Chikungunya vaccine candidate in clinical trial found generally safe and effective
A study of U.S. adults found that a vaccine candidate for chikungunya disease was generally safe and well tolerated. Read More
Elevated lipoprotein(a) predicts recurrent heart disease in seniors
Increased blood levels of lipoprotein(a), a bad cholesterol variant, are a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) in people over 60. Read More
NIH funds work to develop protocol for re-administration of DMD gene therapies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding work that could show how the immune system reacts to muscle disease gene therapies and lead to a protocol for re-administration of the treatments. Read More
Taking metformin during SARS-CoV-2 infection cuts risk of long COVID in clinical trial
People who took the diabetes drug metformin after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 were less likely to develop long COVID in a randomized clinical trial. Read More
Blood sugar maintenance mechanism revealed in DNA study
A large, worldwide DNA study has shed light on how healthy blood sugar levels are maintained after eating—and how that process may go wrong. The findings, published Thursday in Nature Genetics, may inform treatment for type 2 diabetes, which affects over 460 million people worldwide. Read More
Sound waves test protein-protein bond strength
Temporary protein-protein bonds are essential for many bodily functions, including enzymatic reactions, antibody binding, and responses to medication. Read More
Foundation Medicine enters companion diagnostic collaboration with Merck KGaA
Foundation Medicine said Monday that it has entered a strategic collaboration with Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany to develop FoundationOne Liquid CDx and FoundationOne CDx as companion diagnostics in the U.S. market for selected marketed and pipeline treatments. Read More
Burning Rock Biotech highlights breast cancer study using its genomic profiling test
Precision oncology firm Burning Rock Biotech on Thursday announced that its genomic profiling test, OncoScreen Plus, was used in a phase III multiregional breast cancer clinical trial, alongside Foundation Medicine's FoundationOneCDx. Read More
Quantification of long COVID fatigue shows impact is worse than some cancers
Fatigue is the most impactful symptom in the lives of people suffering from long COVID, with patients reporting worse scores than individuals with some cancers. Read More
Heart failure reversed in unprecedented case
Three people with heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now symptom-free after their condition spontaneously reversed -- an unprecedented medical event. Read More
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