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Released: 23-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Researchers identify new choice of therapy for rare autoimmune disease EGPA
McMaster University

An international team, including researchers from McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, has identified a new therapeutic for patients with a rare autoimmune disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). A biologic drug called benralizumab has been shown to be non-inferior to mepolizumab in the treatment of EGPA.

Newswise: McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
5-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
McMaster and ALK researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies
McMaster University

Researchers with McMaster University and Denmark-based pharmaceutical company ALK-Abello A/S have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new cell that remembers allergies.

1-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Immune response, not acute viral infections, responsible for neurological damage, McMaster researchers discover
McMaster University

For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers from McMaster University have now discovered that it’s the immune system’s response that is behind it.

29-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Surgeons’ choice of skin disinfectant impacts infection risk, Canadian-American study shows
McMaster University

Researchers of the PREPARE trial, which enrolled nearly 8,500 participants at 25 hospitals in Canada and the United States, found the use of iodine povacrylex in alcohol to disinfect a patient’s skin could prevent surgical site infection in thousands of patients undergoing surgery for a closed fracture each year.

18-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
McMaster researchers create instruction manual to detect rare cells that could unlock secrets to allergies
McMaster University

Researchers with McMaster University have created the instruction manual that will help scientists across the globe find hard to detect B cells.

Newswise: Researchers chronicle lifetime travels of a single woolly mammoth which wandered the north more than 14,000 years ago
14-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Researchers chronicle lifetime travels of a single woolly mammoth which wandered the north more than 14,000 years ago
McMaster University

An international team of researchers from McMaster University, University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Ottawa has tracked and documented the movements and genetic connections of a female woolly mammoth that roamed the earth more than 14,000 years ago.

Newswise: New Year’s fitness resolutions: McMaster expert available to discuss benefits of weight training
Released: 3-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
New Year’s fitness resolutions: McMaster expert available to discuss benefits of weight training
McMaster University

Stuart Phillips is a leading expert on health and fitness from McMaster University and is available to discuss the benefits of combining strength training and aerobic exercise, as the new year brings new resolutions and crowds to the gym.

Released: 6-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Common dementia drugs not associated with increased risk of falling, but increased chances of fainting
McMaster University

Researchers from McMaster University have found that cholinesterase inhibitors, a type of common medication used to treat dementia, are not associated with an increased risk of falling. However, they found that the medication increased the risk of syncope, or fainting.

Newswise: Reliable research and evidence-based recommendations scarce for women who exercise according to menstrual cycle
4-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Reliable research and evidence-based recommendations scarce for women who exercise according to menstrual cycle
McMaster University

There is no shortage of advice for women on what to eat, how to train, or what supplements to take during their menstrual cycles, but a new review by an international team of scientists has found little evidence to support such recommendations. In fact, they found sparse research on women and exercise at all, and even less on the effect of their periods on sports performance, physiology, or physical fitness.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:45 PM EST
Not only is virtual care safe, patients and providers use it effectively, new research finds
McMaster University

New research from McMaster University has found that not only is virtual care a safe way to hold medical appointments, but that patients and physicians were able to use it appropriately and effectively with minimal guidance.

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Newswise: Research hub focused on improving vision health receives prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize
Released: 1-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Research hub focused on improving vision health receives prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize
McMaster University

An interdisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and clinicians dedicated to developing new biomaterials and therapies for vision disorders has been awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering. The C20/20 Innovation Hub – led by Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and chemical engineering professor, Heather Sheardown – was created to advance ophthalmic research and improve vision for people who experience eye diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts.



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