Study Will Test Vaccine That Kills Cancer Cells Without Side Effects
A new cancer vaccine designed to detect and fight cancer cells without traditional cancer treatment is entering Phase III clinical trials.
Study Shows New Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk
A recent study has found that a commercially available plasma p-tau217 (phosphorylated tau 217) immunoassay accurately identified biological Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Myths & Facts: Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders are responsible for a host of physical and mental health conditions, making it essential to dispel the myths surrounding them and to promote education and awareness about the importance of sleep health.
Update on Malaria
While malaria is no longer endemic in the United States, the mosquito-borne disease can still affect those who live in or travel to tropical areas of the globe.
Hyaluronidase-Facilitated Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Effective as Maintenance Therapy for CIDP: Pivotal Trial Results
In a study, researchers found that fSCIG 10% was more effective in preventing CIDP relapse than placebo, supporting its potential use as maintenance CIDP treatment.
Outpatient Albumin Infusions Reduce Hospitalizations in Decompensated Cirrhosis: Retrospective Cohort Study
A team of Australian investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether there is a significant benefit in more severely affected cases regularly infused with albumin.
Update on Molluscum Contagiosum
Though mostly benign, this bothersome skin disease could be dangerous for those with a compromised immune system. But while an effective, FDA-approved treatment specially formulated for the highly contagious poxvirus has eluded the disease — that’s no longer the case.
New mRNA-Based Therapy Effective in Treating Melanoma in Mouse Models
Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells, which play a key role in immune response, that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.
Combination of IVIG and Corticosteroids Superior to Respective Monotherapies for Treatment of Relapsed ITP in Adults
The combination of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and corticosteroids is a more efficient and rapid treatment for relapsed immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in adults compared with the use of either therapy alone.
Early Albumin Administration May Reduce Mortality in Septic Shock and ARDS: Retrospective MIMIC III Database Study
A study has found that early albumin administration in septic shock patients with ARDS was independently associated with a reduction in 28-day mortality.
