FDA asked to consider party drug MDMA as treatment for PTSD

by Robin FosterA California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stre

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

FDA asked to consider party drug MDMA as treatment for PTSD

by Robin FosterA California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stre

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Public Health & Prevention January 26,2024

How three infectious disease agents evade the immune system

byNanyang Technological UniversityTransmission electron microscope image of a respiratory syncytial virus particle. Credit: Assoc Prof Richard SugrueCOVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the deva

Public Health & Prevention January 26,2024

The quest to conquer latent HIV and end the AIDS pandemic

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyHIV-1 Latency can occur in a number of different anatomical sites, as well as multiple immunological cell types. Latent virus is not detectable by the host imm

Dermatology January 26,2024

The quest to conquer latent HIV and end the AIDS pandemic

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyHIV-1 Latency can occur in a number of different anatomical sites, as well as multiple immunological cell types. Latent virus is not detectable by the host imm

Dermatology January 26,2024

Clinical trial: New dual therapy could revolutionize treatment of urothelial and bladder cancers

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityDr. Alison Zhang. Credit: Macquarie UniversityAn international clinical trial of a treatment for advanced urothelial cancer has found a new dual therapy can

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Clinical trial: New dual therapy could revolutionize treatment of urothelial and bladder cancers

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityDr. Alison Zhang. Credit: Macquarie UniversityAn international clinical trial of a treatment for advanced urothelial cancer has found a new dual therapy can

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i

Oncology January 26,2024

Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system i

Oncology January 26,2024

Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief

by Mary Van Beusekom, CIDRAPProportion of PACS symptoms alleviation by six months. Credit:The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00685-0A randomized controlled tr

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Experimental drug that alters gut microbiome shows promise for long COVID relief

by Mary Van Beusekom, CIDRAPProportion of PACS symptoms alleviation by six months. Credit:The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00685-0A randomized controlled tr

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Research shows immune cells shape lung tissue before birth, provides new avenues for treating respiratory diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteImmunohistochemistry showing immune cells spatially and temporally in fetal lungs. Credit: Josephine L BarnesImmune cells play an active and intimate role in dir

Pulmonology January 26,2024

Research shows immune cells shape lung tissue before birth, provides new avenues for treating respiratory diseases

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteImmunohistochemistry showing immune cells spatially and temporally in fetal lungs. Credit: Josephine L BarnesImmune cells play an active and intimate role in dir

Pulmonology January 26,2024

Managing medication for loved ones

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome older people struggle with remembering to take their medications or organizing them effectively. Adult children, like yourself, can help by tak

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Managing medication for loved ones

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainSome older people struggle with remembering to take their medications or organizing them effectively. Adult children, like yourself, can help by tak

Breakthroughs January 26,2024

Study reports progress in long-term protection against ovarian cancer tumors

byWayne State UniversityCharacterization of immune response during ovarian tumor progression. mCherry+ TKO mouse ovarian cancer cells were injected i.p. in C57BL/6 immunocompetent mice (n=50) or

Oncology January 26,2024

Study reports progress in long-term protection against ovarian cancer tumors

byWayne State UniversityCharacterization of immune response during ovarian tumor progression. mCherry+ TKO mouse ovarian cancer cells were injected i.p. in C57BL/6 immunocompetent mice (n=50) or

Oncology January 26,2024

New study reveals how blood cancer cells escape the immune system's natural killer cells

byUniversity of HelsinkiGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.008The advent of T-cell therapies, where cells of the immune system are directed towa

Oncology January 26,2024

New study reveals how blood cancer cells escape the immune system's natural killer cells

byUniversity of HelsinkiGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.008The advent of T-cell therapies, where cells of the immune system are directed towa

Oncology January 26,2024