When people stop taking antidepressants after a long period of use, just over half (56%) experience a relapse within a year, compared to 39% of those who stay on medication, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The researchers say their findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, can help doctors and patients to make an informed […]
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(HealthDay)—Premenopausal women with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have systemic bone fragility at peripheral sites, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Arthritis & Rheumatology. Mariana O. Perez, M.D., Ph.D., from Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil, and colleagues explored the relationship between parameters of systemic and localized bone involvement in 80 consecutive premenopausal women with long-standing RA (median, […]
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A new approach to ‘prime’ the tumor environment may improve how effective chemotherapy is for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, one of the most aggressive forms of pancreatic cancer. In preclinical models, a team at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research could enhance the tumors’ response to chemotherapy by reducing the stiffness and density of the connective tissue known as the stroma, […]
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A review article published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology by researchers affiliated with the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil discusses the mechanisms whereby SARS-CoV-2 damages the kidneys, potentially serving as a basis for further research in pursuit of treatments to prevent severe renal problems and even chronic kidney disease in COVID-19 patients. The study shows that interaction with angiotensin-converting enzyme […]
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Thirty-seven percent of people had at least one long-COVID symptom diagnosed in the 3–6 month period after COVID-19 infection. The most common symptoms were breathing problems, abdominal symptoms, fatigue, pain and anxiety/depression. This new study from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) investigated long-COVID in over 270,000 people […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi is dropping plans for its own mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine because of the dominance achieved by BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna in using the technology to fight the pandemic, the company said on Tuesday. The move highlights the challenges of competing in particular with pioneer BioNTech, which rose from obscurity through its alliance with pharma major Pfizer last year. […]
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Primary school children from England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice as likely to be short than those in the least deprived areas, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London. The study, funded by Barts Charity and in collaboration with St George’s, University of London and Public Health England, looked at data from over 7 million […]
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Two years ago, I was pregnant with my first child, and everything was going great. I was 38 years old, and doctors really like to keep a watch on you when you’re pregnant at that age, so I was seeing a high-risk ob-gyn. At 26 weeks pregnant, things started to get kind of wonky. My baby was measuring small. My […]
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The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating that Aduhelm could be prescribed to anyone with dementia, the Food and Drug Administration now specifies that the prescription drug be […]
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Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November. The company said Tuesday it provided health regulators with data from a recent study of its vaccine in children 5 to 11 years old. Officials had said previously they would file […]
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