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Apremilast Shows Sustained Benefit in Genital Psoriasis: Study
Researchers have found in a new study that Apremilast demonstrated sustained and clinically meaningful improvements in genital psoriasis signs and symptoms, along with significant enhancement in patients’ quality of life,…
Study Finds Modest but Significant Alzheimer’s Risk in Patients With Glaucoma
Japan: Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) may be linked to a higher likelihood of developing early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD), particularly among middle-aged men, a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s…
Lucerastat Shows Exploratory Renal Signals in Fabry Disease: Study
Canada: Lucerastat, an oral substrate reduction therapy, failed to meet its primary endpoint for neuropathic pain in adults with Fabry disease, but demonstrated encouraging biochemical effects and a possible signal…
All Clinical Signs in WHO IMCI Predictive of Sepsis and Mortality in Young Infants: JAMA
Researchers have found in a new systematic review and meta-analysis that all seven clinical signs in the WHO IMCI possible serious bacterial infection (SBI) algorithm were significantly associated with sepsis…
Simvastatin Demonstrates Effectiveness as a Pulpotomy Agent in Carious Permanent Teeth: Study
India: Study outcomes indicate that simvastatin (SMV) can be effectively used as a pulpotomy agent in carious permanent teeth, supporting its potential role in vital pulp therapy.In a recent randomized…
Neutropenic Diet May Reduce Major Infection Risk in Blood Cancer Patients: Study
Findings of a new study suggest that maintaining a traditional neutropenic (cooked-food–only) diet during hospitalization for blood cancer treatment may be beneficial. Patients assigned to a liberalized diet experienced a…
From PCI to TAVI: The 10 Interventional Cardiology Papers That Defined 2025
Italy: Interventional cardiology in 2025 was shaped by a series of landmark randomized trials that refined procedural strategies, clarified long-term expectations, and accelerated the shift toward personalized, physiology-guided care. In…
Kidney Stones Associated with Elevated Cancer Risk: Study
A new study published in the Canadian Urological Association Journal showed that people who acquire kidney stones have nearly double the chance of having kidney cancer as those who do…
STAT+: Evommune reports positive mid-stage data for eczema drug
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