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...
Helsingborg Sweden/ Washington DC — DuoCort gained promising data from its Phase II/III study for the rare and life threatening disease adrenal insufficiency. DuoCort’s new form of physiological treatment with once-a-day hydrocortisone dosing show improved cardiovascular and metabolic measures compared to standard hydrocortisone tablets given thrice daily. The company presents...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to nuvisertib (TP-3654), an oral investigational highly selective inhibitor of PIM1 kinase, for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis (MF). Orphan Drug Designation is granted by the EMA to investigational...
Nuvisertib (TP-3654), an investigational highly selective oral PIM1 kinase inhibitor, is being evaluated in patients with relapsed or refractory myelofibrosis (MF) – Nuvisertib demonstrated symptom and spleen responses correlating with cytokine modulation in the preliminary Phase 1/2 data recently presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2025 Congress MARLBOROUGH, Mass. —...