An experimental drug helped boost effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment against pancreatic cancer” target=”_blank”>cancer<. “We show that by combining this drug with immunotherapy, we were able to activate the immune system in such a way that it could melt pancreatic tumors quickly and even completely cure some mice.” Allison Fitzgerald, Ph.D., at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer…
mental-health therapy has been able to aid people with severe mental-health” target=”_blank”>post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)< The double-blind study’s participants were randomized to receive manualized therapy with the psychedelic or with placebo, combined with three preparatory and nine integrative therapy sessions. PTSD symptoms were measured using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, and functional impairment was measured using…
education” target=”_blank”>Elementary-aged children< to receive a kid-sized shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech infectious-disease infectious-disease. The doses are about one-third of the dose given to adolescents and adults. While Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are still being tested for children ages 5-11, last month the FDA affirmed results from Pfizer showing that its two-dose shot was…
natural-science suggests a causal relationship between levels of nutrition-and-fitness and mortality in people with low vitamin D levels, according to researchers. In a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a team led by the University of Cambridge aimed to determine whether genetic predisposition to high vitamin D levels plays a role in one’s…
world-regions has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s infectious-disease antiviral, the first healthy-living shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was not immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. The pill was licensed for adults 18 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19…
The American Heart Association (AHA) on Tuesday outlined 10 key features of a heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart-healthy<. The organization’s new scientific statement, titled “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health” and published in the journal Circulation, emphasizes the importance of overall dietary pattern, rather than individual food” target=”_blank”>foods< The features listed, the AHA said, can be adapted…
Patients hospitalized with COVID-like symptoms were five times more likely to test positive for Sars-Cov-2, if they were unvaccinated and had a prior history of having infectious-disease, compared to those who received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine and had no history of coronavirus infection, according to a report last week by the CDC. CDC researchers…
The average total daily screen use among adolescents more than doubled during the infectious-disease, according to a group of international researchers. In a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, the group found that screen use rose to 7.7 hours per day from pre-pandemic estimates of 3.8 hours per day. EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME LINKED…
natural-science used in plastics called phthalates have reportedly been detected in food food” target=”_blank”>items<, analyzing them for 11 chemicals using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. FDA FOOD TESTING FINDS CONTAMINATION BY ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ The restaurants selected were located inus-regions, and fast-food items – the most commonly ordered foods with standard toppings and fillings – were sampled in…
mental-health” target=”_blank”>Stress< has made it harder for Americans to make basic decisions, according to a survey. According to an American Psychological Association survey of “Stress in America,” millennials were particularly affected, with nearly 50% of more than 3,000 adult respondents reporting that they are struggling with daily tasks as coronavirus continues to spread. Comparatively, only…