New research finds TNF inhibitor more effective with regular serum assessment to adjust dose
New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that proactive therapeutic drug monitoring, a newer treatment strategy where a patient’s drug serum levels are regularly assessed...
New research finds racial gaps in renal complications persist for children with Lupus
New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that while hospitalized children with juvenile lupus have fewer adverse kidney outcomes overall, significant racial gaps for developing...
Study: Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders affecting an estimated six to eight million people worldwide. Although there are many treatments for IBD, a number of patients fail to respond long-term,...
How To Lose Weight: Tips on How to Lose 15 Pounds in Six Weeks
When you're finally ready to make changes to your diet to lose weight, you always wish the weight was off yesterday. It's always better to lose weight slowly if you want long-term results. Losing...
Study: Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
Infectious viruses come in many shapes and sizes and use slightly different attack mechanisms to make humans and animals sick. But all viruses share something in common: They can only do damage by replicating...
Scientists reveal origins of complex hemoglobin by resurrecting ancient proteins
Most biological processes are carried out by complexes of multiple proteins that work together to carry out some function. How these complicated structures could have evolved is one of modern biology's great puzzles, because...
Scientists develop software to find drug-resistant bacteria
The program could make it easier to identify the deadly antimicrobial resistant bacteria that exist in the environment. Such microbes annually cause more than 2.8 million difficult-to-treat pneumonia, bloodstream and other infections and 35,000...
Why you should drink coffee before a workout, Study
You’ve seen that person before: Strolling into the gym with a Starbucks cup in hand, then proceeding to bust out a PR on their deadlift. Or the one sipping their coffee mug before acing...
Study: Biologic therapy for psoriasis may reduce heart disease
Patients with psoriasis treated with biologic therapy, which are protein-based infusions to suppress inflammation, had a significant reduction in high-risk plaque in heart arteries, over one-year, according to new research published today in Circulation:...
How does depression affect the heart?
Depression and Heart Disease, Ever drown your sorrows in a big bowl of ice cream? When you’re feeling down, it’s easy to reach for your favorite comfort food. But thinking about your heart health...