Inflammation inhibitor delivered directly to kidneys reverses course of destructive nephritis

Using a manmade version of a human antibody to directly deliver a drug that inhibits a powerful driver of inflammation, can reverse a disease course that often leads to kidney failure and dialysis, investigators report. They have additionally found that it’s the powerhouses of kidney cells, called mitochondria, that are particularly impacted by the acute or chronic inflammation called nephritis, […]

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Nodal metastasis risk up when cancer is directly on the lip

(HealthDay)—The risk of nodal metastasis is five-fold greater for skin cancer on the vermilion lip versus the cutaneous lip, according to a study published online May 2 in JAMA Dermatology. David M. Wang, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and colleagues compared differences in risks of recurrence, metastasis, and death from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) on the vermilion […]

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