Gene therapy improves or reverses age-related disease in mice
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 05, 2019
Three longevity-associated genes dramatically improved or completely reversed multiple age-related diseases in mice, researchers have found.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, June 30
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2020
Owners take rare step to isolate with residents during pandemic … Causal link found between air pollution and elders’ increased mortality … Gene study shows how Alzheimer’s affects genders differently...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 3
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2020
Program helps senior living operators improve indoor air quality … Kidney disease the leading risk factor for COVID-related hospitalization: study … Gene that protects against osteoarthritis identified...
New COVID booster shot rollout expected near Labor Day: officials
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2022
The FDA expects to soon authorize omicron-targeting shots. The White House is planning to distribute them as part of a fall vaccination campaign, federal officials say.
Gout guidance highlights treat-to-target drug therapy
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Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2020
Experts strongly recommend moving away from a fixed-dose approach to urate lowering therapy in updated guidelines for 2020.
Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk adults: Mayo Clinic
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
Patients treated early in the disease with either one of two antibody therapies had similarly low rates of hospitalization within 28 days.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 6
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2021
COVID outbreak among vaccinated assisted living residents under investigation … FDA rejects bid to approve Nuplazid for treatment of dementia-related psychosis … J&J betting $780M on long-acting antiviral...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 25
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
Dementia care report should be ‘catalyst for change,’ committee says … Pain perception may be early disease marker in Alzheimer’s gene carriers … Nursing home first-dose vaccination data released...
Fauci: U.S. to quickly prioritize the most vulnerable for COVID-19 booster shots
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 06, 2021
With this week’s COVID-19 cases up 43% and deaths rising, the United States is working to swiftly approve vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems, federal health officials said...
All nursing home staff in Massachusetts must get COVID-19 shots
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2021
The state is requiring staff and contract employees in all of its 378 facilities to receive a vaccination, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday.