News tagged with diagnosis
Research shows wide age gap between possible and actual autism diagnosis (w/Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2009 |
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"Timely identification and diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can impact a child's development and is the key to opening the door to the services and therapies available to children with autism," says Paul Shattuck, ...
Genetic embryo screening: Questions grow along with number of procedures
Apr 05, 2009 |
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Karin Cohn carries a genetic defect that led a half-dozen members of her family to develop early breast or ovarian cancer. She firmly supports allowing families like hers to screen embryos for the defect to ensure no future ...
Young women warned of lung cancer risks
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Seventeen people are still dying from lung cancer each week in Northern Ireland despite a small improvement in survival rates for the disease.
Scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for a heartbreaking disorder that kills newborn babies. Published in the April 1 online ...
New strategy developed to diagnose melanoma
Mar 30, 2009 |
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A UCSF research team has developed a technique to distinguish benign moles from malignant melanomas by measuring differences in levels of genetic markers. Standard microscopic examinations of biopsied tissue can be ambiguous ...
Concern over inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of thyroid problems
Mar 27, 2009 |
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More and more people are being inappropriately diagnosed and treated for underactivity of the thyroid gland (known as primary hypothyroidism), warn doctors in an editorial published on bmj.com today.
Gorilla gets MRI at Bronx Zoo
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Talk about house calls! The Wildlife Conservation Society thanks The Brain Tumor Foundation and its "Road To Early Detection" campaign for their assistance in performing a brain scan on a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo.
Researchers identify genetic markers for aggressive head and neck cancer
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified genetic markers that signal poor outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer. These findings could one day lead to a genetic test ...
Fishing for microdeletions that predispose an embryo to develop cancer syndromes in later life
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Researchers have used a common laboratory technique for the first time to detect genetic changes in embryos that could predispose the resulting children to develop certain cancer syndromes. Current preimplantation genetic ...
Prenatal molecular diagnosis for tuberous sclerosis complex
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Geneticists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have reported the world's first series of cases of prenatal diagnosis for women at risk of having a child with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Earlier, the Center ...
X-ray eyes bring us closer to early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Feb 14, 2009 |
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It is estimated that 4 million people world-wide are suffering from Parkinson's, a complex disease that varies greatly among affected individuals. Understanding the brain chemistry that leads to the onset ...
ADHD labelling of kids can mask other problems: study
Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Labelling children with learning and behavioural difficulties can be detrimental to the children in question as well as their teachers, research by a QUT graduate has found.
Can't chalk it up to 'baby fat'
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive ...
Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis
Nov 17, 2008 |
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A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College ...
Researchers link autism and rain
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Cornell economists noticed that autism diagnosis rates were higher in some states, they questioned whether local weather could be playing a role.
