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Study reveals new way to inhibit capillary leakage in sepsis

Leakage from the blood capillaries is a key mechanism leading to septic shock and multiorgan failure, which affect millions of patients annually worldwide. However, there is no effective way to inhibit the vessel leakiness. A new study by scientists at the University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute demonstrates that vascular leakage can be inhibited by targeting vascular integrins.

25 Jun 2018

FDA approves new marijuana-based drug to treat rare and severe forms of epilepsy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age and older.

25 Jun 2018

Otago researchers shed light on neglected problem of typhoid fever in the Pacific

University of Otago researchers have been key partners in a study which has found poor sanitation facilities appear to be a major source of Salmonella Typhi, the cause of typhoid fever, in Fiji.

25 Jun 2018

Merck announces FDA acceptance of supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for standard review a new supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA, Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of patients with resected, high-risk stage III melanoma and granted a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or target action, date of February 16, 2019.

25 Jun 2018

Scientists discover secret to success of antiviral gene

It's been known for years that humans and other mammals possess an antiviral gene called RSAD2 that prevents a remarkable range of viruses from multiplying.

25 Jun 2018

Administering nitric oxide gas after heart surgery may decrease risk of kidney problems

Administration of nitric oxide gas during and for 24 hours following heart surgery decreased the risk of patients developing acute and chronic kidney problems, a randomized, controlled trial conducted in China found.

22 Jun 2018

Novel cellular pathway may clarify how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis

Investigators have identified a new cellular pathway that may help explain how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis - deposits of cholesterol, fats and other substances that create plaque, clog arteries and promote heart attacks and stroke. The findings could lead to improved therapies for atherosclerosis, a leading cause of death worldwide.

22 Jun 2018

First human Keystone virus infection reported

Another deadly virus called the Keystone virus that could cause serious brain infection and is transmitted by mosquito bites has been found for the first time to be infecting humans. Until now the virus was noted to infect only animals.

22 Jun 2018

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix have developed a revolutionary "lung on a leaf" to study pulmonary diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Etiologies of growing pains

If you are a parent who has been awakened from slumber with a child crying in pain, you can understand my distress at watching my son wake up in pain night after night.

14 Jun 2018

Study identifies factors that increase antibiotic use among travelers

Travelers carrying standby antibiotics take them more often than those traveling without such drugs. Having antibiotics packed in the bags allows their use - against recommendations - also for mild and moderate diarrhea, i.e. cases not requiring medication.

13 Jun 2018

Scientists develop artificial intelligence platform to diagnose many diseases

A platform that can diagnose several diseases with a high degree of precision using metabolic markers found in patients' blood has been developed by scientists at the University of Campinas in Brazil

13 Jun 2018

‘Where the need is’: Tackling teen pregnancy with a midwife at school

The student comes in for a pregnancy test — the second time she has asked for one in a matter of weeks. She’s 15. She lives with her boyfriend. He wants kids — he won’t use protection. She loves him, she says. But she doesn’t want to get pregnant. She knows how much harder it would be for her to finish high school.

12 Jun 2018

Eating honey can reduce serious injuries in children who swallowed button battery, shows study

A team of ear, nose, and throat specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a button battery has the potential to reduce serious injuries in small children.

11 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

EMA grants PRIME designation to Themis' chikungunya vaccine candidate

Themis announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted PRIority MEdicines designation to its most advanced program in development, a vaccine to prevent chikungunya fever.

11 Jun 2018

Researchers develop flexible "Plug and Play" technology to protect against emerging diseases

Researchers from GeoVax have developed a flexible "Plug and Play" technology platform that delivers single-dose vaccines that fully protect against emerging infectious diseases such as Zika, Lassa fever, and Ebola.

11 Jun 2018

Alnylam announces new positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran in patients with PH1

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today new positive results from its Phase 1/2 study with lumasiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting glycolate oxidase for the treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1.

8 Jun 2018

Study finds cattle as possible source of human leptospirosis in Africa

The bacterial infection leptospirosis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Africa. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have analyzed the major risk factors for contracting leptospirosis and discovered that rice and cattle farming are associated with acute infection.

8 Jun 2018

New project maps impact of climate change on tropical diseases

The HEALTHY FUTURES project developed an online interactive atlas that maps and predicts the risk in eastern Africa of three deadly tropical diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever, both transmitted by mosquitos, and schistosomiasis, which is caused by worms that emerge from freshwater snails.

7 Jun 2018

Fever News and Research

Study reveals new way to inhibit capillary leakage in sepsis

FDA approves new marijuana-based drug to treat rare and severe forms of epilepsy

Otago researchers shed light on neglected problem of typhoid fever in the Pacific

Merck announces FDA acceptance of supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA

Scientists discover secret to success of antiviral gene

Administering nitric oxide gas after heart surgery may decrease risk of kidney problems

Novel cellular pathway may clarify how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis

First human Keystone virus infection reported

Researchers create revolutionary model to study pulmonary diseases

Etiologies of growing pains

Study identifies factors that increase antibiotic use among travelers

Scientists develop artificial intelligence platform to diagnose many diseases

‘Where the need is’: Tackling teen pregnancy with a midwife at school

Eating honey can reduce serious injuries in children who swallowed button battery, shows study

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

EMA grants PRIME designation to Themis' chikungunya vaccine candidate

Researchers develop flexible "Plug and Play" technology to protect against emerging diseases

Alnylam announces new positive results from Phase 1/2 study of lumasiran in patients with PH1

Study finds cattle as possible source of human leptospirosis in Africa

New project maps impact of climate change on tropical diseases

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