Sentences with phrase «reduce treatment side»
After initial successes using nanoformulations to reduce treatment side effects, researchers have started investigating more sophisticated nano - approaches, with the goal of creating treatments that are more effective than corresponding conventional therapies.
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Overweight pediatric cancer patients who eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly may improve outcomes and reduce treatment side effects that cause disease, according to a review study led by researchers at MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital.
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And on the flip side, organizations like Gavi, the massive global public - private vaccine partnership, ensure a certain amount of purchases (albeit for a significantly reduced price) as long as companies commit to providing a reliable stream of treatments.
Before beginning treatment, talk to your child's pediatrician about your concerns regarding potential side effects and how to reduce your child's risk of complications.
«The goals of asthma treatment are to reduce the patient's symptoms, help ensure that they can maintain their normal activities, perform well on pulmonary function tests and minimize asthma associated risks such as future asthma attacks and medication side effects,» said Jennifer McCracken, UTMB assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, division of allergy and immunology.
«If successful,» Zhou said, «all these efforts would remarkably improve the current cancer immunotherapies by personalizing the treatment to exactly where and when it is needed, while reducing side effects.»
«Our study suggests that in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation is an effective alternative treatment that can help patients avoid or discontinue this drug to reduce the risk of these long - term side effects.»
Patients experienced reduced side effects, leading to a gentler treatment.
By targeting different hormones that help the body manage its own insulin levels — and by reducing side effects such as weight gain — three drugs recently approved by the FDA avoid most of the major problems associated with past diabetes treatments.
While glaucoma treatment preserves sight by reducing pressure inside the eye, it can also cause painful, irritating side effects for patients.
A common herb could help reduce antibiotic doses and result in less severe side effects in treatments against multi-drug resistant microorganisms.
The recommendations aim to reduce unnecessary treatment for prostate cancer and potential long - term side effects from it, according to the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member who first - authored the report.
The combination of the two drugs could potentially shorten treatment time, reduce the side effects of bedaquiline and improve patient outcomes for those suffering from TB.
«New soft material could reduce complications for women suffering from urinary incontinence: Researchers have developed a novel implantable material which could reduce the number of debilitating side - effects that occur as a result of using a material that is too rigid for surgical treatment of incontinence.»
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed a novel implantable material which could reduce the number of debilitating side - effects that occur as a result of using a material that is too rigid for surgical treatment of incontinence.
«This is why we're diligently working to employ several strategies that we hope will lead us to reaching our ultimate goal of developing the best therapy possible — a therapy that can be given to patients as a first line of defense, greatly reducing the side effects of cancer treatment and leading to a cure.»
According to Dr. Rosamilia, early treatment not only can reduce the pain and severity of the disease, but also can help prevent potential side effects like eye problems, infection, and a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia, which causes pain, numbness, itching and tingling.
«It's important to understand the mechanisms of action of chemotherapy on spermatogenesis to help clinicians make informed decisions on adjusting treatment, reducing side effects, and better advising patients on family planning,» says INRS's Dr. Géraldine Delbès, reproductive toxicology specialist and the author in charge of this study.
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a non-invasive method of delivering drugs directly to cancerous tissue using magnetic forces, a form of treatment that could significantly reduce the toxic side effects of chemotherapy.
«Our collaboration with scientists at Charles Gerhardt Institute was important to the success of this two - photon activated technique,» said Tamanoi, «which provides controls over drug delivery to allow local treatment that dramatically reduces side effects.»
Merkx: «By directly linking the measurement of antibodies to the treatment of the disease, we may be able to prevent side - effects and reduce costs in the future.»
Newer evidence suggests that the shorter course of treatment does not reduce the benefits of therapy; in addition this can reduce antibiotic - related side effects, the risk of Clostridium difficile, a serious diarrheal infection, antibiotic resistance and costs, said Dr. Kalil.
Understanding these basic mechanisms should lead to better cancer treatment strategies that reduce side effects and increase effectiveness» Hsieh said.
«Cancer doesn't sleep: MYC oncogene disrupts clock, metabolism in cancer cells: Findings inform time - dependent treatment for reducing side effects, increasing effectiveness of cancer medications.»
«In future, organoids could be used to find the best treatment combination for every patient, thereby increasing response rates, but also reducing the side - effects unnecessary treatment may cause.
«This research is important because it identifies a way to reduce some of what, in medical treatment, are usually thought of as THC's unwanted side effects, while maintaining several important benefits including pain reduction.»
«This data supports administering less treatment, which will result in fewer side effects and reduce patients» overall health care costs.»
The drug — named mepolizumab — can replace traditional, steroid - based treatments for a specific subset of patients, resulting in improved outcomes and reduced side effects.
Noelle Frey, MD, an assistant professor of Hematology - Oncology, will present results in 27 adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), identifying an optimal dose and infusion regimen that should improve treatment response while reducing potential for side effects.
A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Although doctors have long incorporated personal information like family history into treatment plans, personalized medicine holds the promise of revolutionizing medical care by using knowledge of molecular biology and genetics that will allow more precise diagnoses, better diagnostic tests, greater predictability of disease course, more successful therapies by targeting the right treatments to the right patients, and improved patient safety by selecting drugs and their proper dosage to reduce adverse side effects.
«This paves the way for a whole new class of anti-inflammatory agents, inspired by quebecol, that could compensate for the low efficacy of certain treatments while reducing the risk of side effects.»
He says that the new nanoparticles accumulate preferentially in tumors, which could drastically reduce the side effects of current cancer treatments that usually kill healthy cells along with the targeted cancer cells.
July 13, 2016 Simple procedure could improve treatment for common eye disease: Rejuvenating the cornea could reduce the need for cornea transplants A new, minimally invasive procedure appears to be effective for many patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), a common eye disease, without the potential side effects and cost of the current standard of care, a cornea transplant.
By engineering the devices to release their payloads only once they reach the site of the tumor, the researchers hope to reduce dosages and also limit the side effects of conventional treatments.
By engineering the devices to release their payloads only once they reach the site of the tumor, the researchers hope to reduce the size of dosages required and also limit the side effects of conventional treatments.
Targeted therapies, immune therapies and advanced technologies such as proton therapy and data mining are resulting in better cancer treatments for patients and reducing the toxic side effects that have, for so long, been associated with cancer.
While the findings are preliminary, the investigators are cautiously optimistic that the vaccine could improve treatment outcomes and reduce toxic side effects for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
A personalized treatment would increase the chances of success, while reducing unnecessary side effects.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new class of drugs reduced the risk of patients contracting a serious and often deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplant treatments, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
They note that a related compound with better pharmacological profiles than CLP257 was as effective in reducing pain in rats as an existing pain treatment called pregabalin, but it lacked the undesirable motor side effects that are often seen with that drug.
The co-delivery of small molecular drugs with nucleic acids can improve gene transfection efficiency, reduce side - effects of these drugs, and achieve the synergistic effect of drug and gene therapy for the more effective treatment of cancer.
There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.
July 14, 2015 Investigational drug prevents life - threatening side effects of kidney disease treatment A yearlong study of more than 300 patients found that the investigational drug patiromer can reduce elevated blood - potassium levels — a common side effect of drugs essential in the treatment of chronic diabetic kidney disease.
Taking probiotics, especially during an antibiotic treatment, will fill your gut with beneficial bacteria and reduce the side effects of the antibiotics, which are detrimental to gut flora.
Once detected, physical therapy is often prescribed along with home treatment, both of which can reduce associated side effects.
There are even studies looking into how glutamine can aid in reducing side effects of chemotherapy treatments [4].
Depending on the formulation, treatment can cause skin irritation, breast enlargement and tenderness, sleep apnea, acne, reduced sperm count, increased red blood cell count, and other side effects.
The research found that daytime sleepiness is considerably reduced with surgery, a common side effect from obstructive sleep apnea in comparison to other non-surgical treatment options.
But research also showed that water fasting may slow or halt the growth of tumors, as well as improve the effects of chemotherapy and reduce the side effects, making it potentially beneficial when combined with conventional cancer treatments.