Sentences with phrase «of afflicted patients»

This paper reviews hemophilia A with emphasis on the 10 % of afflicted patients who have inhibitors to factor VIII.

«I'm not sure if we will ever cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but I'm very hopeful that someday in the future, we will have new therapies that correct the ability of muscle stem cells to repair the muscles of afflicted patients and turn this devastating, lethal disease into a chronic but manageable condition.»

In more than 70 percent of afflicted patients, the bacteria have become resistant to one or more antibiotics.

Not exact matches

The patient died of cerebral edema (brain swelling)-- a deadly adverse event that also afflicted Kite competitor Juno Therapeutics» rival drug in the space, which it was then forced to abandon.

By printing multiple lung airways — or any other afflicted organ — from a human patient and testing drugs on them, pharma companies can bypass the ethically challenged practice of testing on animals and proceed to human clinical trials with greater confidence the drugs will actually work, according to Wadsworth.

But as more and more of us find ourselves called upon to provide such prosthetic support to afflicted parents, relatives, or friends, we may find it a challenge to remember that such patients are never less than persons.

In a recent poll from Quebec — where lethal - injection euthanasia is legal — a chilling 72 percent of caregivers favor permitting Alzheimer's patients to be euthanized, even if the afflicted person never requested euthanasia.

What they found was a startlingly strong correlation between the number of categories of trauma each patient had endured as a child and the likelihood that he or she had been afflicted by a variety of medical conditions as an adult.

There is at least one approved device and scores of experimental treatments being tested that could improve the odds of longer - term survival for patients with the type of extremely aggressive brain cancer afflicting U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Bharara alleges that the center, in return, sent patients afflicted with the illness to Silver's law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg.

Type 2 diabetes afflicts more than 300 million people globally, and as many as 15 % of those patients can not take the first - line therapy metformin because of kidney damage risks.

He and his team use CT and MRI scans of aneurysm - afflicted arteries to create patient - specific simulations.

From 1950 to the mid-1960s, journals published more than a thousand papers describing the treatment with psychedelics of 40,000 patients afflicted with alcoholism and various other disorders.

As part of these ongoing research activities, the DNA of Dravet patients without SCN1A mutations was analyzed by trio exome sequencing, which searches across the active parts of the genome for de novo mutations that have arisen in these patients (de novo mutations are DNA copying errors that occur in the parents» gametes or in the fertilized egg or embryo, resulting in the afflicted family member being the first person in their family to have this genetic condition).

The researchers from UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) and the University of Utah School of Medicine hope to re-infuse patients with the edited stem cells and alleviate symptoms of the disease, which primarily afflicts those of African descent and leads to anemia, painful blood blockages and early death.

An X-ray of a patient afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis shows the shadow of the skeleton and allows doctors to chart the progress of therapy.

AKI afflicts about 5 % of all hospitalized patients and approximately 25 % to 30 % of patients in intensive care units.

In people with vitiligo, which causes patchy loss of pigmentation, a certain kind of T cell is dominant in the afflicted areas of skin; patients with psoriasis, on the other hand, exhibit an increase in another kind of T cell.

Of the 1,850 or so patients that have been afflicted by the disease since it was first discovered, over 1,200 have died.

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified RNA - based biomarkers that distinguish between normal, aging hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia stem cells associated with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML), a particularly problematic disease that typically afflicts older patients who have often already experienced a bout with cancer.

To cope with the more potent threat, Foroutan pumped afflicted patients with massive doses of atropine — up to 10 times the amount that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization advise, near the threshold where the drug itself becomes toxic.

Afflicting an estimated 5.3 million people in the U.S. alone, the disorder slowly and relentlessly robs patients of memory, judgment and perception — eventually corroding even their ability to perform everyday tasks.

Many patients are afflicted by freezing of gait (FOG) where suddenly, in mid-stride, the muscles freeze and they are left unable to move forward or they simply fall over.

• Major depression afflicts about 25 percent of all cancer patients.

«We hope that this promising preliminary clinical trial will be the foundation for an effective treatment for millions of patients afflicted with AMD.»

If effective in humans, the vaccine could help control a dangerous form of pneumonia that mainly afflicts hospitalized patients and individuals with cystic fibrosis.

In the 13 December issue of Cell Stem Cell, researchers report using stem cells from patients afflicted with a form of muscular dystrophy to correct the disorder in mice.

Patients afflicted by SMA lose muscle control and strength, leading to progressive inability to walk, stand, sit up and breathe, depending on the severity of the disease.

I think your experiences are a useful corrective, re-affirming the diversity of pathogens which can afflict the gut and the need for an adaptive approach which both nourishes the body and deals with the specific gut ecology of the patient.

A University of Pittsburg Medical Center study suggests that using omega - 3 fatty acids may help patients afflicted with pain associated with inflammation.

Finally, a study performed by University of Colorado scientists published in the January, 2006, issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation indicates that soy foods could seriously harm patients afflicted with cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that affects 1 in 500 Americans and is the leading cause of death in young athletes.

(The mechanisms of resistance in most afflicted patients remain unknown.)

According to the Greenmedinfo, «A remarkable new case report describing the dramatic recovery of a 75 - year - old Parkinson's disease patient after following a 3 - month long gluten free diet reveals the need to explore whether there is an increased prevalence of silent or symptomatic celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity both in those afflicted with Parkinson's disease and the related multi-factorial neurodegenerative condition known as Parkinsonism.»

Whether the patient is afflicted with debilitating arthritis and no longer has the strength to hold a printed book in one hand while turning the pages with the other, or whether the eyesight has deteriorated to the point that reading for information or enjoyment are no longer possible, an e-reader can mean the return of some level of reading that may have once been taken for granted.

This lecture series will provide useful, current information on the management of a variety of health concerns that may afflict our patients in the hot summer months.

Thus, L - Carnitine should be an integral supplement taken by all patients afflicted with any stage of chronic heart disease.

Instrumental in planning, implementing, and continually modifying interventions as an Occupational Therapy Assistant / Intern with Oakbridge Physical Conditioning and Brinkdale Medical Center, respectively; coordinating a weekly caseload of patients afflicted with issues such as wrist fractures, reserve shoulder replacements, adhesive capsulitis, sensory deficit disorder, and ADHD.

A solid understanding of abnormal psychology, clinical psychology, and psychology of personality enable psychiatric aides to understand the conditions afflicting their patients and the instructions for care provided by psychiatric professionals.

Passionately pursuing their mission to improve the lives of all patients afflicted with cancer, the people of Ventana discover, develop, and deliver medical diagnostic systems and biopsy based cancer tests that are shaping the future of healthcare.

Providing direct care for predominantly elder patients who are afflicted with a wide range of debilitating medical conditions.

Specifically, this would allow primary care practitioners to efficiently garner information regarding psychiatric comorbidity in their ADHD patients that in turn may affect the choice of treatment or referral for the afflicted child.