News Release 2-Oct-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute The authors of the study, from left to right: Esteban Ballestar (IJC), Cristina Ramo-Tello (IGTP), Federico Fondelli (IJC-IGTP), Eva Martínez-Cáceres (IGTP) and Jana Willemyns (IGTP)Credit: Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a long-term disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the protective layer...
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-covid conditions
Reports and Proceedings KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET ANDERS KJELLBERGCREDIT: MARTIN STENMARK High-dose pressurized oxygen can stress out old immune cells, leaving behind a younger, better functioning immune system. It helped with acute COVID, and now Anders Kjellberg is testing the method for post-covid as well. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, giving patients 100 percent oxygen at a pressure corresponding...
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Sharp pain in your feet? Researchers test promising therapy for cancer patients’ neuropathy
by Leslie Orr, University of Rochester Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA wearable, app-controlled wireless device that stimulates nerves in the legs and feet may help individuals with cancer who suffer from burning and shooting pain and cramping in their lower limbs brought on by chemotherapy, a new study showed. The clinical trial, led by Wilmot...
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Therapy against spider fear can also reduce fear of heights, shows study
by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Once one fear has been conquered, this can also have an effect on other fears. Credit: RUB, KramerIt has long been assumed that it is necessary to use different exposure therapies to treat different fears. A new study from Ruhr University Bochum challenges this view. Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help...
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Researchers crack the cellular code on protein folding, offering hope for many new therapeutic avenues
by University of Massachusetts Amherst Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While we often think of diseases as caused by foreign bodies—bacteria or viruses—there are hundreds of diseases affecting humans that result from errors in cellular production of proteins. A team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst leveraged the power of cutting-edge technology, including an...
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New personalized therapy improves survival for patients with CLL leukemia, phase 3 trial finds
by University of Leeds Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Personalized treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia helps patients survive for longer and stay in remission, a phase 3 trial has found. The trial, by the University of Leeds, is published in the New England Journal of Medicine and has been presented at the 65th...
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A ‘manganese bullet’ targeting cardiovascular disease? Research finds potential therapy for intensive lipid lowering
by Higher Education Press Manganese therapy enables the reversal of atherosclerotic plaque. Credit: Yawei Wang, Xin Feng, Wenjing Zhou, Runze Huang, Yating Hu, Hui Hui, Jie Tian, Xiao Wang, Xiao-Wei Chen Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to rank as the top killer in the modern world. This deadly disorder often starts with the buildup of lipid...
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RCSI study shows survival benefit of augmentation therapy for people with the genetic lung condition AATD
Peer-Reviewed Publication RCSI PROFESSOR GERRY MCELVANEY, PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, RCSI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES AND SENIOR CO-AUTHOR OF A NEW STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, THAT HAS SHOWN THE SURVIVAL BENEFIT OF AUGMENTATION THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH THE GENETIC LUNG CONDITION AATD. CREDIT: RAY LOHAN/ RCSI...
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FDA approves mirikizumab, a promising induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Endoscopic image of a bowel section known as the sigmoid colon afflicted with ulcerative colitis. The internal surface of the colon is blotchy and broken in places. Credit: Samir/Wikipedia The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mirikizumab, on October 26, 2023, a highly effective new treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC),...
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Does an Elevated TSH Value Always Require Therapy?
Ute Eppinger October 05, 2023 Thyroxine and L-thyroxine are two of the 10 most frequently prescribed medicinal products. “One large health insurance company ranks thyroid hormone at fourth place in the list of most-sold medications in the United States. It is possibly the second most commonly prescribed preparation,” said Joachim Feldkamp, MD, PhD, director of the University...