A patch placed on the wrist could replace the annual flu jab, research suggests Patches could be sent out in the post, enabling people to vaccinate themselves Experts in Britain said the patches could be particularly useful for children A patch placed on the wrist could replace the annual flu jab, research suggests. In future...
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Clinical trial shows some promise for Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug
The results of an international clinical trial, led in part by a UC Davis School of Medicine expert, have shown that a drug therapy for a severe type of muscular dystrophy holds promise for a subgroup of patients. In a paper just published online in the journal The Lancet, Craig McDonald and colleagues at 53 study sites in...
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Tai chi may help prevent falls in older and at-risk adults
An analysis of published studies indicates that tai chi may help reduce the number of falls in both the older adult population and at-risk adults. The findings, which are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, offer a simple and holistic way to prevent injuries. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese practice focused on...
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Hyposmia: What you need to know
Hyposmia is a medical term describing at least a partial loss of the sense of smell. This condition can be both upsetting and dangerous when it occurs. Estimates suggest that 2 million people or 12 percent of adults in the United States have this syndrome and other disorders that affect their ability to taste and smell. When people think...
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Researchers overcome suppression of immune response against bacterial pathogens
New therapeutic approach for pneumonia Researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to positively influence the immune response in severe viral and bacterial co-infection. Using a human lung tissue model, they were able to show that the immune mechanisms triggered by viral pathogens prevent the tissue from mounting an effective response against a simultaneously...
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COX-2 inhibitors may reverse IDO1-mediated immunosuppression in some cancers
Study provides rationale for adding COX-2 inhibitors to improve anti-PD1 immunotherapy response In preclinical studies, tumors that consitutively expressed the protein indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1) responded to the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) and had improved infiltration of certain subsets of T cells, making them more likely to respond to anti-PD1 therapies, report researchers in Cancer Immunology...
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Researchers Uncover Previously Unknown Immune Cell Subtypes
DITOR’S CHOICE IN IMMUNOLOGY The paper A.-C. Villani et al., “Single-cell RNA-seq reveals new types of human blood dendritic cells, monocytes, and progenitors,” Science, 356:eaah4573, 2017. Hiding, not seeking Dendritic cells and monocytes, essential pathogen-sensing immune watchdogs, fall into subtypes based on factors such as cell surface markers. But according to genomicist and immunologist Alexandra-Chloé Villani of the...
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Battery-powered bedside scanner that takes just three minutes to detect if someone may have had a heart attack
The device can tell doctors almost instantly if a patient’s chest pain is due to a serious cardiac issue, such as a heart attack or angina, or unrelated to the heart It could spare hundreds of thousands of patients a year with chest pain the worry of waiting for hours in hospital to find out...
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Stanford Researchers Develop a New Type of Soft, Growing Robot
magine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging through the debris by hand or having dogs sniff for signs of life, they bring out a small, air-tight cylinder. They place the device at the entrance of the debris and flip a switch. From one end of the cylinder,...
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ECG-Guard – New Wearable Health Monitor for Consumers
Comprehensive health monitoring has never been easier! ECG-Guard is a very small and easy to use wearable health monitor with advanced wireless Bluetooth® connectivity. ECG-Guard records your heart activity with clinical accuracy and displays critical parameters on your iPhone / Smart phone or Tablet. ECG-Guard is the ideal companion for many sports activities and will guard...