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Early intervention may be crucial to successful treatment of Friedreich's ataxia

New research published today in Disease Models & Mechanisms indicates that early intervention should be a key target in the development of new therapeutics for Friedreich's ataxia, as current treatments may be administered too late to target the disease effectively.

8 Nov 2017

Study: Many patients change their behaviors after suffering repeated bouts of C. diff infections

After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

8 Nov 2017

Certain factors associated with sleep disturbance in type 2 diabetes patients

In a Journal of Advanced Nursing study of 90 adults with type 2 diabetes, female gender, elevated blood sugar levels, neuropathic pain, and fatigue were related to sleep disturbance, even after controlling for factors such as age, diabetes duration, depressive symptoms, and distress.

8 Nov 2017

Energy-drink consumption influences alcohol-induced body sway

Heavy drinking impairs balance and motor coordination, which is why increased body sway is a useful indicator to both police and bartenders that a person may be intoxicated.

7 Nov 2017

Researchers to test use of ‘viral specific’ T-cells to target toxic viruses in children

Michael Pulsipher, MD, of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, along with Michael Keller, MD from Children's National Health System in Washington, DC, have been awarded $4.8 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to study the use of a new T-cell therapy to help fight active viral infections in children with severe immune deficiencies.

7 Nov 2017

FDA approves first targeted cancer treatment based on basket study

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has approved the drug vemurafenib for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600-mutant Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD).

7 Nov 2017

FDA grants approval to first treatment for rare blood cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to include the treatment of certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare cancer of the blood.

7 Nov 2017

New rapid and affordable method shows promise for diagnosis of dry eye diseases

UPM researchers have developed an optical biosensor with an easy, fast and affordable method of read-out that allows the in vitro detection of a biological material. The results obtained are promising for the diagnosis of dry eye diseases.

6 Nov 2017

Obesity linked to worse patient-reported outcomes in women with lupus

Obesity is independently associated with worse patient-reported outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus, including disease activity, depressive symptoms, pain and fatigue, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

6 Nov 2017

Dietary intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may affect outcomes in lupus patients

Higher intake of omega-3 fatty acids was associated with better sleep quality and a decrease in depressive symptoms in lupus patients, among other patient-reported outcomes, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

6 Nov 2017

New global trial to test whether exercise could be prescribed alongside prostate cancer treatment

Queen's University Belfast are taking part in a global trial to test whether exercise should be prescribed to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer.

3 Nov 2017

Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Every hour Sinead Miller spends figuring out how to cure sepsis equates to some untold amount of time she'll spend in a cool, dark, quiet room, her brain recovering from punishing migraines triggered by bright laboratories and computer screens.

3 Nov 2017

Diabetes awareness month: Mount Sinai experts share tips for disease prevention

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Today, 29.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 Nov 2017

Hot flashes, night sweats in middle-aged women may be linked to high risk of obstructive sleep apnea

In a new study published today in Menopause, researchers have found that the hot flashes and night sweats faced by upward of 80 percent of middle-aged women may be linked to an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea.

1 Nov 2017

Poor white matter health may contribute to persistent musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans

A study from the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, has shown that structural damage in the white matter of the brain may be linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans.

1 Nov 2017

Pioneering heart device found to be safe and effective

A new study has found that a pioneering device to repair heart valves is safe and effective, and can reduce the invasiveness and side effects of conventional mitral valve surgery.

1 Nov 2017

Severe hot flashes in midlife linked to higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea

Many menopausal women complain about poor sleep. Should the problem be blamed simply on menopause or on a more serious underlying sleep disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? What, if any, is the connection between hot flashes, which can also lead to cardiovascular risk, and OSA? New study results being published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society, examine that relationship.

1 Nov 2017

Fatigue News and Research

Early intervention may be crucial to successful treatment of Friedreich's ataxia

Study: Many patients change their behaviors after suffering repeated bouts of C. diff infections

Certain factors associated with sleep disturbance in type 2 diabetes patients

Energy-drink consumption influences alcohol-induced body sway

Researchers to test use of ‘viral specific’ T-cells to target toxic viruses in children

FDA approves first targeted cancer treatment based on basket study

FDA grants approval to first treatment for rare blood cancer

New rapid and affordable method shows promise for diagnosis of dry eye diseases

Obesity linked to worse patient-reported outcomes in women with lupus

Dietary intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may affect outcomes in lupus patients

New global trial to test whether exercise could be prescribed alongside prostate cancer treatment

Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Diabetes awareness month: Mount Sinai experts share tips for disease prevention

Hot flashes, night sweats in middle-aged women may be linked to high risk of obstructive sleep apnea

Poor white matter health may contribute to persistent musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans

Pioneering heart device found to be safe and effective

Severe hot flashes in midlife linked to higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea

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New treatment reduces disease burden in patients with rare dermatologic condition

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