New biomarker may help in detecting gliomas
Researchers using sophisticated genetic testing techniques have identified a promising new biomarker for diagnosis of glioma—the most common type of malignant brain tumor, reports the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congres ...
Cancer
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Breast cancer mortality has not declined in women over 85
Since 1992 the number of deaths linked to breast cancer in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers also predict that it will continue to decline ...
Cancer
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed. The research team made ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Parkinson's can lead to anxiety and other non-motor symptoms, even early on
While movement problems are the main symptom of Parkinson's disease, a new study shows that even early in the course of disease people frequently experience many non-motor symptoms such as drooling, anxiety and constipation. ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Jan 14, 2013 |
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When the diagnostic thresholds are lowered, being 'normal' becomes unachievable
In Norway, the diagnostic manual for mental disorders (ICD-10) is strongly influenced by the DSM system developed by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM editions are criticised for constantly lowering the thresholds for qualifyin ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2013 |
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First Alzheimer's case has full diagnosis 106 years later
(Medical Xpress)—More than a hundred years after Alois Alzheimer identified Alzheimer's disease in a patient an analysis of that original patient's brain has revealed the genetic origin of their condition.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Urodynamic studies affect diagnoses, but not treatment
(HealthDay)—Although preoperative urodynamic studies frequently change clinical diagnoses, they rarely lead to changes in the surgical or global treatment plans for women with stress urinary incontinence ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Derm-path training linked to fewer diagnosis discrepancies
(HealthDay)—Fewer diagnostic discrepancies are seen for pathologists with dermatopathology fellowship training, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2012 |
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MRI can screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal lobar degeneration
When trying to determine the root cause of a person's dementia, using an MRI can effectively and non-invasively screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), according to a new study ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 26, 2012 |
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Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease
Branch retinal vein occlusion – blockage of the blood vessels that channel blood from the retina – is a common eye disease. A type of blood clot in the eye, the disease causes reduced vision, and people with the disease ...
Ophthalmology
Dec 21, 2012 |
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Celiac 'epidemics' link to infections early in life
Celiac disease affects about one percent of the population but occasional 'epidemics' have been noticed along with a seasonal variation in number of cases diagnosed. New research published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Pediatrics
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Cancer study overturns current thinking about gene activation
(Medical Xpress)—A new Australian study led by Professor Susan Clark from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows that large regions of the genome – amounting to roughly 2% – are epigenetically activated ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Mistaking OCD for ADHD has serious consequences
(Medical Xpress)—On the surface, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear very similar, with impaired attention, memory, or behavioral control. But ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Speed bumps could be a new way to help diagnose appendicitis
The presence of pain when travelling over speed bumps is associated with an increased likelihood of acute appendicitis, among patients coming into hospital with abdominal pain, finds a study in the BMJ Christmas issue and pu ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 17, 2012 |
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New discovery makes early diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome a reality for the first time
(Medical Xpress)—Patients suffering from the painful autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, will soon be able to be properly diagnosed much earlier, thanks to the discovery of novel antibodies by researchers at the University ...
Immunology
Dec 13, 2012 |
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