Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on: October 26,2024

Trial shows timing matters when adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with limited-stage small cell lung cancer may benefit from adding immunotherapy to chemoradiation, but not if bot

Updated on:October 26,2024

Results from study of tusamitamab ravtansine vs. docetaxel in previously treated advanced non-squamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Phase III study comparing tusamitamab ravtansine with docetaxel in patients with advanced non-squamous non-s

Updated on: September 25,2024

Results from study of tusamitamab ravtansine vs. docetaxel in previously treated advanced non-squamous NSCLC

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Phase III study comparing tusamitamab ravtansine with docetaxel in patients with advanced non-squamous non-s

Updated on:September 25,2024

Drug treatment shows promise for dangerous snoring condition, obstructive sleep apnea

by European Respiratory SocietyIllustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domainPatients taking sulthiame, a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction

Updated on: September 14,2024

Drug treatment shows promise for dangerous snoring condition, obstructive sleep apnea

by European Respiratory SocietyIllustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domainPatients taking sulthiame, a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction

Updated on:September 14,2024

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on: June 03,2024

Crohn's disease, comorbidities up risk for severe pneumococcal disease

For veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the risk for severe pneumococcal disease (SPD) is increased with Crohn disease and with more comorbidities, and pneumococcal vaccination is associat

Updated on:June 03,2024

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on: October 24,2024

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on:October 24,2024

Study finds feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFeeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study finds feeding infants peanut products protects against allergy into adolescence

byKing's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFeeding children peanuts regularly from infancy to age five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even after many

Updated on:May 30,2024

The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on: July 27,2024

The Role of Senescent Macrophages in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer:Insights from Novel p16-FDR Mouse Models and Therapeutic Implications

Updated on:July 27,2024

Study demonstrates how cytokines produce long lasting humoral immunity following vaccination

by Jacqueline Hirscher, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Leibniz-InstitutFollicular immune responses involving IL-21 leads to downregulation of CD19 in ASC. a, b) Gene Set Enrichment Ana

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study demonstrates how cytokines produce long lasting humoral immunity following vaccination

by Jacqueline Hirscher, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, ein Leibniz-InstitutFollicular immune responses involving IL-21 leads to downregulation of CD19 in ASC. a, b) Gene Set Enrichment Ana

Updated on:May 30,2024

How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample.

Updated on: May 30,2024

How COVID-19 'breakthrough' infections alter your immune cells

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample.

Updated on:May 30,2024

Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Control group (non-vaccine-treated); the red arrow shows the area where pneumonia developed. Right: Vaccine-treated group comprising cynomolgus macaques or c

Updated on: March 06,2024

Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Control group (non-vaccine-treated); the red arrow shows the area where pneumonia developed. Right: Vaccine-treated group comprising cynomolgus macaques or c

Updated on:March 06,2024

Researchers make breakthrough in fighting a leading cause of fungal pneumonia

by Keith Brannon,Tulane UniversityTulane scientists have made crucial advancements in developing a model to study a fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients and chi

Updated on: March 28,2024

Researchers make breakthrough in fighting a leading cause of fungal pneumonia

by Keith Brannon,Tulane UniversityTulane scientists have made crucial advancements in developing a model to study a fungus that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients and chi

Updated on:March 28,2024

Potential biomarker found for lung disease in scleroderma patients

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered a protein that may predict disease severity for a lung condition that often proves fatal to patients with scleroderma

Updated on: March 28,2024

Potential biomarker found for lung disease in scleroderma patients

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered a protein that may predict disease severity for a lung condition that often proves fatal to patients with scleroderma

Updated on:March 28,2024