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Medication and lifestyle changes improve dizziness in pediatric long-COVID patients

A new Pediatrics study describes the experience of treating pediatric PASC patients with persistent dizziness.

6 Jun 2022

Combining psychotherapy with antidepressants does not improve outcomes in severely depressed patients

Antidepressants are the first-choice treatment for severe depression. Antidepressant use is often supplemented by psychotherapy.

6 Jun 2022

Three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant improves progression-free survival for multiple myeloma patients

Patients with multiple myeloma who have been treated with a three-drug combination therapy have a growing number of choices for subsequent treatment. Results of a new study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can help patients and their physicians weigh benefits and risks of each option.

6 Jun 2022

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone.

6 Jun 2022

Study confirms the benefits of 'bridge therapy' for some children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Approximately half of children with neuroblastoma - a childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells - have a form that indicates a high likelihood of recurrence.

6 Jun 2022

New trial examines the effectiveness of combination immunotherapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

A new clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a combination of immunotherapy treatments could be more effective for patients with ovarian cancer who are resistant to traditional interventions.

6 Jun 2022

Taking everolimus post-surgery can improve outcomes in patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma

In a study of patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma, those who took the drug everolimus daily for up to one year after surgery lived longer without their disease returning (recurrence-free survival, or RFS) than those who did not take everolimus, although the results narrowly missed the clinical trial's prespecified level for statistical significance.

4 Jun 2022

Researchers identify predictive biomarkers to fight against non-small cell lung cancer

In a recent study, researchers at the University of Missouri are identifying new minimally invasive biomarkers to develop a blood test for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), one of two main types of lung cancer.

3 Jun 2022

$New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer$

New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer

A combination of the drugs ramucirumab and pembrolizumab reduced risk of death by 31% compared with the standard of care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that had progressed on prior immunotherapy.

3 Jun 2022

Biodegradable piezoelectric film could help regenerate the native cartilage after knee damage

Osteoarthritis – a painful condition that results from the deterioration of the cartilage in our joints – affects millions of people worldwide.

3 Jun 2022

Understanding how wisdom, resiliency and mastery work together to improve a person’s well-being later in life

It's not just wisdom that gives some people a sense of well-being as they age.

3 Jun 2022

Epidemiology and the public health response of monkeypox

Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, i.e. it can be transmitted between animals and humans via direct or indirect contacts.

3 Jun 2022

Ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy prolonged progression-free survival in previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma patients

Combination chemoimmunotherapy with the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib demonstrated improved progression-free survival over standard chemoimmunotherapy for previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in patients 65 and over, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

3 Jun 2022

Study: Halting in-person postoperative visits due to Covid-19 did not affect knee replacement outcomes

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery found that halting in-person postoperative visits in March 2020 due to COVID-19 did not lead to a higher complication rate, nor did it affect patient-reported outcomes after knee replacement surgery.

2 Jun 2022

Genetically engineered immune cells target cancer cells that may be responsible for leukemia relapse

Genetically engineered immune cells successfully target the specific cancer cells that may be responsible for relapse of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer, and proved effective in animal models of the disease, according to a preclinical study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

2 Jun 2022

New compound shows promise to kill a range of hard-to-treat cancer types

A compound, developed by a team including scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, kills a range of hard-to-treat cancer types in petri dishes and animal models by targeting a previously unexploited vulnerability, a new study reports.

2 Jun 2022

Black youth in racist communities less likely to benefit from psychotherapy

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that Black youth living in communities with high (vs. low) anti-Black racism are less likely to benefit from psychotherapy ("talk therapy;" such as cognitive behavioral therapy).

2 Jun 2022

Researchers receive $1.1 million to study the safety, efficacy of drug combination for chronic pancreatitis

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are studying the safety and efficacy of a drug combination for patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP).

2 Jun 2022

MD Anderson and National Resilience launch the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Resilience, Inc., today announced the launch of a joint venture, the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center, to accelerate the development and manufacturing of innovative cell therapies for patients with cancer.

2 Jun 2022

Aerobic exercise amplifies the effects of immunotherapy to reduce pancreatic tumor growth

Aerobic exercise reprograms the immune system to reduce pancreatic tumor growth and amplify the effects of immunotherapy, a new study finds.

2 Jun 2022

Therapy News and Research

Medication and lifestyle changes improve dizziness in pediatric long-COVID patients

Combining psychotherapy with antidepressants does not improve outcomes in severely depressed patients

Three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant improves progression-free survival for multiple myeloma patients

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

Study confirms the benefits of 'bridge therapy' for some children with high-risk neuroblastoma

New trial examines the effectiveness of combination immunotherapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Taking everolimus post-surgery can improve outcomes in patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma

Researchers identify predictive biomarkers to fight against non-small cell lung cancer

New combination of drugs increases survival time for some patients with refractory lung cancer

Biodegradable piezoelectric film could help regenerate the native cartilage after knee damage

Understanding how wisdom, resiliency and mastery work together to improve a person’s well-being later in life

Epidemiology and the public health response of monkeypox

Ibrutinib plus chemoimmunotherapy prolonged progression-free survival in previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma patients

Study: Halting in-person postoperative visits due to Covid-19 did not affect knee replacement outcomes

Genetically engineered immune cells target cancer cells that may be responsible for leukemia relapse

New compound shows promise to kill a range of hard-to-treat cancer types

Black youth in racist communities less likely to benefit from psychotherapy

Researchers receive $1.1 million to study the safety, efficacy of drug combination for chronic pancreatitis

MD Anderson and National Resilience launch the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center

Aerobic exercise amplifies the effects of immunotherapy to reduce pancreatic tumor growth

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