Medications

Dupilumab treatment beneficial for sleep in atopic dermatitis

For adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), dupilumab treatment yields significant improvement in sleep quality and other AD-related signs and symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the ...

Medications

Budesonide yields durable reduction in eGFR for IgA nephropathy

For patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, nine months of treatment with targeted-release formulation of budesonide (Nefecon) yields a greater reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) than placebo, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Perioperative vaginal estrogen does not reduce prolapse recurrence

Following native tissue transvaginal prolapse repair, perioperative vaginal estrogen does not reduce prolapse recurrence, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Can we assess our own immune system?

How well can we assess the strength of our own immune system? The answer is that we are surprisingly good at this. A study by Konstanz psychologist Stephanie Dimitroff examined how freshly vaccinated people assess the strength ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Orexin receptor 2 agonist improves sleepiness in narcolepsy

For patients with narcolepsy type 1, an orexin receptor 2 agonist, TAK-994, improves measures of sleepiness and cataplexy over eight weeks compared with placebo but is associated with hepatotoxic adverse events, according ...

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