http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Genetics researchers have identified 25 additional copy number variations (CNVs)—missing or duplicated stretches of DNA—that occur in some patients with autism. These CNVs, say the researchers, are "high impact": although individually rare, each has a strong effect in raising an individual's risk for autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-autism-related-gene-variants.html Genetics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:05 EST news277381059 Last year a clinical trial of L-DOPA—a mainstay of Parkinson's disease therapy—was launched for Angelman syndrome, a rare intellectual disorder that shares similar motor symptoms such as tremors and difficulty with balance. The clinical trial is based on a 10-year-old case report showing benefit with the drug, but few studies since have explored the neurological justification for using L-DOPA to treat parkinsonian features in Angelman syndrome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-l-dopa-therapy-angelman-syndrome.html Medical research Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:13 EST news271941192 A new analysis has found that allowing full access to personal medical records increases satisfaction without increasing anxiety in newly diagnosed cancer patients. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that providing accurate information to patients through medical records can be a beneficial complement to verbal communication with their physicians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-access-personal-medical-satisfaction-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:01 EST news225287703