Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smokers more prone to bowel condition relapses, study suggests
Smoking is strongly linked to relapse of a serious bowel condition, research has confirmed.
Aug 30, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery improves profiling of AML patients for targeted therapies
Testing for DNMT3A mutations in FLT3-ITD subgroup of AML patients at the point of diagnosis and post-chemotherapy could improve treatment and predict chances of relapse and survival rates respectively
Jul 11, 2016
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Diabetes
Even short-term T2DM remission reduces risk of microvascular Dz
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, remission after bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced risk of microvascular disease, even after subsequent relapse, according to a study published online June 6 in ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
New role for glial energy metabolism in addiction
Addiction may be viewed as a disorder of reward learning. To date, addiction research has focused on the molecular adaptations through which memories of exposure to abused substances are encoded and maintained by nerve cells.
Jun 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Challenges, opportunities ahead in advancing the understanding and treatment of schizophrenia
While considerable advances have been made in understanding the biology and treatment of schizophrenia, patients and physicians continue to face tough challenges, says the 2015-16 winner of the University of Pennsylvania ...
May 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
Long-term treatment benefit seen in relapse-onset MS
(HealthDay)—For patients with relapse-onset multiple sclerosis (MS), disease-modifying therapy protects against long-term disability accrual, according to a study published online May 4 in the Annals of Neurology.
May 9, 2016
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Medications
Some drug addicts more likely to relapse than others, study finds
People with drug addictions who started opioid abuse later in life use injections for their drugs, or increased their use of downers before starting drug treatment, are more likely to relapse from treatment than others, says ...
Apr 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Pregnancy does not increase risk of Hodgkin lymphoma recurrence
Pregnancy does not increase the risk of relapse among women successfully treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. This according to a new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University published in The Journal of Clinical ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Resistance developing in drug treatment for tropical skin disease
Dermal leishmaniasis is an ulcerous skin disease caused by a tropical parasite, all forms of which can be treated with the drug miltefosine. Researchers from the National Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New test to predict relapse of testicular cancers
Scientists have developed a new test to identify patients who are at risk of suffering a relapse from testicular cancer.
Oct 15, 2015
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