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Routine testing for enterovirus CNS infection a must in febrile infants: study

Infants with human nonpolio enterovirus (EV) central nervous system (CNS) infection often present without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis, reports a study.

Serum DHEA, testosterone levels inversely linked to CAC in older men

In older men, serum levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and testosterone correlate inversely with coronary artery calcification (CAC), partially independently from each other, a study has shown.

Iptacopan delivers durable responses in anti-C5-treated PNH patients with anaemia

The final results of the pivotal phase III APPLY-PNH trial show sustained efficacy and safety of the oral factor B inhibitor iptacopan in anti-C5-treated patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and persistent anaemia.

Noninvasive ultrasound therapy feasible in calcified aortic stenosis

The novel, noninvasive ultrasound therapy is safe and may help improve valvular function in patients with calcified aortic stenosis, according to a study.

Maternal rheumatoid arthritis carries risk of ASD in offspring

Infants born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy are at risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study.

Mobocertinib only as good as platinum chemo in first-line NSCLC treatment

In the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion (ex20ins) mutations, the investigational mobocertinib is safe and efficacious but not necessarily better than platinum-based chemotherapy, according to the phase III EXCLAIM-2 trial.

NAFLD ups risk of memory impairment, hippocampal damage

The presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may contribute to cognitive impairment, as well as hippocampal structure and functional abnormalities, suggests a study.