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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first COVID-19 drug designed to prevent infection in vulnerable and immunocompromised populations. The monoclonal antibody treatment is delivered by intramuscular injection and offers robust … Continue reading FDA authorizes AstraZeneca’s preventative COVID-19 antibody treatment
Furthering understanding into the links between inflammation and depression a new study has highlighted a fascinating association between white blood cell counts and genetic risk scores for depression. The study found even in the absence of depression … Continue reading New evidence builds on emerging link between depression and inflammation
New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine is offering the best insight to date into the long-term benefit of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose. Tracking over 300,000 subjects in Israel the research shows a third dose of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine reduces… Continue reading New data affirms 3rd COVID vaccine dose significantly boosts protection
A first-of-its-kind study investigating the effects of a common food additive on human gut bacteria has found the emulsifier carboxymethylcellulose can alter the quality and composition of the microbiome and potentially increase a person’s risk of chro… Continue reading Human trial finds common food additive alters gut microbiome
Researchers at Yale have developed a new oral medication for type 1 diabetes. In tests in mice, not only did the drug quickly adjust insulin levels, it also restored metabolic functions and reversed inflammation, opening up a potential way to prevent t… Continue reading Oral insulin pill treats, and even prevents, type 1 diabetes in mice
Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have developed a new kind of COVID-19 treatment designed to stimulate the body’s immune defenses and fight off a coronavirus infection at its earliest stages. In preclinical animal tests an experimental RNA mo… Continue reading Experimental RNA therapy harnesses immune system to fight COVID-19
Stem cell transplants are often used to treat blood cancers, but the process can be risky. In a new study in mice, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a way to make the process safer by targeting a patient’s faulty stem cel… Continue reading Chemotherapy-free stem cell transplant promises safer leukemia treatment
Could the future of rheumatoid arthritis treatment be a small implant designed to deliver bursts of electrical stimulation to a key nerve that can regulate the body’s inflammatory reflex? A flurry of research around the world is investigating this comp… Continue reading How tiny electrical implants could treat rheumatoid arthritis
A massive study comparing the real-world effectiveness of three COVID-19 vaccines over eight months has detected protection from infection may decline but protection from death holds strong. Tracking nearly 800,000 US Veterans, the study found Johnson … Continue reading Study compares decline in effectiveness of 3 COVID vaccines over time
Spotted salamanders are unique among vertebrates, in that they’re the only ones whose embryos have an algae living inside of them. Scientists are now hoping that a better understanding of this symbiotic relationship could lead to new drugs for humans.C… Continue reading Symbiotic salamander/algae relationship may inspire new drugs