A new study published in RMD Open has revealed that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are significantly more likely to experience cognitive impairment. The study, which involved 70 RA patients and 70 matched healthy controls, showed that 60% of RA patients scored below the threshold for cognitive impairment on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), compared to 40% of the control group. This cognitive decline was most pronounced in visuospatial-executive function, memory and abstraction.
The EASL 2024 meeting offered a great opportunity for hepatologists from around the world to discuss the latest data and tackle challenges in liver disease. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) was a hot topic, with several exciting studies making waves. This article ...
As we have come to expect, EULAR 2024 was a busy and productive meeting, packed with news and lively discussions among rheumatologists. The conference, which took place in Vienna, Austria, highlighted a wealth of innovative research and significant advancements in rheumatology. ...
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a breast cancer subtype that typically affects younger women, metastasizes early and carries a poor prognosis.1 However, it has a number of characteristics associated with enhanced response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, including increased tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes ...
The European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress 2020 was held on 19–21 September 2020. Advances in immunotherapy featured prominently among the presentations and clinical trial updates. Below are some of the highlights of the late-stage clinical trial data that were presented. ...
Immunotherapy using agents targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is one of the biggest success stories of cancer treatment in recent decades; these immune checkpoint inhibitors can produce durable, long-term benefits without the toxicities associated with ...
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