FDA approves Dupixent for prurigo nodularis The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as the first treatment for adults with prurigo nodularis, according to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Oct 3, 2022 0 68
Muscling through: Linking muscle and joint stiffness of the lower human limbs Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance. It is responsible for protecting the muscle-tendon unit under stressful conditions by ... Oct 3, 2022 0 86
Tricking the brain into thinking it's fasting to better cope with inflammation Mice who have been tricked into thinking they are fasting manage inflammation more easily, according to neurobiologists at The University of Manchester and collaborators from the University of Naples "Federico II," in Italy. Oct 3, 2022 0 482
New epigenetic markers for prostate cancer discovered New epigenetic biomarkers to predict more aggressive forms of prostate cancer have been discovered by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Oct 3, 2022 0 34
Misinformation about vaccine safety drives reluctance to vaccinate children, study finds As of late September 2022, nearly 78% of U.S. adults but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 had completed the primary set of vaccinations against COVID-19, according to health authorities. Oct 3, 2022 0 93
New tool helps primary care providers address chronic pain and opioid prescribing The Chronic Pain OneSheet, a clinical decision support tool developed by the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, is now available for all primary care providers this month at Eskenazi Health. Oct 3, 2022 0 79
Adding COVID-19 to 'designated diseases' could boost vaccine uptake among children My research includes the moral and legal aspects and policy implications of childhood vaccination. COVID-19's effects on children has an impact on that research. And these effects appear to be changing, making the need for ... Oct 3, 2022 0 113
Higher body temperature alters key protein in autoinflammatory disorder A new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows how rises in core body temperature may trigger the inflammatory flares in people with a rare genetic autoinflammatory disease. Oct 3, 2022 0 808
Study is first to show role of genomic changes in specific brain cells in Alzheimer's disease New research—which studied genomic changes in different types of brain cells—has yielded a potentially surprising result: many of the changes in Alzheimer's disease are in brain cells other than neurons, the cells that actually ... Oct 3, 2022 0 55
Large US study confirms that mRNA boosters extend COVID-19 protection but wane over time A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming that mRNA booster immunizations extend protection against moderate and severe COVID for four to five months. These findings, published ... Oct 3, 2022 0 473
