Medications
Inhaled statins show promise as effective asthma treatment
Statins are a class of drugs commonly used to lower bad cholesterol, but can they also treat obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma?
Dec 20, 2023
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Medications
Clinical trial investigates new oral treatment for COVID-19
An exploratory clinical trial (SIGMA4COVID) through a collaboration between Catalonia and Galicia, the results of which are published in the Journal of Infection, suggests the usefulness of a drug, E-52862, for the treatment ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma: Poorer treatment outcomes
Treatment with bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma associates with poorer treatment outcomes, finds a recent study.
Dec 19, 2023
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Medications
Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg, in collaboration with colleagues from University of Glasgow, present data that the drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) which is commonly used for the treatment of cardiac failure ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Medical research
Significant benefit seen in Phase III trial of experimental drug for kidney disease
In a clinical trial of patients with chronic kidney disease, an experimental drug significantly reduced albuminuria—albumin in urine, a sign of kidney damage—for 50% of participants. When the experimental drug was paired ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Medical research
Designing non-hallucinogenic psychedelic treatments that may accelerate research on mental health benefits
There is nothing magic about the recent increase in interest around the study of psychedelic drugs as potential treatments for patients suffering from a myriad of mental health conditions.
Dec 15, 2023
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Medications
Review highlights the challenges and recent advances in targeted therapies for lupus nephritis
Patients with lupus nephritis (LN), a severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often undergo progressive kidney damage, with approximately 20% of these patients advancing to end-stage renal disease.
Dec 13, 2023
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Genetics
Q&A: Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds
A recent trial of a novel gene-editing technique that lowered dangerously high cholesterol by up to 55% has generated talk of a new front opening against cardiovascular disease, which kills nearly 700,000 Americans each year ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Memory CD8 T cells promote pathogenic plaque buildup of the arteries in aged mice: Study
Aging is known to be a risk factor for the biological changes that create the dangerous buildup of plaque in arteries called atherosclerosis, and aging also induces a buildup of memory CD8 T cells, a type of immune cell, ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Third-generation anti-CD19 CAR T-cells show efficacy without neurotoxicity in B-cell lymphoma phase 1 clinical trial
The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with Wellington Zhaotai Therapies Limited, today announced results of its phase 1 dose escalation trial of a new third generation anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor ...
Dec 11, 2023
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