ATLANTA — New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting, shows that patients with refractory juvenile systemic sclerosis improved significantly on nearly all measures for two years following autologous stem cell transplant. Juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis (jSSc), also called scleroderma, is a disfiguring autoimmune disorder...
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São Paulo, Brazil – A single-dose dengue vaccine produced by Butantan Institute in São Paulo state (Brazil) prevents development of the disease in 79.6% of those vaccinated, according to an article published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Called Butantan-DV, the vaccine contains attenuated versions of all four...
Baltimore, Maryland – Comparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say relatively lower levels of the so-called “happiness” chemical, serotonin, in parts of the brain of those with MCI may play a role in memory problems including Alzheimer’s...
CAESAREA, Israel — IceCure Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ICCM), developer of the ProSense® System, a minimally-invasive cryoablation technology that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal, today announced new data from a preliminary, independent breast cancer study conducted by Principal Investigator and ProSense® user, Dr. Federica. di...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A cardiac MRI of athletes who had COVID-19 is seven times more effective in detecting inflammation of the heart than symptom-based testing, according to a study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine with 12 other Big Ten programs. The findings are published...
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Research is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with Medulloblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer. Medulloblastoma is a cancer impacting both very young and school aged children. When children get this type of brain tumor, they experience the process of the tumor blocking flow...
South Bend, Indiana – The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes have now been deployed in several trials demonstrating their potential in preventing disease transmission. Now, researchers at the University of Notre...
A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don’t require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon. Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) presented their data today at the American...
Leipzig, Germany – Two decades ago, Professor Michael Höckel, then Director of the Department of Gynaecology at Leipzig University, developed a new surgical method for the treatment of cervical cancer patients: total mesometrial resection (TMMR). The method is based on the ontogenetic cancer field model, which predicts the localgyne spreading...
Abstract Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional growth disorder. Corrective surgical procedures are the recommended treatment option for a thoracic angle exceeding 50° and a lumbar major curve of 40°. Over the past few years, dynamic growth modulation implants have been developed as alternatives to permanent fusion. The ApiFix...