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UnknownDupilumab in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Multicentric, Long-Term, Real-World Portuguese Study.

Introduction

Several clinical trials have established the efficacy and safety of dupilumab for treating atopic dermatitis (AD). However, literature remains scarce in reporting the long-term effectiveness, safety, and drug survival of dupilumab in real-world settings. This study aimed to desc...
S-EPMC11333673 | biostudies-literature
UnknownBacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination to prevent febrile and respiratory illness in adults (BRACE): secondary outcomes of a randomised controlled phase 3 trial.

Background

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination has off-target (non-specific) effects that are associated with protection against unrelated infections and decreased all-cause mortality in infants. We aimed to determine whether BCG vaccination prevents febrile and respiratory infections ...
S-EPMC11106519 | biostudies-literature
UnknownA multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions, we tested the effectiveness of reappraisal, an emotion-regul...
S-EPMC8742248 | biostudies-literature
UnknownFive-Year Results With Patisiran for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Open-Label Extension.

Importance

There is a lack of long-term efficacy and safety data on hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN) and on RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics in general. This study presents the longest-term data to date on patisiran for hATTR-PN.

Objective

To pre...
S-EPMC11894486 | biostudies-literature
UnknownBacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination for protection against recurrent herpes labialis: a nested randomised controlled trial.

Background

Recurrences of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the orofacial region (herpes labialis or cold sores) impact quality-of-life. We aimed to study whether the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine can attenuate cold sore recurrences through off-target immunomodulatory effects.

Methods...

S-EPMC10500555 | biostudies-literature
UnknownIn Vitro and In Vivo Effect of Peptides Derived from 14-3-3 Paracoccidioides spp. Protein.
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic disease that causes sequelae and requires prolonged treatment; therefore, new therapeutic approaches are necessary. In view of this, three peptides from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 14-3-3 protein were selected based on its immunogenicity and therapeutic po...
S-EPMC7828505 | biostudies-literature
UnknownPatient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts.
OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance. DESIGN:Baseline data from two prospective multicentre observational studies. SETTING:29 allergy, pulmonology and paediatric secondary care outp...
S-EPMC6858182 | biostudies-literature
UnknownFungal Planet description sheets: 469-557.
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S-EPMC5315290 | biostudies-literature
UnknownSymptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with persistent asthma: a cross-sectional analysis of the INSPIRERS studies.

Objectives

Anxiety and depression are relevant comorbidities in asthma, but, in Portugal and Spain, data on this topic are scarce. We assessed, in patients with asthma, the frequency of anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the European Quality of ...
S-EPMC10163458 | biostudies-literature
UnknownRandomized Trial of BCG Vaccine to Protect against Covid-19 in Health Care Workers.

Background

The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has immunomodulatory "off-target" effects that have been hypothesized to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Methods

In this international, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned health care wo...
S-EPMC10497190 | biostudies-literature
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