Sentences with phrase «disease modification»
Disease modification refers to treatments or interventions that aim to slow down or alter the progression of a disease. It involves strategies that can slow the worsening of symptoms, prevent complications, preserve the overall health and well-being of an individual, or potentially even delay the onset of the disease. Full definition
Biotech firm Actinogen has signed an agreement to buy pharmaceutical company Corticrine for about $ 5.75 million, which focuses on the development of treatments for disease modification and prevention in Alzheimer's dementia.
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In addition to suggesting that creatine could slow the progression of HD, these results also imply that neuroimaging may provide a useful biomarker of disease modification in studies of other potential treatments.
Notes for editors Research: Contribution of dietary intake to relapse rate in early paediatric multiple sclerosis doi 10.1136 / jnnp -2017-315936 Editorial: Diet and disease modification in multiple sclerosis: a nutritional epidemiology perspective doi 10.1136 / jnnp -2017-316375
If BIN1 is found to be involved in disease pathogenesis, it will advance efforts towards targeting BIN1 as a potential strategy for disease modification.
Screening for potential therapeutics in rodent models of AD has generally relied on testing compounds before pathology is present, thereby modeling disease prevention rather than disease modification.
Effects range from instant pain relief, to reduced inflammation, through increased elasticity, improved blood flow, to disease modification (reduced thyroid hormone production for hyperthyroid patients).