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خلاصہ: Rallying more T-cells to immunotherapy's fight against cancerImmune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) has revolutionized the treatment of cancers like melanoma, but up to 60% of patients don't respond to this immunotherapy for reasons not yet fully understood. Australian scientists have found a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer-fighting T cells within tumors, a potential step toward enabling more patients to respond to a life-saving immunotherapy.Source InformationPublisher: Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news storiesOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Multi-country malaria trial shows a more efficient way to treat the diseaseLandmark findings from a major malaria clinical trial led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and international collaborators have confirmed the safety and effectiveness of two Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria medications in G6PD-normal patients—high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine—supporting more efficient treatment regimens to address the liver stage of the disease.Source InformationPublisher: Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news storiesOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Simple SMS 'nudge' a powerful prompt for timely vaccination10,000 families participating in research by The Kids Research Institute Australia have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple text message for increasing the number of children receiving their vaccinations on time. Throughout 2021–2024, over 20,000 text messages were sent to Australian parents as part of the AuTOMATIC trial—thought to be the most automated clinical trial ever conducted.Source InformationPublisher: Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news storiesOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Major depressive disorder shares immune abnormalities and potential therapies with inflammatory skin diseasesA team of leading clinical research scientists from the Departments of Psychiatry and Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that the serum of patients with major depressive disorder shares immune abnormalities with inflammatory skin diseases, most notably the common Th2 immune pathway that is implicated in atopic dermatitis. Because these skin diseases are treatable, the findings suggest new therapeutic possibilities for psychiatric illness as well.Source InformationPublisher: Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news storiesOriginal Source: Read more