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  Cardiology

  Successful transplant of porcine heart into adult human with end-stage heart disease

  Written by Charlie King | 15 Jan 2022

  In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three days later…. read more.

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  Neurology

  Adult epilepsy treatment reduces seizures in children

  Written by Charlie King | 15 Jan 2022

  Seizures were reduced in children as young as 3 who received responsive neurostimulation. A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and… read more.

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  Ophthalmology

  New real-world data show high rate of patient adherence to Tepezza for thyroid eye disease (TED) – Horizon Therapeutics

  Written by Charlie King | 14 Jan 2022

  Horizon Therapeutics plc announced findings of a real-world adherence analysis of Tepezza for the treatment of TED ( Thyroid Eye Disease) at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual… read more.

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  Pharmacology

  EMA gets a budget boost

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 14 Jan 2022

  The EU drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has a beefed-up budget for 2022 and plans to grow further in the years ahead. The watchdog’s Management Board… read more.

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  Microbiology

  Can a dangerous microbe offer a new way to silence pain?

  Written by Charlie King | 13 Jan 2022

  Deadly anthrax toxin blocks multiple types of pain in mice, study shows. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly,… read more.

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  COVID-19

  EU backs new COVID-19 treatments

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 13 Jan 2022

  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorised several new therapies and vaccines for COVID-19 which offer fresh hope of containing the two-year old pandemic, the EU drug watchdog… read more.

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  Obstetrics & Gynaecology

  Spicy breast milk?

  Written by Charlie King | 12 Jan 2022

  Breast milk is the first food that babies consume. Various studies have suggested that the “taste experience” in early childhood influences eating behavior in adults. Unlike standardized infant… read more.

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  Pharmacology

  EMA approved 91 products in 2021

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 12 Jan 2022

  Thirteen new medicines were given the green light at the December meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). This brings to… read more.

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  Microbiology

  Parkinson’s protein blueprint could help fast-track new treatments

  Written by Charlie King | 11 Jan 2022

  Researchers have solved a decade-long mystery about a critical protein linked to Parkinson’s disease that could help to fast-track treatments for the incurable disease. The research, published in Nature,… read more.

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  COVID-19

  Memory T cells from previous common cold infections protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2

  Written by Charlie King | 11 Jan 2022

  A new study, published in Nature Communications confirms what many people have suspected for a long time – namely that previous human coronavirus infection e.g. with the common cold, could… read more.

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  COVID-19

  Are hedgehogs to blame for superbugs?

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 10 Jan 2022

  The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), whereby antibiotics not longer work well on bacterial illness, is a slow-burning pandemic with the potential to eclipse even the worst of… read more.

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  Neurology

  School closures improved sleep for teenagers

  Written by Gary Finnegan | 10 Jan 2022

  The closure of schools in spring 2020 had a negative effect on the health and well-being of many young people. But home-schooling also had a positive flipside for… read more.