A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed the first "theranostic" agent for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). ALL is the most common type of childhood cancer ...
Mar 7, 2012
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Medications or biologic agents that target T-cells, white blood cells involved in the body's immune system, appear to offer significant benefit to patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a type of arthritis that ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nanoparticle technology, researchers from Yale have devised a way to monitor the growth of laboratory-engineered blood vessels after they have been implanted in patients. This advance ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who initiated treatment with the drug etanercept, one-third achieved an excellent response, and this response was associated with low measures of disability at study ...
Nov 7, 2011
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A series of novel imaging agents could make it possible to "see" tumors in their earliest stages, before they turn deadly.
Oct 7, 2011
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Researchers at Children's National Medical Center have found that a cholesterol-lowering statin drug appears to be safe in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and may improve learning disabilities, including verbal ...
Sep 27, 2011
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today added eight substances to its Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for ...
Jun 10, 2011
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A lymphoma vaccine uniquely tailored for each patient extends disease-free survival by 14 months, with signs of an even better response for patients with a specific biological marker, a team led by scientists at The University ...
May 31, 2011
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract categorized into ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Currently, aminosalicylates, glucocorticoids, immunomodulating drugs, ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease most commonly seen in children and adults. The condition seriously affects patients' quality of life. Its prevalence rate worldwide is 7%–30% in children and 1%–10% ...
May 17, 2023
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