An interesting fact about the adaptive immune system: the number of T cells in the body remains much the same across the entire lifespan, even after the supply of new T cells all but ceases in middle age. T cells are created as thymocytes by hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow, and then mature in...
PUBLISHED THU, MAR 11 20219:03 AM EST Berkeley Lovelace Jr.@BERKELEYJR Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections in an Israeli study – a result CEO Albert Bourla called “extremely important.” The study also found the vaccine was at least 97% effective against symptomatic Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the company said. Pfizer said...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, March 11, 2021 — Taking the triglyceride-lowering medication icosapent ethyl cut the risk of stroke by an additional 36% in people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease who already have their bad cholesterol levels under control using statin medications, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is...
by Institute of Cancer Research Breast cancer cells. Credit: Ewa Krawczyk A combination of three drugs is safe and shows signs of effectiveness in treating some patients with previously treated advanced breast cancer, a clinical trial shows. The ‘triplet therapy’ combines the hormone therapy fulvestrant with two targeted drugs, called palbociclib and taselisib, that block cells from multiplying...
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM MAYWOOD, IL – A recent Loyola Medicine study found that reducing the standard dose of IV-administered ketamine in half is as effective as the larger, standard dose in reducing pain in adults. Ketamine is known to provide pain relief comparable to opioid medications, which are highly addictive. In the recent study,...
By Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Reviewed by Sophia Coveney, B.Sc. Neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE), which is often referred to as central nervous system (CNS) lupus, can cause lupus patients to be afflicted with a variety of neuropsychiatric issues ranging from headaches and depression to seizures and a number of demyelinating conditions. Image Credit: vitstudio / Shutterstock.com Overview...
New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular. Compared to women who never or rarely drank non-diet soda, those who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week had a...
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE New study finds the skyrocketing cost of drugs in U.S. used to treat hookworm and other soil-transmitted parasites increases patient costs, suggests decreased quality of care A new study finds that the increasingly high prices in the United States of the drugs used to treat three soil-transmitted helminth...
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM BOTH ARMS AFTER NEW RESEARCH SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES COULD BE SEEN DEPENDING ON WHICH ARM WAS USED. CREDIT: MARCELO LEAL Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new research showed substantial differences...
by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)- Single pills (brand name Truvada) containing two antiretroviral drugs, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate. Truvada is used for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a strategy in which healthy people routinely take antiretrovirals to reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV. Credit: NIAID A study...
