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One Step Closer to an Innovative Therapy for Sepsis

Written by Jiqing Hansen on 11/09/2021. Posted in Sepsis. Leave a Comment

Not many people know how dangerous sepsis is. Even fewer people know that there is no specific therapy available to treat sepsis. Sepsis, a disorder that is developed from infections, can lead to limb amputations and deaths in a matter of days. For decades, it has remained one of the deadliest and costliest medical conditions. Now a startup is getting one step closer to finding an innovative therapy. Finding an innovative approach Computer illustration of a cutaway view of the human cell membrane. The yellow channels are aquaporins. Aquaporin is a channel protein found in plants,...

Four Supertrends Experts Share Their Insights on Sepsis

Written by Jiqing Hansen on 09/10/2021. Posted in Science. Leave a Comment

On 13 September 2021, World Sepsis Day will be observed for the tenth time. Sepsis, a disorder that is caused by infections, can lead to limb amputations and deaths in a matter of days. The condition kills at least 11 million people every year globally. However, the condition is still not well known, with only from 7 to 50 percent of respondents being familiar with the term, and many having an incorrect understanding of the condition. Supertrends asked four experts to comment on current sepsis-related trends and challenges. COVID-19 and viral sepsis Traditionally, bacterial infections...

Finding the elusive aquaporin modulators

Written by Jiqing Hansen on 10/05/2020. Posted in Life Science, Sepsis, Science.

Aquaporins are channel proteins that facilitate the transport of water across cells. The discovery of aquaporins in 1992, for which researcher Peter Agre received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, opened the door to a new therapeutic approach for treating many health conditions. On one particular start-up’s journey in finding applicable aquaporin modulators, the student has become the master. Water is one of the substances that are essential for life on Earth and for the survival of all plants and animals. Although the importance of water transport has been recognized since ancient times, the...

The new challenge in fighting old sepsis

Written by Jiqing Hansen on 09/08/2020. Posted in Sepsis.

While we have been battling with sepsis for centuries, now COVID19 added new challenges to this battle. Can Aquaporin-based therapy be our newest weapon against this malicious viral sepsis? “Patients typically develop a high fever, their Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is high. If we can get them to pass the two-week mark, they will survive.” Dr. Masab Moumneh, MD, ICU physician Sepsis – an elusive syndrome Sepsis has been defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. First described by Hippocrates, it is one of the oldest topics...

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One Step Closer to an Innovative Therapy for Sepsis

Four Supertrends Experts Share Their Insights on Sepsis

Finding the elusive aquaporin modulators

The new challenge in fighting old sepsis

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