by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan A boy is supported by his family and care team as a child but feels left with questions as an adult. Credit: Justine Ross, Michigan Medicine In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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New therapies offer effective treatment for managing Tourette syndrome
by Kennedy Krieger Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have made significant strides in improving the lives of patients with Tourette syndrome. Their recent publication highlights how behavioral therapies—an approach that teaches patients how to manage certain tics using behavioral strategies—are proving to be the most effective treatment. The findings are published in the...
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First American Gastroenterological Association living guideline for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis
Subhead: Patients should start advanced therapies early rather than gradual step-up treatmentPeer-Reviewed Publication American Gastroenterological Association Bethesda, MD (Nov. 15, 2024) — The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a new clinical guideline on the pharmacological management of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, published today in Gastroenterology. This guideline groups the 12 currently available advanced treatments based on...
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Personalised cancer care for majority whose genes were sequenced, study finds
Whole genome sequencing could help identify new treatment recommendations for cancer patientsPeer-Reviewed Publication University of Birmingham More than half of midlands-based cancer patients whose genomes were successfully sequenced through the 100,000 Genomes Project, received clinical recommendations according to a new study. Almost 60% of participants signed up to the 100,000 genomes project through the West...
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Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidence increasing among the elderly
by Elana Gotkine From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Cancer Screening and Prevention. ADVERTISING Ruofei Du, Ph.D., from Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine in Xianyang, and colleagues examined CMM incidence trends...
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New resource maps gene-disease links across common conditions, paving the way for personalized medicine
by Hebrew University of Jerusalem Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study introduces an innovative tool for exploring gene-disease connections: the PWAS Hub. This resource is based on the novel approach of the proteome-wide association study (PWAS), which complements traditional genetic analysis methods like the genome-wide association study (GWAS) by focusing on the effects of genetic...
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Washington state reports nearly 1,200 whooping cough cases so far this year
by Elise Takahama, The Seattle Times Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade. State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 counties as of Nov. 2, according to the Department of Health’s most...
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Increased psoriasis risk found in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients with cancer undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatments, with implications for other immune-related adverse events. Over the past decade, ICIs have become an increasingly important part...
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Risk of internal bleeding doubles when people on anticoagulants take NSAID painkiller, study finds
by European Society of Cardiology Interactions between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral anticoagulants (OACs) that may contribute to excess risk of gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI bleeding. Credit: European Heart Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae795 People who take an anticoagulant medicine double their risk of an internal bleed if they take a type of painkiller called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
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New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection Emerges in MSM
A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in four adults in the United States, according to a paper published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). TMVII is a sexually transmitted fungus that causes genital tinea; the fungus might...