The ability to identify the brain areas affected by the condition — as well as those that set the stage for it — adds to our knowledge but doesn't have
immediate implications for treatment, Pitman believes.
According to the Moffitt scientists, this paradigm shift may have significant
implications for treatments for cancer that develop similar to colorectal cancer.
The findings could have
big implications for the treatment of P. aeruginosa biofilm infections, as an understanding of the pathways that contribute to P. aeruginosa survival and virulence could inform treatment approaches for patients.
This understanding of cancer's evolution has
key implications for treatment, he noted, «In addition to pointing out that we will need to target driver genes that are mutated early in cancer, this evolutionary approach provides a method that accurately characterizes which genes are being mutated early and late.
Although more research is necessary, these findings have
promising implications for the treatment of bacteria - and inflammation - related gastrointestinal illnesses, including IBDs and colitis - associated colorectal cancer.
Next Page: Treatment options [pagebreak] Implications for treatment Though the exact role of inflammatory markers is yet to be determined, if your CRP test uncovers high levels of CRP (defined by the American Heart Association as over 3 mg / L), it is probably a sign that you should address your risk for cardiovascular disease, even if you have normal cholesterol.
They could also have
major implications for the treatment of children with early social - communication impairment, such as autism, where joint caregiver - child attention with respect to objects and events is a key issue.
«The research findings do not have
immediate implications for treatment, but the hope is that discovering genes associated with disease risks will bring scientists closer to biological pathways and may suggest useful targets for new treatments,» said geneticist Brendan J. Keating, DPhil, one of co-senior authors of the paper, of The Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and faculty at the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania.
«This study has
significant implications for treatment of diabetes and also other autoimmune diseases,» said Ostrov, associate professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine's Center for NeuroGenetics.
It says «we should feel duty - bound to recognise that wild animals have intrinsic value, and respect their inherent wildness and
its implications for their treatment».
The findings may one day have
implications for the treatment of epileptics.
This line of research could have
implications for the treatment of diseases that can resist drug treatments, such as HIV and malaria.
Animals» presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism NIH - funded study could have implications for treatment
These findings also have
implications for treatment of cancer and other disorders, such as obesity, in which M2 macrophage cells play a regulatory role in tumor growth and fat deposition.
The finding may have
implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Viral loads of people infected with HIV differ based on gender, suggests new research that may have
implications for treatment.
But if researchers can figure out how to train the immune system to tolerate transplants, the knowledge could have
implications for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, which also result from unwanted immune attack — in these cases on some of the body's own tissues.
Yin's research also has
implications for the treatment of other diseases involving muscle damage, including muscular dystrophy.
Understanding the timing of reward response could have
implications for the treatment of disorders in which symptoms fluctuate throughout the day, such as depression, substance abuse and sleep disturbances.
Siegel said this finding has
implications for treatment.
«The results of the study have important
implications for the treatment of pain, and suggests that microglia may be an important drug target to improve opioid pain relief in women,» said Dr. Anne Murphy, co-author on the study and associate professor in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State.
Dr Morris added, «Our finding that BRCA1 has several independent functions in DNA repair has
implications for treatment.
«Scientists unearth cell «checkpoint» that stops allergic diseases: The discovery has
implications for the treatment of asthma, eczema and other diseases.»
The new findings may also have
implications for the treatment of several disorders involving similar neural systems, including one Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists have also found that many of the bacteria found in these marine organisms are resistant to medications, which could have
implications for the treatment of infections in both the marine organisms and other animals (including humans) that are exposed to them.
«The presence of shared LRRK2 mutations in patients with Crohn's disease and Parkinson's disease provides refined insight into disease mechanisms and may have major
implications for the treatment of these two seemingly unrelated diseases.»
This finding has important
implications for the treatment of applicants during selection processes, report psychologists from the University of Basel and Purdue University in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Their work has
implications for the treatment of skin allergies and asthma.