Medications
FDA approves Dupixent for chronic spontaneous urticaria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adults and adolescents with chronic spontaneous urticaria.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell-based infection model provided better insights into the hepatitis D virus
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infects the liver and causes severe inflammation. According to WHO estimates, 12 million people worldwide are infected with HDV. Currently, there are only a few treatment options.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify pathway responsible for calciphylaxis, a rare and serious condition
The global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising, with more than 800 million people affected worldwide. Vascular diseases in patients with CKD are unique and grouped as uremic vascular diseases. One of them, calciphylaxis, ...
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Neuroscience
How inflammation alters nerve cell responses to make touch painful
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered clues as to how our bodies turn sensations such as heat and touch into signals sent to the brain—and how these signals can be altered by inflammation ...
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Inflammatory disorders
Walnut consumption curbs inflammation and may reduce colon cancer risk, clinical trial finds
There are new findings out about the benefits of eating walnuts. Results from a UConn School of Medicine clinical trial on the cover of the April edition of the journal Cancer Prevention Research show that walnuts improve ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Immunology
Allergy expert gives tips on seasonal allergies
Spring has sprung, and the battle with seasonal allergies is underway in earnest.
Apr 18, 2025
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Health
Is nitrogen fertilizer supercharging allergy-causing pollen?
Nitrogen-fertilized grasslands may produce six times more pollen than their unfertilized counterparts, suggests a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study also suggests pollen from fertilized grasslands is ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Immunology
A new approach to asthma treatment: Harnessing the liver to reprogram the immune system
For millions of people around the world, asthma is more than just a breathing problem—it is a chronic and often debilitating condition caused by the immune system's exaggerated response to harmless airborne particles.
Apr 17, 2025
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Inflammatory disorders
Flares occur frequently in generalized pustular psoriasis
Patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) experience frequent flares, and treatment alterations of off-label agents are frequently observed, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of the American ...
Apr 16, 2025
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Medications
Single mid-afternoon preventer inhaler dose may be best timing for asthma control
A single daily preventer dose of inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone), taken at mid-afternoon, may be the best timing for effective asthma control as it suppresses the usual nocturnal worsening of symptoms more effectively ...
Apr 15, 2025
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