Clinical Research

Moisturizers Can Help Infants With Eczema But Can They Prevent It?

Atopic dermatitis (AD), also called atopic eczema, is a common, chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disorder of the skin which affects 5 percent of children worldwide and perhaps more. Moisturizers bring some relief but studies from PubMed, EMBASE and Cochran ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2022 - 6:32am

Glioblastoma: Genetically Modified DeltEx Drug-Resistant Immunotherapy Gets Phase II Clinical Trial

From insulin to lowering environmental strain to grow food, genetic engineering is one of the marvels of the 20th century. In the 21st, CRISPR-Cas9 or something else may achieve the same lofty status but genetic engineering isn't done yet. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2022 - 12:44pm

LEQEMBI Alzheimer’s Treatment Gets FDA Go Ahead

Phase 2 data showing a reduction in amyloid-beta plaques in early Alzheimer's patients is good enough for FDA to give it temporary approval under their Accelerated Approval pathway. The positive results occurred in mild cognitive impairment or mild de ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2023 - 4:00pm

Searching For The World's First Bladder Transplant Patient

Screening is underway to find a patient for the world's first bladder transplant in humans.  ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2023 - 9:17am

Atherosclerosis: Understanding Why Arteries Harden

Atherosclerosis, a condition that causes arteries to thicken, is a risk factor for a number of diseases that as a group are the leading cause of death in the U.S. What it really means, why it happens, and why it matters is unclear, since nearly half of Ame ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2023 - 6:12pm

Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Shows A Roadmap For Future Human Organ Transplants

In the future, people in need of an organ transplant will have one grown using their own stem cells. That means no immunosuppressive drugs, no risk of failure, no hoping someone compatible dies. Until then, the best solution to get rid of waiting lists is ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 14 2023 - 9:59am

For 2024, Let's Do Something About Sepsis

Sepsis- blood poisoning- is a severe immunological overreaction to an infection, and hospitals can often be a cause rather than a solution. A guess by the World Health Organisation is that up to 20 percent of deaths worldwide have sepsis as a factor. A new ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2024 - 1:19pm

Bipolar Disorder Is Greater Risk Of Early Death Than Smoking

Bipolar disorder, a mental illness with both manic and depressed moods, is often resulting in earlier death than others, by up to 15 years. In two groups, people with bipolar disorder were four to six times more likely as people without the condition to di ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2024 - 5:44pm

How Generative AI Is Transforming Healthcare

The world is aging. After centuries of relentless growth, many advanced economies are getting older, and even in poorer nations, the share of elderly people is rising. Larger and older populations are creating historic pressures on health care systems acr ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Jun 13 2024 - 9:42pm

Toward A Single Dose Smallpox And Mpox Vaccine With No Side Effects

Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his US followers over the last 25 years have staunchly opposed vaccines, latching on to any claim that they cause autism or should be available for lawsuits even if they harm no one. They really won't like a new expe ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2024 - 2:28pm