Sentences with phrase «in early stages of the disease»

Comparing a new patient's information with millions of other cases, Patient Rescue might be able to predict that they are in the early stages of a disease that has not yet become symptomatic, for example.

Electrophysiological testing to measure peripheral nerve conduction properties is not a viable alternative because current methods lack the sensitivity required to detect damage to small, unmyelinated fibers, especially in early stages of disease.

The trial has also included 10 HER -2-negative breast cancer patients, all of them in early stages of the disease.

In the early stages of the disease, however, tau proteins undergo changes that nudge them off microtubules.

«Our findings show that a specific genetic marker (known as allele * 2 of the HS1, 2 A enhancer region) influences not just disease activity in RA patients, but also response to therapy in the early stages of their disease,» said lead investigator Dr Gabriele Di Sante of the Institute of Rheumatology and Related Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

«However, these pharmacological and surgical treatments address the patient's symptoms, such as to improve mobility functions in the early stages of the disease, but the treatments can not slow down or stop the disease process,» Prof Kim explains.

While vision screening probably isn't harmful, some age - related eye conditions like macular degeneration and cataracts may be difficult to detect before patients have pronounced symptoms because people in the early stages of these diseases may still be able to read eye charts used to test vision.

The entorhinal region is one of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, so the findings may also help to explain why people start to get lost in the early stages of the disease.

However, in the early stages of disease these «biomarkers» can be difficult to detect, as they are relatively rare.

Dr. Zhang points out that the unique value of this study derives from the ability to perform longitudinal assessments of cognition in PD patients over a long time period and access to data from a large cohort that began when patients were in the earliest stage of disease.

Half of multiple myeloma patients diagnosed in the earliest stage of the disease don't survive beyond about five years after initial treatment because the cancer becomes resistant to treatments.

This lack of new memories, along with the preservation of older ones, may be what leads to the outdated sense of self — or «petrified self» — often seen in the early stages of the disease.

The response to the drug is typically good in the early stages of the disease but diminishes over time for reasons that are not understood.

Quercetin did not prevent all of the symptoms associated with the disorder but researchers hope that it could offer a useful treatment option in the early stages of disease.

Astrocytes could thus play a key role in the early stages of the disease and changes in the function of these cells could lead to neurodegeneration.

«Every patient with dementia has a unique narrative, which if captured in the earlier stages of the disease, enables clinicians and their families to understand the origin of their distress.

This is also why levodopa — the chemical building block of dopamine — is the go - to drug for PD: giving the surviving dopamine - producing neurons more building blocks allows them to eke out more dopamine, going a long way toward correcting the subset of PD symptoms that are caused by loss of dopamine - producing cells (particularly in the early stages of the disease).

The current project utilized an array of immunochemical and molecular tools to perform a characterization of retinal pathology in the early stages of disease progression using a well - validated mouse model of AD (APPSWE / PS1ΔE 9).

Results miR - 618 expression was upregulated in pDCs of SSc patients, including those in the early stage of disease onset and not presenting with skin fibrosis.

The test signaled that Rancic, who has no family history of breast cancer, was in the early stages of the disease.

In the early stage of this disease, signs, and symptoms tend to be absent.

In the early stages of the disease some individuals may experience intermittent and temporary phases of overactive and underactive thyroid function.

In case you're wondering, I've seen this approach work on people who have had RA for many years as well as those like myself who are in the early stages of the disease.

Veteran Toronto filmmaker Bruce McDonald presented the 2012 Manulife Financial Best Student Film Award to Ryerson University student Andrew Moir for his short documentary Just As I Remember, which juxtaposes the experience of two men with ALS — a father of three in the early stages of disease and his own dad who is almost completely paralyzed.

Many veterinarians recommend a low - protein «prescription diet» for cats in renal failure, but there is some controversy regarding protein restriction, especially in the early stages of the disease.

In the early stages of the disease, otherwise healthy cats will often show few other symptoms, if any.

Understandably many vets find diagnosing DCM challenging, especially in the early stages of the disease.

While many veterinarians still recommend so - called prescription kidney diets, there is no solid evidence that protein restriction prevents further damage to the kidneys, especially not in early stages of the disease.

Signs and symptoms of arthritis are often quite subtle in the early stages of the disease.

In the early stages of the disease, there are usually no signs or symptoms at all.

For horses in early stages of disease with clinical signs, the Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone (TRH) Stimulation test may be performed (with ACTH levels measured before and after administration of TRH) as this test may be more helpful in diagnosing early disease.

If screening detects that a dog is predisposed to a genetic disease (or likely to produce affected offspring) and / or perhaps already in the early stages of the disease, then no breeding can take place under the scheme.

Unfortunately, there are little clinical signs in the early stages of the disease, which is why testing is so important.

However, cats more often are diagnosed with Type II diabetes, at least in the early stages of the disease.

She collected cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples from «DM - affected» dogs and dogs who were suspected to be in the early stages of the disease.

Most dogs don't show any symptoms in the early stages of disease.

Surgery is often indicated in order to remove the affected tissue, and in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation a complete cure is often possible in early stages of the disease.

In earlier stages of the disease, checking a drop of early - morning urine for its specific gravity is a simple, easily - performed, home test as well.

Cats diagnosed in the early stage of the disease are very good surgical candidates.

Many cats, especially those in the early stages of the disease, may only have changes in the cardiac muscle that are detected during ultrasound examination of the heart.

Symptoms of arthritis may not be particularly obvious in the early stages of the disease, but become apparent as pain in the joint increases.

In the early stages of this disease there might not be any abnormalities on the physical exam.

Signs of Lyme are flu - like symptoms such as fever and malaise with or without a bulls - eye rash, but many people (and dogs) with tick - borne illness don't experience any symptoms — especially in the early stages of the disease.

It is very important to keep a close eye on patients receiving insulin because some cats, especially in the early stages of the disease, revert to a normal status (become non-diabetic) and if this is missed, low blood sugar may result, leading to seizures and weakness.

Many medical conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, or obesity are common in aging pets and much easier to manage when detected in the early stages of the disease process.

Ehrlichiosis In the early stages of the disease, infected pets may have fever, swollen lymph nodes, respiratory distress, weight loss, bleeding disorders, and, occasionally, neurological disturbances.

Dogs also naturally hide arthritis symptoms, especially in the early stages of the disease.

In the early stages of this disease, the signs are not specific and they are easy to overlook.

Especially when given in the early stages of the disease, glucosamine for dogs can help heal the damage caused by this disease and help dogs regain their mobility, she says.

In the early stages of the disease, many dogs show few symptoms or no symptoms at all.