News tagged with diagnosis
Study reveals chemo's toxicity to brain, possible treatment
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Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the growth factor IGF-1.
Yale's scan of Turkish infant's genome yields a surprise diagnosis
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a dramatic illustration of the power of emerging genetic technologies, Yale University researchers have reported making a clinical diagnosis for the first time using comprehensive DNA sequencing of all ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Skills tests like 'connect the dots' may be early Alzheimer's indicator
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of mental decline in the years prior to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease suggests that changing the focus of testing may help physicians detect signs of the disease much earlier. School of Medicine ...
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 ...
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, ...
2 studies find patients have lower health-related quality of life after cancer diagnosis
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Cancer patients who are older than 65 years have poorer physical health and, in some cases, mental health when compared with people of the same age group without cancer, according to a study in the June 9 online issue of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odor -- the chemical counterpart to fingerprints -- and scientists are tracking down those odiferous arches, loops, and whorls in the "human odorprint" for purposes ...
Understanding the implications of prenatal testing for Down syndrome
Sep 14, 2009 |
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With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact ...
Doctors talk frankly about what encourages and impedes early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Jul 12, 2009 |
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A doctor's positive attitude to Alzheimer's diagnosis and their trusting, personal relationships with local dementia support service providers are powerful enablers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, according to new research ...
