Ritlecitinib was able to induce regrowth of hair in the ALLEGRO study. The effect was seen even in patients with alopecia universalis.
Two phase 3 trials have demonstrated the efficacy of the topical JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor ruxolitinib in the therapy of vitiligo. The cream was well tolerated.
The physician-patient relationship has been going through a profound crisis for years, with consequences not only for individual health but also for public health. We met with Prof. Fabrizio Asioli to talk about the issue.
The once-daily deucravacitinib showed maintenance of response through week 52 in phase 3 POETYK PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 trials.
A registry study revealed no differences in respiratory tract infections risks across biologics, including the newer IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors.
Remibrutinib showed promise with early-onset and further maintained action in chronic spontaneous urticaria, with many reaching a well-controlled disease.
A trial that compared upadacitinib with dupilumab in adults with moderate-to-severe AD demonstrated benefits in shifting to the inhibitor.
In a phase 2a atopic dermatitis study, maintenance of response continued for months after last dose; this may hint at an option for extended medication intervals.
Advice, words of encouragement and ideas for self-care from an experienced emergency physician to the younger generation.
The results of a preliminary study suggest the efficacy of heterologous anti-COVID vaccination not only for the completion of vaccination but also for a possible "third dose".
Researchers found molecular alterations in alcoholism causing impaired executive control and alcohol craving. Preclinical research showed psychedelics restored molecular deficits and reduced relapse behaviour.
A study by the University of Buenos Aires suggests the importance of investigating the effects of psychedelic drugs in the contexts in which they are naturally consumed, in order to obtain less artificial results.
Dispatching the public via an app as lay responders has shown to be accompanied by a 28% higher survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Paediatric patients with RRI and/or chronic cough (CC) have a higher incidence of impaired response to PCV13 compared with the general population.
The results of a study in healthy volunteers presented by Dr. Anna Becker suggest that SSRIs should not be discontinued prior to psilocybin treatment.
In a British general hospital, not a single patient tested positive for influenza nor respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the peak flu season in January 2021.
As COVID measures relaxed, pollution increased. Oxidative stress and systematic inflammation in healthy individuals was observed.
The digital HERB system proved successful in early-stage hypertension patients, which could lower their blood pressure and adopt positive lifestyle interventions.
The STEP trial revealed that lowering systolic blood pressure below 130 mmHg in +60 year-old patients led to a 26% reduction of adverse cardiovascular events.
Dr. Anna Ciaunica gave an insight into her work at the INSIGHT 2021 Conference and explained how the COVID-19 crisis-induced lack of tactile experience favours a depersonalitation disorder.