(Reuters) – Gene therapy firm Graphite Bio said on Thursday it was pausing an early-to-mid-stage trial of its blood disease therapy due to a serious adverse event in the first patient dosed, sending its shares down nearly 48% in after hours trading. After being given Graphite’s therapy, nula-cel, the patient showed prolonged low blood cell
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Aside from cardiovascular disease, another condition that medical professionals dub the “silent killer” is diabetes. Considering the rise in type 2 diabetes cases in recent years, it is crucial to know the early signs and symptoms of the disease before it gets worse. Type 2 diabetes is a condition wherein the body’s ability to regulate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday revised downward its estimate of how much the omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant is circulating across the U.S., though it continues to spread at a faster pace than other versions of Covid-19. XBB.1.5 made up 27.6% of sequenced Covid cases nationally for the week ending Jan. 7 compared
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are reporting the most comprehensive study to date describing the variations in drug response across different genetic subtypes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The findings provide a blueprint for precision medicine to further individualize therapy. The study was published today in Nature Medicine. ALL, a cancer of lymphocytes
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include sodium levels and health
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the week. Topics include screening for
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc is exploring options for some early-stage treatments for rare diseases and cancer in a bid to focus on “high-impact” medicines and vaccines, the company said on Thursday. The U.S. drugmaker said these options included collaborations with other drug developers for these medicines, or establishing a new company. Pfizer now plans to
Get more exercise. Eat right. Make new friends. As we compile our lists of resolutions aimed at improving physical and mental health in 2023, new CU Boulder research suggests one addition could have a powerful impact: Gardening. Funded by the American Cancer Society, the first-ever, randomized, controlled trial of community gardening found that those who
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) actively monitors the Covid situation around the country and worldwide following the recent surge in cases in China. Its newest effort to take extra caution amid the spike involves testing wastewater from airplanes as concerns continue to grow over travelers from China. The National Association of
A torn rotator cuff doesn’t happen to only professional athletes. It’s a common cause of shoulder pain for many adults. And there are several ways to treat it, including surgery. More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/ Journalists: Clean and nat sound versions of this pkg available for download at
These are the top 10 compensated doctors. First, neurosurgeons. Brain surgeon compensation averages $820,000 per year, but they work long hours and have a challenging lifestyle. Second, plastic surgery, averaging in at $526,000 per year. If you are in aesthetics, you’ll be making more than if you go into reconstructive surgery. Third, orthopedic surgery at
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — January’s full moon will light up the sky on Friday, and will be visible all around the world. It will reach peak illumination around 6:08 p.m. ET Friday, rising in the east as
Year Three of the Senior Planet Sponsored Athlete program kicked off at the beginning of 2022 with five more spectacular older adult athletes. The team brought in sports and activities spanning from the ocean to the ice, and everywhere in between! As the 2022 program has now come to a close, we asked our athletes
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take COVID tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that has been largely stuck at home for three years. From Sunday, China will end the requirement for inbound travellers
Men who drink at least one soda a day have a higher chance of suffering hair loss early, according to a new study. Researchers reported in their study published in the journal Nutrients the link between sugar-sweetened beverages and male pattern baldness in young men. Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) has become a global public
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In this article BIIB 4523.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT MRI image of brain showing area of Alzheimer patient. Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted accelerated approval for the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, the second treatment from Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai to receive an early green light in less
Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found. The study also identifies associations between exposure to the two pollutants and molecular changes in the
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to tighten the national annual limit on particulate matter (PM) pollution, according to its proposed updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter. Part of the EPA’s plan is to lower the primary (health-based) annual PM2.5 standard down to 9.0-10.0 µg/m3, compared with the
Readjudication of mortality data from the FOURIER trial suggests a higher risk for cardiovascular death with evolocumab (Repatha) among patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease than originally reported for the first-in-class PCSK9 inhibitor. The Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials (RIAT) investigators launched this review in 2018, citing “significant inconsistencies and misreporting” between information in death
When your child reaches life’s key crossroads – such as approaching GCSEs or further education – a good idea of what makes them tick makes the process a whole lot simpler Can you relate to a moment when you were younger when something just clicked? Perhaps you picked up a new hobby, stumbled across a
There has been an increase in the development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in several countries due to the rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The RNA vaccine platform is a next-generation platform that comprises messenger RNA (mRNA), which helps to encode the target antigen. The first concept of an
A novel test for autism has got the science community talking. The test reportedly can diagnose autism in children using just a single strand of hair. The innovative test is the product of a startup called LinusBio, and might soon help in identifying autism spectrum disorder in young children before they start showing symptoms. The
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue throughout the body. Visit http://mayocl.in/2rc1kVs for more information on neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2 care or request an appointment. Neurofibromatosis (NF-1) affects 1 in 2,500 people and often produces cutaneous tumors or tumors affecting the skin. Neurofibromatosis (NF-2) affects 1 in
By repeating our exposure to a piece of information at increasing intervals between each repetition, we can retain the most amount of information in the least amount of time. This technique is known as spaced repetition. Spaced repetition is best used when learning memorization-heavy information, like when studying for the MCAT or USMLE Step 1.
CNN — Every time there is a head trauma, cardiac arrest, or other major injury among professional sports, parents take a deep breath. “That athlete is someone’s child. Could that be my child?” Cardiac events during sports are uncommon for anyone, said Dr. Stuart Berger, division head of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of
Researchers published the study covered in this summary on medRxiv as a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Diabetes, especially type 1 diabetes, may be a particularly important factor in the etiology of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) in findings from a case-control study of about 149.000 US military veterans. Other
Around 90% of long COVID sufferers started with a mild bout with the coronavirus, according to a recent study. Researchers sought to determine how many people who had mild symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in 2020 and 2021 developed long COVID symptoms around three months after their initial illness. They conducted an observational analysis using pooled data