Study Finds Lymphoma Accelerates Aging of Immune Cells and Tissues
A new study led by a team of researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center reveals lymphoma can accelerate the biological aging of the immune system and other tissues, providing new insight into how cancer reshapes the body beyond tumor growth.
Study Finds No Connection Between Antibiotic Use and Autoimmune Disease in Children
A groundbreaking retrospective cohort analysis of more than four million children offers compelling evidence that there is no significant association between early antibiotic exposure and heightened risk of autoimmune diseases in children.
FDA May Revoke Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Young, Healthy Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may revoke Pfizer-BioNTech’s emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, for children ages 6 months through 4 years.
HHS Reinstates Childhood Vaccine Safety Task Force
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reinstated the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a long-dormant federal panel created by Congress to oversee the safety and quality of children’s vaccines.
FDA Requires Major Changes to Opioid Pain Medical Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring safety labeling changes to all opioid pain medications to better emphasize and explain the risks associated with their long-term use.
HHS Cuts Funding for mRNA Vaccine Research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and descoping of various contracts and solicitations.
Study Shows Seeing Sick Faces May Activate the Immune System
A recent study shows that participants who see sick-looking faces in virtual reality exhibit changes in brain activity related to personal space monitoring and threat detection, as well as an increase in the activity of certain immune cells in the blood.
FDA Approves Implantable Device to Treat RA Patients
SetPoint System, a neuroimmune modulation device, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response, loss of response or intolerance to one or more biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
Nektar Therapeutics’ Rezpegaldesleukin Approved by FDA to Treat Alopecia Areata
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Nektar Therapeutics’ rezpegaldesleukin to treat alopecia areata (AA) in adult and paediatric patients aged 12 years and older who weigh at least 40 kilograms and are living with severe-to-very severe cases of the autoimmune disease.
FDA Approves EMPAVELI as the First Treatment for C3G or Primary IC-MPGN
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ EMPAVELI (pegcetacoplan) as the first treatment for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) in patients 12 years of age and older, to reduce proteinuria.
