Archive for January 20th, 2021
A new study shows that intense immunosuppression followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant may prevent disability associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) from getting worse in 71% of people with relapsing-remitting MS for up to 10 years after the treatment. The study also found that in some people their disability improved over 10 years after […]
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A new study has found a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise, and the increase corresponds with rising obesity rates. Source: Brain pressure disorder that causes headache, vision problems on rise
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A new study supports launch of Phase I clinical trial to test a designer DNA agent — an antisense oligonucleotide that targets a gene called IRF4 — in patients with multiple myeloma. Source: Designer DNA therapeutic wipes out cancer stem cells, treats multiple myeloma in mice
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Methamphetamine overdose deaths surged in an eight-year period in the United States, according to a new study. The analysis revealed rapid rises across all racial and ethnic groups, but American Indians and Alaska Natives had the highest death rates overall. Source: Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide
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Approximately 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year in men and women in the US. Sex and age play a large part in who experiences a heart attack, the methods used to treat these heart attacks, and the eventual post hospital outcomes of the people who experience heart attacks. Source: Age influences sex-related […]
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Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then ‘wake up’. Source: Breakthrough in understanding 'tummy bug' bacteria
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Researchers worked diligently to document the frequency and severity of burn injuries resulting from removing hot contents from the microwave and young children’s vulnerability to them. Source: Making microwaves safer for children
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