News tagged with juvenile idiopathic
Gene expression findings a step toward better classification and treatment of juvenile arthritis
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Eventually such findings could enable doctors to target more ...
3 studies confirm the value of etanercept therapy in treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Three new studies have individually shown the anti-TNF (tumour necrosis factor) therapy etanercept to be effective, with a good safety profile, in children under four years of age with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), ...
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New discovery to aid in diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France, have identified the target antigen PLA2R ...
Pediatric researchers find possible 'master switch' gene in juvenile arthritis
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Researchers have found that a gene region known to play a role in some varieties of adult rheumatoid arthritis is also present in all types of childhood arthritis. The researchers say the responsible gene may be a "master ...
Troubled youths struggle after time in detention center
Feb 17, 2009 |
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The kids who pass through juvenile detention facilities are among the most troubled youths in the community. How do they fare a few years after this significant brush with the legal system?
Subclinical markers predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis post methotrexate withdrawal
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarkers Myeloid Related Protein (MRP*) 8/14 predict an increased risk of relapse following withdrawal of methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) ...
Software for solving life-threatening medical puzzles
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively.
Foot pain: Custom-made insoles offer relief
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can reduce foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and highly arched feet, a new systematic review shows.
Juvenile justice study: Minority youths of single parents more likely detained
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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As a teenager in the juvenile justice system, living in a single-parent household or having a family with criminal history doesn't help your case -- at least if you're a minority.
Adolescents with unpopular names more prone to committing crime
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A new study in the journal Social Science Quarterly examined the relationship between first name popularity in adolescents and tendency to commit crime. Results show that, regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names ...
New study finds 'delinquent behavior among boys contagious'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 16, 2009 |
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This release is available in French.
Researchers discover therapeutic target that could help patients with pulmonary fibrosis
Aug 23, 2009 |
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A diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence: there is no treatment and the survival rate is less than three years.
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