AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
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Is tongue-tie surgery needed? An estimated 7% of babies are diagnosed with a condition called tongue-tie, in which the connection between the tongue and the floor of the mouth is too strong and limits tongue movement. The condition presents challenges with breastfeeding and ofte…
Beta Blocker Used to Treat Heart Problems and Other Medical Concerns Could Be New Treatment for Sickle Cell Cardiomyopathy
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INDIANAPOLIS—A beta blocker typically used to treat heart problems, hemangioma, migraines and anxiety could be a new therapeutic for patients with sickle cell disease. Researchers led by Ankit A. Desai, MD, associate professor of medicine at the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center (KCV…
Subcutaneous Nivolumab as Effective as IV for Renal Cell Carcinoma, with Much Faster Treatment Time: Clinical Trial
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Subcutaneous injection of the immunotherapy nivolumab (brand name Opdivo) is noninferior to intravenous delivery and dramatically reduces treatment time in patients with renal cell carcinoma, as seen in the results of a large phase 3 clinical trial reported today at the 2024 American Society of C…
FDA Grants Full Approval Tepotinib for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Tepotinib (Tepmetko) is now an FDA-approved treatment option for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping alterations. In February 2021, the FDA granted tepotinib accelerated approval. The approval is supported by findings fro…
Drug Candidate May ‘Unmask’ Latent HIV-Infected Cells, Mark Them for Destruction
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3/19/2024 The discovery, described today in Cell Chemical Biology, reveals a potential path to eliminate the viral reservoir that cannot be cleared with existing antiretroviral drugs. This reservoir is what prevents people from being completely cured of HIV even when their vira…
How the Body Switches Out of 'Fight' Mode: Study Shows Hormones Reprogram Metabolism of Immune Cells
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A macrophage activated by an inflammatory stimulus after being treated with cortisone. Cortisone affects not only the genes in the nucleus (blue), but also the mitochondria that supply energy (red). Charité | Brenda Krishnacou…
Research Reveals How Cancer Hijacks Immune Cells to Promote Tumor Growth
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Tumor-infiltrating neutrophils undergo convergent reprogramming into pro-angiogenic neutrophils that support tumor growth. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adf6493 A new research study led…
UMSOM Researchers Identify Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease
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Newswise — A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension may be effective at managing hypertension and end-organ damage in patients with sickle cell disease, according to a new study published in Lancet Haematology. An early phase randomized clinical trial involving 130 patients with s…
Heart Organoids Simulate Pregestational Diabetes-Induced Congenital Heart Disease
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High magnification confocal image of cardiomyocytes in the myocardial tissue of an organoid. Notice the banded structure of sarcomeres (the contracting units of the heart). Red: cardiomyocytes, blue: cell nuclei. Credit: Aleks…
Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Common Biological Basis: Genetic Changes in 2 Types of Brain Cells
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have uncovered a strikingly similar suite of changes in gene activity in brain tissue from people with schizophrenia and from older adults. These changes su…