Diabetes
Trial of shoe insoles to improve balance in diabetic patients
Shoe insoles are being trialled to improve balance, walking and physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes and associated foot nerve damage.
Sep 1, 2017
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Neuroscience
Which drugs effectively treat diabetic nerve pain?
A federal health agency has found certain antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs are among medications that effectively treat diabetic nerve pain. The research is being published simultaneously in the March 24, 2017, online ...
Mar 27, 2017
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Neuroscience
Findings suggest ways to block nerve cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases
In many neurodegenerative conditions—Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and peripheral neuropathy among them—an early defect is the loss of axons, the wiring of the nervous system. When axons are ...
Mar 23, 2017
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Diabetes
Study: Two-thirds of clinicians lack knowledge of diabetes-related foot complication
Diabetes can have several complications, including one common side effect: foot damage. Although some types are common, others are rarer.
Feb 23, 2017
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Diabetes
Autonomic neuropathy after chemotherapy—is it permanent?
Dear Mayo Clinic: After six months of chemotherapy, I developed autonomic neuropathy. I have been done with chemotherapy for a few months, but the neuropathy has not gone away. Is there a chance it could be permanent?
Feb 22, 2017
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Diabetes
Getting smart about diabetic foot ulcers
While wearing appropriate footwear can help treat and prevent diabetic foot ulcers, the leading cause of limb amputation among people with diabetes, noncompliance continues to be an issue, especially among those with loss ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
Blocking neuron signaling pathway could lead to new treatments for peripheral neuropathy
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the University of Manitoba and St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen ...
Jan 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding the causes of neurological abnormalities that result from premature birth
In the February issue of the American Journal of Pathology, new research from the University of Chicago shows motor abnormalities frequently associated with low birth weight babies could originate due to peripheral nerve ...
Jan 3, 2017
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Health
For geriatric falls, 'brain speed' may matter more than lower limb strength
"Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?" asks James Richardson, ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemical compound holds promise as cancer treatment with fewer side effects
A synthetic version of a rare toxin produced by a sea creature appears to hold promise for treating many different types of cancer while minimizing the harmful side effects of widely used chemotherapy drugs.
Nov 16, 2016
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