slug":"why-inflammation-is-important","status":"publish","type":"hdsn_news_post","link":"https:\/\/hudson.org.au\/news\/why-inflammation-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why inflammation is important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inflammation is the essential physiological response that keeps you alive but can also kill you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inflammation<\/a> protects the human body from bacteria, viruses and other invaders, but in its chronic form it contributes to more than half of all deaths worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the distressing images we have all seen during the pandemic of COVID-19<\/a> patients on ventillators, fighting for every breath, hyperinflammation \u2013 the body\u2019s response to the virus – is the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it any wonder Hudson Institute of Medical Research is committed to finding out more about inflammation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hudson Institute Director and CEO Professor Elizabeth Hartland<\/a> believes managing inflammation effectively can potentially alleviate hundreds of deadly or debilitating conditions affecting millions of Australians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dangerous and damaging inflammation<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\u201cThere is still so much we don\u2019t know about the dangerous and damaging inflammation that leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/a>, cancer<\/a>, heart disease, kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease<\/a> and more,\u201d Prof Hartland says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHudson Institute already has 150 expert scientists and clinicians working on inflammation \u2013 the largest concentration of inflammation researchers in Australia.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Innovation and impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe that true innovation and impact in chronic disease lies in identifying the precise inflammation types that lead to damage in each patient, each organ and each disease, then targeting them for intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis personalised medicine<\/em> approach to the causes and effects of inflammation is the solution to the rapid translation of research findings into effective new drugs and effective therapies,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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