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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values may differentiate between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with and without active disease. Angelo Zinellu, Ph.D., from the University of Sassari in Italy, …
Biomarkers may ID rheumatoid arthritis patients with and without active disease Read More
Sleep disorders are common in patients with chronic migraine (CM). Hikmet Saçmacı, from Yozgat Bozok University in Turkey, and colleagues conducted a comprehensive literature review of all articles on CM …
Sleep disorders common in chronic migraine Read More
Five selected causes of death accounted for 89.8 percent of fetal deaths in a reporting area of 41 states and the District of Columbia for 2018 to 2020. Donna L. …
Five causes explain most fetal deaths from 2018 to 2020 Read More
For patients with vitiligo, ruxolitinib cream results in greater repigmentation of lesions compared with vehicle control. David Rosmarin, M.D., from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues conducted two phase …
Ruxolitinib cream results in greater repigmentation in vitiligo Read More
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models. While most mouse trials consider simply halting growth a success, the …
Gel-like, radioactive tumor implant obliterates pancreatic cancer in mice Read More
The discovery of a genetic variant that is relatively common among people of Polynesian ancestry, but incredibly rare in most other populations, is giving clues to the genetic underpinnings of …
Study of Polynesian participants yields new clues to genetic causes of high cholesterol Read More
Dupuytren’s contracture is a disorder that can cause the fingers to curl in, primarily the ring and small fingers. It’s a genetic condition mostly affecting men over 60 of Northern …
Treating Dupuytren’s contracture without surgery Read More