MerTK links dexamethasone to weakened antiviral immunity in chronic LCMV infection
A mouse study found that MerTK largely mediated dexamethasone-associated suppression of antiviral CD8+ T cells and increased LCMV dissemination during ...
Tag: glucocorticoids
Higher albumin-to-glucose ratio linked with lower 30-day mortality in retrospective study of steroid-treated pneumonia
A retrospective multicenter secondary analysis of 473 glucocorticoid-treated pneumonia patients found that higher albumin-to-glucose ratio was independently associated with lower ...
Childhood Leukemia Treatment Ravages Young Bones for Years, Landmark Study Finds
A three-year prospective study finds that children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia suffer severe vertebral bone loss at diagnosis, a ...
Retracted Rat Study on Jaw Extension and Brain Blood Flow Pulled Over Image Concerns
Frontiers in Physiology has retracted a 2019 rat study on mandibular extension and pial arteriolar diameter after the authors failed ...
Cheap Steroid Add-On Cuts Stroke Risk After Brain Aneurysm Stent Surgery
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide learn that they carry an unruptured intracranial aneurysm, a weak bulge in ...
Puberty Upends Care for Teens With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
A new review details how puberty complicates the diagnosis, treatment and psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents living with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Pregnant Women With Antiphospholipid Syndrome Still Lack Randomized Trial Evidence, Review Warns
A new review finds that obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome is still treated largely on observational data and decades-old trials, despite 20 ...
Hidden bone deficits in teens with congenital adrenal hyperplasia masked by fast-growing skeletons
A new review finds that standard bone scans can mask impaired bone accrual in adolescents with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, as ...
Oxidative stress emerges as central driver of steroid-induced femoral head necrosis
A new review argues that oxidative stress acts as a central amplifier connecting bone loss, vascular injury, apoptosis, inflammation, and ...
The Silent Testicular Tumors Threatening Fertility in Boys With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
A new review finds that benign testicular tumours driven by chronic ACTH excess emerge most often during puberty in males ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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