News Release 30-Jul-2024 UVA researchers discover cause of long COVID inside lung tissues Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Virginia Health System image: A UVA School of Medicine research team led by Jie Sun, PhD, has identified a potential treatment for the respiratory symptoms of long COVID. Credit: UVA Health University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have...
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Some arthritis drugs may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias in those with heart disease
by National Institutes of Health Cumulative Incidence of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia in Patients Treated With Tofacitinib, Tocilizumab, or Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors (TNFi) vs Abatacept After 1:1 Propensity Score Matching, Medicare Data 2007–2017. Analysis 1 indicates an as-treated follow-up approach; analysis 2, an as-started follow-up approach incorporating a 6-month induction period; analysis 3,...
Tiny scorpion-derived proteins deliver arthritis drugs to joints in preclinical study
by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Millions of Americans live with the pain and physical limitations of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Steroids and other drugs can offer relief, but they can also come with a host of serious side effects. A new study published March 4 in Science Translational Medicine suggests that a scorpion-derived...