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People with focal epilepsy often have seizures while driving before a diagnosis

Prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, 5% of people with a type of epilepsy called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, according to a new study published in the June 7, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Jun 2023

People with insomnia symptoms may have higher stroke risk

People who have insomnia symptoms such as trouble falling asleep, staying asleep and waking up too early, may be more likely to have a stroke, according to a study published in the June 7, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7 Jun 2023

New insights into the mechanisms underlying progression of Huntington's disease

New research led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine team is providing compelling insights into the mechanisms underlying the progression of Huntington's disease in an animal model.

7 Jun 2023

Patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia may benefit from treatment with ibrutinib plus venetoclax

First-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whether or not their cancer harbored high-risk genetic features typically associated with poor outcomes, according to results published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

7 Jun 2023

Study: One in three people with Type 2 diabetes in Austria suddenly stop treatment

A research team led by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has analyzed the actual prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Austria for the first time as part of a study.

7 Jun 2023

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

More than half of Medicaid-covered adults in Alabama with Type 2 diabetes did not receive follow-up health care within the recommended two-week period following hospitalization for newly-diagnosed heart failure, according to new research.

7 Jun 2023

UVA scientists discover a key determinant of multiple sclerosis risk

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a key determinant of our risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), advancing efforts to prevent and better treat the disease.

7 Jun 2023

The HEART Clinic keeps rehab within the reach for stroke, Parkinson’s patients

The first time Craig Hawkins arrived at the free physical therapy clinic, the aftereffects of his stroke weighed heavy. He rolled up in a wheelchair with a tracheotomy, and had already exhausted his medical benefits.

7 Jun 2023

Long Covid-related fatigue impacts daily lives of patients more than some cancers

Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect quality of life more than some cancers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.

7 Jun 2023

Study: Functional limitations among US cancer survivors more than doubled over the past 20 years

The percentage of survivors of cancer reporting functional limitations in the United States has more than doubled over the past 20 years, according to a new study in the journal JAMA Oncology.

7 Jun 2023

Ancient, virus-like protein may contribute to ALS

More than 5,000 people are diagnosed annually with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a fatal, neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, gradually robbing people of the ability to speak, move, eat and breathe.

7 Jun 2023

Study identifies new altered neural circuits in Huntington’s disease

Huntington's disease is a genetically-based neurodegenerative disorder that causes motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders in the affected individuals.

7 Jun 2023

New insights into how aggressive cancer cells proliferate and propagate the disease

Not all cancer metastases have the same destructive effect. Researchers demonstrate different mechanisms in experiments.

7 Jun 2023

Promising targeted therapy offers new hope to certain patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

A promising new targeted cancer therapy will soon be available to certain patients with advanced pancreatic cancer – from the comfort of their home.

7 Jun 2023

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

Older autistic adults have a significantly higher risk of injury, especially self-inflicted, and physical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, anemia, heart failure and COPD.

7 Jun 2023

How does attention dysregulation impact anxiety, cognition, and low mood among adolescents?

Researchers explored the effects of attention dysregulation on anxiety, cognition, and low mood.

7 Jun 2023

Participation in physical activity should be promoted in those with high genetic risk of type two diabetes

Study aimed to understand whether there is a dose-response association between physical activity and incident type 2 diabetes.

7 Jun 2023

Estimate of treatment effect modification by comorbidity using participant data

Treatment efficacy for a broad range of chronic diseases does not differ depending on patients' comorbidities, according to a new study publishing June 6th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by David McAllister of the University of Glasgow, UK, and colleagues.

7 Jun 2023

Study highlights the urgent need for a higher level of care for nursing home residents with AD

The quality of care for nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is best when they are in the majority, but most facilities also accommodate a heterogeneous population, where specialized staff training is limited, according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine.

7 Jun 2023

Differences in tumor mutation burden are a major reason for divergence: Study

The expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and microscopic aggressiveness, but patients with the same presentation can still have widely divergent outcomes. Researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have discovered that differences in tumor mutation burden are a major reason for this divergence.

7 Jun 2023

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People with focal epilepsy often have seizures while driving before a diagnosis

People with insomnia symptoms may have higher stroke risk

New insights into the mechanisms underlying progression of Huntington's disease

Patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia may benefit from treatment with ibrutinib plus venetoclax

Study: One in three people with Type 2 diabetes in Austria suddenly stop treatment

Most adults with diabetes do not receive prompt outpatient care after heart failure hospitalization

UVA scientists discover a key determinant of multiple sclerosis risk

The HEART Clinic keeps rehab within the reach for stroke, Parkinson’s patients

Long Covid-related fatigue impacts daily lives of patients more than some cancers

Study: Functional limitations among US cancer survivors more than doubled over the past 20 years

Ancient, virus-like protein may contribute to ALS

Study identifies new altered neural circuits in Huntington’s disease

New insights into how aggressive cancer cells proliferate and propagate the disease

Promising targeted therapy offers new hope to certain patients with advanced pancreatic cancer

Study finds an increased disease burden in middle-aged and older autistic adults

How does attention dysregulation impact anxiety, cognition, and low mood among adolescents?

Participation in physical activity should be promoted in those with high genetic risk of type two diabetes

Estimate of treatment effect modification by comorbidity using participant data

Study highlights the urgent need for a higher level of care for nursing home residents with AD

Differences in tumor mutation burden are a major reason for divergence: Study

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