Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic migraine headache relief possible with outpatient surgery
When medications fail to eradicate debilitating migraine headaches, surgery could provide relief for certain patients.
Jan 4, 2013
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Page 29 - News tagged with genetic predisposition
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's-plagued Colombia region is focus of drug trial
The unusually high incidence of early-onset Alzheimer's disease in this isolated cattle town has thrust it to the forefront of global efforts to find a cure for the debilitating malady.
Dec 17, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic data shows that skin cancer risk includes more than UV exposure
It's common knowledge that excessive UV exposure from sunlight raises your chances for skin cancer, but predicting whether someone will actually develop skin cancer remains difficult. In a new research report, scientists ...
Dec 4, 2012
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Diabetes
Study finds link between flu virus and diabetes onset
Researchers in Italy have discovered that the flu virus could contribute to the onset of diabetes. This finding could help scientists uncover a way to prevent some forms of this condition. The study was funded in part by ...
Dec 4, 2012
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Compensation in the brain could lead to new treatment
New evidence indicates that Parkinson's disease is preceded by a period during which healthy regions of the brain take over the functions of damaged ones. Neurologist Bart van Nuenen performed a unique study involving people ...
Nov 13, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic test results for Lynch syndrome improved with new computer program
Many patients who have genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colon cancer, receive the inconclusive result "variants of uncertain clinical significance." This can be a problem, as people with ...
Nov 1, 2012
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Cardiology
Genetic predisposition to diabetes ups risk of CVD
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), having a genetic predisposition towards the disease is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Oct. 15 ...
Oct 23, 2012
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Genetics
Men and women are different in terms of genetic predispositions, study shows
We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Medical research
Zebrafish study explains why the circadian rhythm affects your health
Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body, thus causing illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer, according to a new study from Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Cardiology
Obesity triggers AF in fertile women
Obesity triggers atrial fibrillation in fertile women, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress 2012 by Dr Deniz Karasoy from Denmark.
Aug 27, 2012
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