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Research offers new clues about the underlying mechanisms of itch

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis (AD), is sometimes called "the itch that rashes." Often, the itch begins before the rash appears, and, in many cases, the itchiness of the skin condition never really goes away.

3 Apr 2021

Study explores long-term outcomes and costs of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

A new research study leveraging a database from the largest equal access health system in the US, the Department of Veteran Affairs, offers insight into the outcome of specific treatment patterns for advanced bladder cancer patients.

2 Apr 2021

Changing diet and exercise can make chemotherapy more effective in youth with leukemia

Overweight children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy for treatment of leukemia are less successful battling the disease compared to their lean peers.

1 Apr 2021

Stem cell transplants offer long-term benefits for pediatric cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia - suffer remarkably fewer relapses and are far more likely to survive when the treatment is paired with a subsequent stem cell transplant, a new study finds.

1 Apr 2021

New update addresses key issues in the delivery of sleep care using telemedicine

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published an update on the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders to reflect lessons learned from the transition to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and the benefits of continuing to utilize remote care when appropriate.

1 Apr 2021

Single injection of RNA therapy improves vision in patient with genetic form of childhood blindness

A Penn Medicine patient with a genetic form of childhood blindness gained vision, which lasted more than a year, after receiving a single injection of an experimental RNA therapy into the eye.

1 Apr 2021

Fight for Sight funds research to explore gene editing as treatment for inherited retinal diseases

Fight for Sight is funding cutting-edge research at UCL, which will explore whether gene editing could be used to repair faults in genes for some inherited retinal diseases.

1 Apr 2021

Targeting MCL-1 protein could pave way to new treatments for breast cancer

A protein frequently found in high levels in breast cancer cells helps tumours to survive and grow, and could be targeted with a new type of drug that is already being tested for other cancers, new research reveals.

1 Apr 2021

Trial to investigate new therapies for sleep apnea

New trials at The University of Western Australia may offer hope to sufferers of sleep apnea who struggle to get a full night’s sleep without disruption.

1 Apr 2021

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline aims to optimize PD-L1 lung tumor testing

The College of American Pathologists (CAP), in collaboration with five other societies, developed a draft evidence-based clinical practice guideline that aims to optimize PD-L1 testing for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are being considered for immunooncology therapy.

1 Apr 2021

Objectives, challenges and opportunities of new IASLC Molecular Database Project

A new Molecular Database Project initiated by the International Association for the Study of Lung will accelerate the understanding of lung cancer biology, clinical care and care delivery on a global scale and will improve the prognosis and optimal treatment of lung cancer across time and space, according to an editorial in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, an official journal of the IASLC.

31 Mar 2021

Researchers identify features associated with treatment refusal for severe type of heart attack

ST segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a particularly severe type of heart attack associated with a high risk of mortality or long-term disability.

31 Mar 2021

Role of academic medical centers as field hospitals during emergency situations

By April last year, up to 28 free-standing alternate care sites ranging in size from 50 to 3,000 beds were underway or finished in the U.S.--the Michigan Medicine Field Hospital among them.

31 Mar 2021

Giving chemotherapy in the morning can extend survival of glioblastoma patients

An aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma has no cure. Patients survive an average of 15 months after diagnosis, with fewer than 10% of patients surviving longer than five years.

31 Mar 2021

Gene therapy restores vison in dogs with severe form of Leber congenital amaurosis

Gustavo Aguirre and William Beltran, veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, have studied a wide range of different retinal blinding disorders.

31 Mar 2021

Repurposing an anti-inflammatory drug can prevent lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

Research led by Michigan Medicine's Scleroderma Program and published in Arthritis & Rheumatology found that tocilizumab, a FDA-approved anti-inflammatory drug used to combat rheumatoid arthritis, can prevent lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis if detected early enough in the disease course.

31 Mar 2021

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy at high risk of developing thrombotic complications

In a study recently published in the leading journal "Blood", Florian Moik and Cihan Ay from the Division of Hematology and Hemastasology of the Department of Medicine I of MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital, working in collaboration with the Division of Oncology, the Department of Dermatology and the dispensary of Vienna General Hospital, provided preliminary data on the incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of thrombotic complications in this new form of cancer treatment.

31 Mar 2021

Therapy News and Research

Research offers new clues about the underlying mechanisms of itch

Study explores long-term outcomes and costs of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Changing diet and exercise can make chemotherapy more effective in youth with leukemia

Stem cell transplants offer long-term benefits for pediatric cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

New update addresses key issues in the delivery of sleep care using telemedicine

Single injection of RNA therapy improves vision in patient with genetic form of childhood blindness

Fight for Sight funds research to explore gene editing as treatment for inherited retinal diseases

Targeting MCL-1 protein could pave way to new treatments for breast cancer

Trial to investigate new therapies for sleep apnea

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline aims to optimize PD-L1 lung tumor testing

Objectives, challenges and opportunities of new IASLC Molecular Database Project

Researchers identify features associated with treatment refusal for severe type of heart attack

Role of academic medical centers as field hospitals during emergency situations

Giving chemotherapy in the morning can extend survival of glioblastoma patients

Gene therapy restores vison in dogs with severe form of Leber congenital amaurosis

Repurposing an anti-inflammatory drug can prevent lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

Cancer patients treated with immunotherapy at high risk of developing thrombotic complications

Introducing a neuro regenerative gene into mice with spinal cord injury improves motor function

Infliximab may hinder the effectiveness of some COVID-19 vaccines

Widely available drug reduces morbidity, mortality in COVID-19-infected mice

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