Cart is empty For adults with prurigo nodularis (PN), dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, demonstrates clinically meaningful and significant improvements in itch and skin lesions in two phase 3 trials (LIBERTY-PN PRIME and PRIME2), according to a study published online May 4 in Nature Medicine.
Cultural significance of health should be incorporated into modern disaster risk reduction strategies, say researchers
Climate change, and more precisely, recurring droughts-induced indirect and direct ravaging effects on health and livelihoods, combined with the fragility of the existing socio-economic construct in the remote, off-grid, Arid and Semi-Arid communities, are increasingly becoming a main cultural, global and public health threat.
The side effects of ‘andro,’ the banned supplement androstenedione
Androstenedione is one of those supplements that was peddled to athletes for years as a quick path to bulging muscles and high testosterone levels, but it comes with some serious side effects.
An epigenetic approach to modulating aging with nutrition and exercise
A new review paper, titled “How can we modulate aging through nutrition and physical exercise? An epigenetic approach,” has been published in Aging.
Using cancer proteomics data to identify gene candidates for therapeutic targeting
A new research perspective titled “Using cancer proteomics data to identify gene candidates for therapeutic targeting” has been published in Oncotarget.
Surgery beats targeted radiation for patients battling early stage lung cancer
More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake.
The ‘Hispanic paradox’: Does a decades-old finding still hold up?
Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend to live longer than other racial or ethnic communities—a health phenomenon that’s been studied for decades.
Summer’s near: What’s the best sunscreen for you?
It’s easy to keep your skin safer in the summer sun if you have the right sunscreen.
Opinion: Increased mental health awareness is one thing, but New Zealanders also need greater mental health literacy
Something is not working in our approach to mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand. According to Statistics New Zealand, more than a quarter of the population can be described as having poor mental well-being, and this proportion is increasing.
How intravenous immunoglobulin antibodies resolve joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Immunoglobulin G antibodies (IgB) play an important role as drivers of inflammation in infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. However, if the same immunoglobulin antibodies from the blood plasma of healthy donors are cleansed and injected into a patient’s bloodstream, they exhibit anti-inflammatory effects and have a positive effect on the immune system. The cause of this was unknown to a large extent up to now.