European Archives - Page 8 of 1370 - European Medical Journal

Human Parvovirus B19 Drives Bone Marrow Failure

Human Parvovirus B19 Drives Bone Marrow Failure

Parvovirus B19 was shown to infect haematopoietic stem cells, impairing self renewal and differentiation, with JAK2 STAT5 inhibition partially reversing virus induced bone marrow dysfunction.

Repeat Influenza Vaccination May Blunt Early Immunity

Repeat Influenza Vaccination May Blunt Early Immunity

How does repeat influenza vaccination affect antibody responses? Study finds early immune boosts may be smaller, but protection later remains similar.

New Global Strategy Targets Gaps in Fertility Care Access

New Global Strategy Targets Gaps in Fertility Care Access

A new global strategy calls for infertility care to be integrated into reproductive health systems to improve access and equity worldwide.

Bimekizumab Shows Durable Long-Term Psoriasis Clearance

Researchers identified a distinct population of tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells expressing IL-17A and/or IL-17F that were largely absent from healthy skin.

Early-Life Sugar Rationing Reduced Heart Failure Risk - EMJ

Early-Life Sugar Rationing Reduced Heart Failure Risk

Those exposed to early-life sugar rationing had an approximately 14% lower risk of developing heart failure and were diagnosed an average of 2.6 years later than individuals who were unexposed.

Risankizumab Shows Long-Term Psoriasis Benefits on OCT - EMJ

Optical Coherence Therapy Reveals Subclinical Benefits of Risankizumab in Psoriasis

A 52-week study shows risankizumab improves both visible psoriasis and underlying vascular inflammation, with OCT revealing sustained subclinical skin changes.

Brains Reward Circuitry Boosts Immune Function - EMJ

Can the Brain's Reward Circuitry Boost Immune Function?

Notably, higher ventral tegmental area (VTA) activation, but not nucleus accumbens or control region activity, correlated with larger post-vaccination increases in HBV antibody levels (r=0.31, P=0.018)

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AstraZeneca bets big on China with $15bn investment

Pascal Soriot, CEO, AZ, hailed the investment as the start of “an exciting next chapter” for the company in China.

CT Biomarkers and Survival in Oesophageal Cancer - EMJ

CT Biomarkers Linked to Oesophageal Cancer Survival

Sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and systemic immune inflammatory index were independently associated with reduced oesophageal cancer survival in patients treated with immunotherapy, supporting their role in prognostic assessment.

Inflammatory Arthritis Can Emerge Years After Bariatric Surgery

A case series published in BMC Rheumatology describes new-onset inflammatory arthritis following bariatric surgery, with MRI-confirmed axial and peripheral disease requiring advanced treatment.