STAVING OFF ALLERGIES
It seems as though more and more people, particularly children, are suffering from allergies these days. As it turns out, the incidence of allergies really is on the rise, according to recent study data. Researchers used a blood test to measure IgE antibodies responsible for allergy symptoms. They found that children had two to three times more antibodies than their parents—proof positive that the younger generations are associated with a higher incidence of allergies, according to the researchers.
Targeted Drug Combination Reveals New Activity in Brain Tumors
December 28th 2021A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, “clinically meaningful” activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumors that carried a rare genetic mutation, according to a clinical trial report by investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
