Pharmacovigilance – News and Features

A metal alloy composed of niobium, tantalum, titanium and hafnium has shocked materials scientists with its impressive strength and toughness – its secret? A rare kink band defect.

T-cell exhaustion can prevent optimal responses to immunotherapy, but a new cytokine "cocktail" may help increase T-cell survival.

Plant-derived nanoparticles, including those from rice bran, could be used as alternatives to traditional cancer treatments.

A new immunotherapy has been developed that localizes cytokines to tumors for weeks while preserving their activity.

Traumatic brain injuries come with an amplified risk for developing dementia, but a new therapeutic target and a potential immunotherapy have been identified.

Explore how high-throughput DNA-based genotyping can offer a cost-effective way to screen extended blood types.

A new study offers an explanation and suggests a more effective approach to treatment of epilepsy. They found a previously overlooked region of the hippocampus, the fasciola cinereum, appears to be involved in instigating and propagating seizures.

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have shown that improving metabolic health in obese mice before vaccination, but not after, protects against influenza virus.

Blocking oxygen-sensing enzymes in cancer cells can significantly halt acute myeloid leukemia in patient samples without affecting the production of normal blood cells.

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, researchers found that intravenous therapies made from virus-specific T-cells (VST) can effectively treat immunocompromised pediatric patients, far surpassing the current standard of care.