Medicine/Health

Teclistamab injection found to be safe and elicit responses in 74% of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma PHILADELPHIA-- A subcutaneous injection of the immune-boosting drug teclistamab was found to be safe and elicit…

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A CAR T-cell therapy known as axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) drove cancer cells to undetectable levels in nearly 80% of patients with advanced non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a phase 2 clinical…

Gazelle from Hemex Health combines trusted diagnostic technologies with software upgrades to address a growing list of diseases Researchers from Case Western Reserve University presented research today in which Hemex Health's Gazelle…

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are detected in the blood of some healthy, usually older, individuals who don't have…

Credit: WEHI, Australia Australian and European researchers have released updated, evidence-based guidance for managing iron deficiency, a serious worldwide health problem. Iron deficiency is a major cause of anaemia, a lack of…

Credit: Daniel Fletcher and Melanie Ott Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone, they report December 4 in the journal Cell.…

Assessment finds millions of lives can be saved with climate action; COVID-19 shows everyone is vulnerable to converging health crises December 4, 2020 -- Unless we take urgent action to tackle climate change, we can expect an ever-hotter…

A Birmingham, Alabama, early-stage startup has been approved for low-cost, low-risk, non-invasive procedures for patients with chronic liver disease.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - AI Metrics, LLC, a medical imaging startup focused on…

STEM trial allows for a better understanding into cSDH's natural progression and the safety and efficacy of current treatment strategies Los Robles Health System is leading the way in neurovascular clinical trials enrolling the first…

While multiple research studies show that Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to test positive for COVID-19, a team of investigators at NYU Langone Health has found that once hospitalized, Black patients (after controlling for…

When the COVID-19 lockdowns began in mid-March 2020, hospitals and clinics faced a new challenge: How could they continue to provide care to those who could not leave their homes? The answer lay in virtual visits -- doctor visits that…

Airflows inside passenger cars and implications for airborne disease transmission A new series of computational fluid dynamics simulations suggests that, for two people who must travel together in the same passenger car, the safest way to…

The rapid, one-step mobile test could help combat the pandemic and fully reopen communities SAN FRANCISCO, CA--December 4, 2020--Imagine swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device, and getting a read-out on your phone in 15 to 30…

UMass Amherst research reveals some non-intuitive answersCredit: UMass Amherst/Mathai lab AMHERST, MASS. - If you find yourself in a car with someone outside your household during the COVID-19 pandemic, your instinct may be to roll…

Findings are important for vaccines, therapeutics and public health strategies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic Boston, Mass. - Since the novel coronavirus emerged at the end of last year, scientists around the world -- including Beth…

Favorable effects shown for joint function and quality of life; benefit at least comparable to that of therapy alternatives; no benefit shown for other ACI procedures Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used in adults with…

LJI scientists get first glimpse of how mysterious particles break off of immune cellsCredit: Alex Marki, Ph.D., Ley Laboratory, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI)…

Credit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that could lead to therapies focused…

MBD2 serves as a viable target against pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting macrophage M2 program An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis - including cases triggered by COVID-19 - has revealed a…

Inappropriate treatment in the control arm makes fair comparison impossible The monoclonal antibody secukinumab is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescents from the age of six years who…