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Human antibodies show promise against Black widow spider venom

There are various types of widow spiders, including black, red, and brown varieties in North and South America, the Australian redback spider, and several button spider species that inhabit South Africa.

12 Jun 2024

Natural antioxidants could delay age-related decline in male testosterone production

Natural polyphenolic compounds to enhance testosterone production and prevent age-related hypogonadism in aging males.

12 Jun 2024

AI revolutionizes malaria diagnosis with 97.57% accuracy using EfficientNet

AI tool that uses deep learning to examine red blood cell images in blood smears for the timely detection of malaria.

12 Jun 2024

Study finds short-term side effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines boost long-term antibody response

Short-term adverse effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations are linked to higher and longer-lasting neutralizing antibody responses, indicating robust immune efficacy.

11 Jun 2024

Antioxidants combat high-fat diet-induced female reproductive issues, study reveals

Researchers in Italy review how antioxidants from biological matrices can protect against reproductive issues caused by high-fat diets in women.

11 Jun 2024

Attenuated virus helps eliminate cancer in mice

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice.

11 Jun 2024

Next-generation soft robots with sensory e-skin enhance patient care

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have created innovative soft robots equipped with electronic skins and artificial muscles, allowing them to sense their surroundings and adapt their movements in real-time, according to the paper, "Skin-Inspired, Sensory Robots for Electronic Implants," in Nature Communications.

11 Jun 2024

Study uncovers two types of dysbiosis in cystic fibrosis

Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic fibrosis.

11 Jun 2024

Heavy cannabis use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease for women, study finds

Whether cannabis use is linked to mortality.

11 Jun 2024

New omega-3 therapy shows promise in treating newborn brain injuries

A novel therapeutic approach for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury.

11 Jun 2024

Patient perspectives highlight urgent need for research on smell and taste disorders

Researchers and patient advocates from the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Smell and Taste Association of North America (STANA), and Thomas Jefferson University came together during the COVID-19 pandemic to incorporate patient voices in efforts to prioritize research areas focused on improving care for people with smell and taste disorders.

10 Jun 2024

Precision-guided treatment boosts outcomes in children with high-risk cancers

Study reveals that precision-guided treatment (PGT) improves outcomes in high-risk pediatric cancer patients, but clinical adoption remains low due to physician uncertainty and lack of long-term survival data.

10 Jun 2024

Teprotumumab shows long-lasting benefits for thyroid eye disease patients

Most patients with thyroid eye disease treated with teprotumumab didn't require additional treatments nearly 2 years later, according to industry-supported research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass., and published in the journal Thyroid.

10 Jun 2024

Innovative FAP-targeted radioligand therapy controls disease progression in sarcoma

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted radioligand therapy is safe and effective for treating patients with progressive metastatic tumors, specifically advanced sarcomas, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting.

10 Jun 2024

Transforming antibody drug discovery with Epitope Binning-seq

Monoclonal antibodies are crucial therapeutics due to their high specificity and binding affinity for epitopes (the precise sites where an antibody attaches itself to an antigen, triggering an immune response).

10 Jun 2024

Evening exercise most effective in reducing blood sugar levels for overweight and obese adults

New research reveals that moderate to vigorous physical activity in the evening for sedentary adults with overweight and obesity is most beneficial in lowering daily blood sugar levels, according to a study published in Obesity, The Obesity Society's (TOS) flagship journal.

10 Jun 2024

Fear of stigma and rejection can lead to non-disclosure of STI status

The existing literature on sexually transmitted infection (STI) disclosure.

10 Jun 2024

New therapeutic target discovered for treatment-resistant melanoma

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Liège (Belgium) has discovered an interesting new therapeutic target for the treatment of melanoma resistant to targeted therapies.

8 Jun 2024

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

In a clinical trial conducted by Stanford Medicine investigators and their colleagues, a 15-day course of Paxlovid -; an antiviral drug combination targeting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 -; proved safe as an extended-duration treatment but didn't lessen select symptoms of the syndrome known as long COVID: the persistence, or reappearance, of COVID-related symptoms three months or more after an initial COVID-19 infection.

7 Jun 2024

Moffitt Cancer Center leads the way in revolutionizing cancer treatment with bioengineering

Bioengineering is revolutionizing cancer research, and Moffitt Cancer Center is at the forefront of this transformative movement.

7 Jun 2024

Efficacy News and Research

Human antibodies show promise against Black widow spider venom

Natural antioxidants could delay age-related decline in male testosterone production

AI revolutionizes malaria diagnosis with 97.57% accuracy using EfficientNet

Study finds short-term side effects of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines boost long-term antibody response

Antioxidants combat high-fat diet-induced female reproductive issues, study reveals

Attenuated virus helps eliminate cancer in mice

Next-generation soft robots with sensory e-skin enhance patient care

Study uncovers two types of dysbiosis in cystic fibrosis

Heavy cannabis use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease for women, study finds

New omega-3 therapy shows promise in treating newborn brain injuries

Patient perspectives highlight urgent need for research on smell and taste disorders

Precision-guided treatment boosts outcomes in children with high-risk cancers

Teprotumumab shows long-lasting benefits for thyroid eye disease patients

Innovative FAP-targeted radioligand therapy controls disease progression in sarcoma

Transforming antibody drug discovery with Epitope Binning-seq

Evening exercise most effective in reducing blood sugar levels for overweight and obese adults

Fear of stigma and rejection can lead to non-disclosure of STI status

New therapeutic target discovered for treatment-resistant melanoma

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

Moffitt Cancer Center leads the way in revolutionizing cancer treatment with bioengineering

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