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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced new vaccination guidance as the world continues to grapple with Omicron and its subvariants. In a news release Tuesday, the WHO said its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) revised the roadmap…
A new drug combination for men with advanced prostate cancer has shown sustained increase in survival rates. The results from the clinical trial of ENZAMET, co-chaired by Professor Christopher Sweeney, Director of the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) that…
There is new evidence that fibromyalgia, and the chronic pain associated with it, could worsen opioid use disorder. Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine and University of Michigan report their findings in PAIN, the…
Researchers found that a minimally invasive procedure combined with epidural steroid injection treatment led to superior pain reduction and disability improvement over one year in patients with sciatica. The results of the study were published in Radiology, a journal of…
UC Davis Health and Propeller Health have announced a new collaboration that will offer personalized treatment for high-risk patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aiming to improve their health outcomes. As part of the collaboration, UC Davis…
*Important notice: bioRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed…
Scientists have identified an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene, an important regulator of immune responses in health and disease. Named Lyn kinase-associated vasculopathy and liver fibrosis (LAVLI), the identification sheds light on how genes linked to…
There’s been a recent push in the U.S. to make naloxone -; a fast-acting opioid antidote -; available without a prescription. This medication has saved lives, but it’s less effective against powerful synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. In an interesting…
Omega-3 fatty acids are touted for a myriad of health benefits, one of which is vision protection. Now, a newly developed version of an Omega-3 fatty acid can prevent vision loss stemming from Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said. Researchers at the…
Women, who receive treatment for advanced endometrial cancer, may have more effective results if they combine immunotherapy with their regular chemotherapy, new studies have shown. According to two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday, women…
