Researchers find combination can enhance ipilimumab immunotherapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Using a targeted therapy to block a protein that suppresses T cell activity could improve cancer treatment with...
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Study with implications for opioid crisis finds opioids raise risk of fracture nonunion
New Orleans, LA - Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of a...
Florida’s obesity rate may be higher than originally thought, new study finds
Florida's obesity rate may be higher than originally thought. A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate in the state at 27.8...
University of Cincinnati scientist receives $2 million NHLBI grant to study atherosclerosis
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine CINCINNATI--Research scientist Phillip Owens, III, PhD, hopes to find a better treatment for a leading cause of heart...
Greater levels of vitamin D associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer. Their...
Meat sensitivity spread by ticks linked to heart disease
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat - a sensitivity...
Canakinumab shown to reduce rates of gout in atherosclerosis by more than half
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate that canakinumab significantly reduced the rate of gout...
Early, intensive treatment of RA offers long-term benefits, may normalise mortality rates
The results of a 23-year, follow-up study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest early, intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis...
20 years of excellence in gastrointestinal research and practice [WCGI 2018]
Lugano, Switzerland - 15 June 2018 - Groundbreaking research will be revealed at this year's ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (20-23 June, Barcelona, Spain),...
QUT to put grass pollen research to Swiss nanotech
Credit: QUT Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Swiss medtech company Abionic SA are collaborating to develop rapid, targeted tests for allergies to subtropical grass...
No difference in malignancy rates seen between tocilizumab and TNFi in patients with RA
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) examined rates of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),...
Queen Mary spinout secures £ two million pounds to export toothpaste technology to China
(Queen Mary University of London) A Queen Mary University of London spinout has secured a licence agreement with a leading Chinese toothpaste manufacturer, which should...
Zoledronic acid has no effect on knee pain or bone marrow lesions in knee OA after two years
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) show that a one-yearly infusion of zoledronic acid (ZA)...
Diet quality among adults in SNAP food assistance program
Bottom Line: Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) showed less improvement over time in an indicator of a healthful diet than both income-eligible...
What are rates of Legionnaires disease among VA patients?
Bottom Line: Rates of Legionnaires disease (LD) among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with overnight stays at a VA facility decreased from 2014...
