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Gene-edited probiotics combat C. difficile in gut

12 Aug 2022 by

A team of scientists from Singapore has engineered probiotics that work to restore bile salt metabolism in the intestine, effectively nipping the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the bud.

Gene-edited probiotics combat C. difficile in gut

12 Aug 2022

Eosinophils confer protective benefit in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury

12 Aug 2022

Hepatic recruitment of eosinophils appears to play a protective role during acute liver injury caused by acetaminophen overdose, reveals a recent study.

Eosinophils confer protective benefit in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury

12 Aug 2022

Secukinumab 300 mg leads to sustained improvements in PsA symptoms

12 Aug 2022 by

Treatment with secukinumab 300 mg significantly improves symptoms of biologic-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared with placebo, results from the CHOICE study have shown.

Secukinumab 300 mg leads to sustained improvements in PsA symptoms

12 Aug 2022

Healthy eating may prevent heart failure in men

12 Aug 2022

Adherence to a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), as seen in both the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and the clinically abbreviated Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), reveals a study.

Healthy eating may prevent heart failure in men

12 Aug 2022

Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission

12 Aug 2022 by

Hope springs yet again in the field of HIV treatment, as another HIV patient (reportedly the fourth in the world) goes into remission 3 decades following diagnosis. The patient stopped antiretroviral therapy (ART) after receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) of CCR5-Δ32/Δ32 donor cells for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML).

Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission

12 Aug 2022

$Portable, low-cost refraction device shows promise for first-level assessments$

Portable, low-cost refraction device shows promise for first-level assessments

12 Aug 2022 by

ClickCheck, a portable and low-cost refractive error measurement device, demonstrates a high level of agreement with the standard-practice subjective refraction (SR) in terms of spherical power, according to a recent study. Nevertheless, improvements are needed to yield better cylindrical power evaluations.

Portable, low-cost refraction device shows promise for first-level assessments

12 Aug 2022

Time in SBP target range predicts adverse event risk in NVAF

12 Aug 2022

The time in target rage (TTR) of systolic blood pressure (SBP) appears to be predictive in assessing the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), reports a recent study.

Time in SBP target range predicts adverse event risk in NVAF

12 Aug 2022

Milk drinking may protect against hypertension

12 Aug 2022

Increased consumption of milk helps lower blood pressure levels and reduce the risk of developing hypertension, according to a study.

Milk drinking may protect against hypertension

12 Aug 2022

Relugolix-CT benefit for endometriosis-associated pain sustained through week 104

12 Aug 2022 by

Long-term combination therapy with relugolix plus oestradiol and norethindrone (relugolix-CT) shows sustained reductions in dysmenorrhoea and non-menstrual pelvic pain (NMPP) for up to 2 years in premenopausal women with endometriosis, according to the SPIRIT extension* study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Relugolix-CT benefit for endometriosis-associated pain sustained through week 104

12 Aug 2022

Diabetes, prediabetes may signal disability in middle-aged adults

11 Aug 2022

The presence of diabetes or prediabetes appears to worsen the risk of disability and mortality, reports a recent Japan study.

Diabetes, prediabetes may signal disability in middle-aged adults

11 Aug 2022

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Gene-edited probiotics combat C. difficile in gut

Gene-edited probiotics combat C. difficile in gut

Eosinophils confer protective benefit in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury

Eosinophils confer protective benefit in acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury

Secukinumab 300 mg leads to sustained improvements in PsA symptoms

Secukinumab 300 mg leads to sustained improvements in PsA symptoms

Healthy eating may prevent heart failure in men

Healthy eating may prevent heart failure in men

Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission

Another breakthrough for HIV: Fourth patient goes into long-term remission

Portable, low-cost refraction device shows promise for first-level assessments

Portable, low-cost refraction device shows promise for first-level assessments

Time in SBP target range predicts adverse event risk in NVAF

Time in SBP target range predicts adverse event risk in NVAF

Milk drinking may protect against hypertension

Milk drinking may protect against hypertension

Relugolix-CT benefit for endometriosis-associated pain sustained through week 104

Relugolix-CT benefit for endometriosis-associated pain sustained through week 104

Diabetes, prediabetes may signal disability in middle-aged adults

Diabetes, prediabetes may signal disability in middle-aged adults