TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: RIYAZ BASHIR, MD, FACC, PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AND DIRECTOR OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR MEDICINE IN THE SECTION OF CARDIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, AT THE LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CREDIT: LEWIS KATZ SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Old blood clots in lung arteries can obstruct...
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New look at an ancient disease: Study finds novel treatment targets for gout
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: JAMES GILLRAY’S 1799 PAINTING ILLUSTRATES THE PAINFUL SYMPTOMS OF GOUT. CREDIT: WELLCOME LIBRARY, LONDON / HTTPS://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY/4.0/ Many Americans think of gout as a disease from a bygone era, akin to rickets or scurvy. The condition commonly afflicted the rich and royal, including American historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin...
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A Novel Treatment and Other Parkinson’s Updates From AAN 2022
Kathrin LaFaver, MD; Indu Subramanian, MD August 17, 2022 Kathrin LaFaver, MD: Welcome back, everyone. This is part two of our highlights from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting abstracts in the movement disorders sphere, specifically in Parkinson’s disease, which were selected by Dr Indu Subramanian. Thanks again for joining us, Indu. Indu Subramanian, MD: Thank...
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Novel treatment for K-Ras mutant pancreatic tumors
CACTUS COMMUNICATIONS IMAGE: RESEARCHERS FROM CHINA HAVE DEVELOPED A NOVEL CONJUGATE THAT CAN SUPPRESS THE GROWTH OF K-RAS MUTANT PANCREATIC TUMORS WITH HIGH EFFICACY. CREDIT: JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS Often undetected until it has progressed to an advanced stage, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer. The K-Ras mutant pancreatic cancer is one of...
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Promising novel treatment for Dry Eye Disease revealed by new research
The University of Manchester, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Link Biologics Limited this week announced that promising preclinical data on the treatment of Dry Eye Disease using a novel protein biological drug, Link_TSG6, have been published in the peer-reviewed journal, Ocular Surface. Dry Eye Disease (DED) is the most common ocular surface disorder,...
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Novel treatment target for heart disease found in the blood vessel wall
by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Dr. Jiliang Zhou (left) and senior postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kunzhe Dong. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University A molecule of RNA called CARMN has been found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that help give our blood vessels strength and flexibility, and distinctly decreased in vascular...
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Suggests a novel treatment approach that may protect against diabetic kidney disease
George King, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. More than 660,000 people in the United States suffer from end-stage kidney disease, which can only be treated by dialysis or kidney transplantation. Almost half of these patients develop the condition as a complication of diabetes....