Sentences with phrase «stage diseases such»

Many owners have reported that the supplements have improved the appetites of pets with chronic, end - stage diseases such as cancer, heart failure or kidney failure.

Not exact matches

Studying itching sensations is a relatively new field, but if we look at the number of diseases where itch is a major symptom, it includes not only atopic dermatitis but also nervous system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, as well as infection and end stage kidney disease.

The biological molecules increase the sensitivity of the material, meaning it can sense extremely low concentrations of substances, such as antibodies, and thus potentially detect diseases in their earliest stages.

«Despite the progress and the success of viral eradication, numerous questions remain unanswered such as response based on race, still difficult - to - treat situations such as patients with end - stage liver disease or undergoing hemodialysis, access to and affordability of these therapies, improvement in quality of life, and cost - effectiveness.

Although tau imaging is still in its earliest stages, Ryan hopes that such imaging will accelerate drug development and that finding a blood - based biomarker for Alzheimer's to reveal risk (much like cholesterol serves as a marker for cardiovascular risk) will change the field dramatically in terms of how doctors can diagnose the disease.

These tangle - like structures appear at early stages of Alzheimer's and are not found in other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.

Once stem cells can be grown and differentiated in a controlled way to replace degenerated cells and repair tissues, medical science may then be able to diagnose and cure many intractable diseases at their earliest stages, such as type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, various cardiovascular diseases, liver disease, and cancer.

That would open the door to spotting proteins associated with diseases such as cancer when those ailments are still in their formative, treatable stages.

And we may wonder: Are these memory lapses a normal part of aging, or do they signal the early stages of a severe disorder such as Alzheimer's disease?

«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.

With the management of type 2 diabetes and its risk factors (such as obesity and physical inactivity) being simpler and cheaper than treating complications of later stage disease, the researchers note that prevention of disease onset and complications will be crucial to improve health and avoid further economic burden.

He describes his results as a small step down the road to treatments for genetic diseases and insists that ethical objections are ridiculous at such an early stage.

Regardless of disease stage, patients who received surgery lived an average of 57 months, compared to less than 12 months for patients who received only non-surgical treatment (such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy), and 1.4 months for patients who received no treatment at all.

Most excitingly, by comparing between individual cells, the team expect to reveal differences which could play key roles in both the early stages of life and the first stages of diseases such as cancer.

A multivariable analysis that included factors such as age, sex, stage, disease burden, certain mutations and prior treatment showed that obesity still improved PFS and OS compared to normal BMI patients.

According to Halassa, the new research sets the stage for ever more detailed studies on the complex behavior involved in how the mammalian brain pays attention to what's important, and especially how those neural circuits are broken in cases of attention - deficit diseases, such as ADHD, autism, and schizophrenia.

That has not only caused large pharma companies to back away from early - stage drug discovery, but it has forced them to pursue primarily large - market blockbuster drugs for common conditions such as heart disease and cancer, while avoiding medicines for rare diseases.

It could also help set the stage for heart disease, as well as other problems, such as diabetes or depression.

Factors such as gender, smoking, asbestos exposure and disease stage did not have an effect on whether patient's disease was positive for PD - L1 expression, but researchers did find that expression of the protein was more common in non-epithelial tumours compared to epithelial tumours.

«Cutting sodium can cause other physiological changes such as increased resistance to insulin, which can set the stage for diabetes and increase the risk of death from heart disease,» Stolarz - Skrzypek says.

Innovative clinical trial approaches that have proven successful in other disease areas such as oncology (e.g., platform trials, umbrella and basket designs) might be employed with stratification of subjects by AT (N) profile, enabling a data - driven approach to identify the biological stage of disease in which an intervention has maximal treatment effects.

«The study results are a wake - up call for both ophthalmologists and those in the Latino community to avoid a quality of life decline due to ocular conditions, especially in earlier stages of eye diseases such as AMD,» said Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Roski Eye Institute.

Researchers believe that this inhibitory process caused by an overabundance of alpha - synuclein is what occurs in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, before morphological changes such as the loss of function and death of neurons begins.

The researchers write that figures such as these suggest that diseases which are non-fatal, or those which could be terminal but have yet to reach their final stages, could be becoming increasingly common reasons to seek assisted suicide in Switzerland — although they also note that the earlier study looked at Swiss residents whereas theirs looks at foreign visitors.

For more information regarding Bristol - Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: • Early stage IB - IIIA, operable non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed in tissue • Lung function capacity capable of tolerating the proposed lung surgery • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 - 1 • Available tissue of primary lung tumor Exclusion Criteria: • Presence of locally advanced, inoperable or metastatic disease • Participants with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease • Prior treatment with any drug that targets T cell co-stimulations pathways (such as checkpoint inhibitors) Other protocol defined inclusion / exclusion criteria could apply

The acquisition of this knowledge will be essential to develop new treatments against developmental disorders and could also help understand adult diseases such as diabetes that may originate during the early stage of life.

At a cost of less than $ 500 per patient each year, this modest quality improvement effort is projected to reduce the incidence of major complications, such as end - stage renal disease, which can cost $ 44,000 per patient each year.

This increase in chronic inflammation sets the stage for autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, increasing the risk of development.

It's important to be aware of and able to correct these conditions, as they set the stage for poor exercise technique, compensation patterns, injuries, lower back pain, and in some cases, disorders such as osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease.

For example, Stage 1 symptoms such as fatigue, hormone imbalance, and sleep problems continue to be common complaints in all Stage 3 diseases.

It is therefore typical to find that CI is not treated until it has progressed to later stages, when risk factors such as hypertension or disease states like Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed (and even then is treated symptomatically rather than by addressing the cause).

It is often the earliest stage of cancer, stroke, Alzheimer disease and heart disease, not to mention to common «itis» conditions such as tendonitis, arthritis, colitis, and bursitis.

It seldom causes symptoms in the early stages, but over time, untreated hypothyroidism can cause a number of health problems, such as obesity, joint pain, infertility and heart disease.

* If you are battling a chronic disease or have stage III adrenal fatigue then I would recommend not doing any intense exercise and instead focus on stretching and breathing exercises such as yoga and tai chi and low impact movement such as light walking or elliptical exercises.

Phytic acid binds to important minerals such as magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc, blocking our ability to absorb them which sets the stage for many disease states.

This triggers the proliferation of inflammatory cytokines that travel throughout the body causing oxidative stress and free radical damage, setting the stage for inflammatory diseases such as IBS, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, autoimmune disease, diabetes, dementia, depression, Alzheimer's, cancer, chronic skin conditions, premature aging.

Poor diet and lifestyle stressors can cause too many bad bacteria to grow, crowding out the good bacteria and setting the stage for infection, leaky gut, and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's.

Zinc deficiency has been observed in acquired conditions, including malabsorption syndrome (McClain 1985), malnutrition (Keen 1990), cancer (Mocchegiani et al. 1994), alcoholism (Zarski et al. 1987), end - stage liver disease (Pescovitz et al. 1996), uremia (Mahajan et al. 1982) and chronic and acute infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 3 type 1 (HIV - 1) infection (Ripa and Ripa 1995).

Trigger chronic inflammation, thus setting the stage for autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism

(4) Conduct a program for end - stage and renal disease research, to include support of projects and demonstrations for providing special services (including transplantation and dialysis), artificial kidneys, and supplies * necessary for the REHABILITATION of individuals suffering from such disease and which will (A) insure dissemination of research findings, (B) provide encouragement and support for initiatives and new approaches by individual and institutional investigators, and (C) establish and maintain close working relationships, with other governmental and voluntary institutions and organizations engaged in similar efforts, in order to unify and coordinate scientific efforts, encourage joint planning, and promote the interchange of data and reports among investigators in the field of end - stage renal disease.

A critical illness rider offers a lump - sum benefit to cover healthcare and other costs if you have a critical illness (such as cancer, kidney failure, end - stage lung disease, or other life - threatening condition).

Through physical examination and tests, such as blood tests, your veterinarian will be able to target a disease in its early stages, when it is easier to treat.

Usually, blood testing should be performed on an annual basis, especially with Older Dogs and Cats, which are prone to illnesses such as diabetes and kidney disease (among others), which are more easily revealed in their early stages by blood testing, and may otherwise be well hidden by your pet.

Radiographic results can be used in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, such as auscultation and echocardiogram (ECHO), to confirm if a dog is developing heart disease and if so, if the dog is at the preclinical stage (eg, B1 or B2) or has progressed into heart failure.

If you catch your cat's dental disease at this early stage it can often be managed by home care, such as frequent brushings and some supplements (see what you can do below).

Such tests are therefore very useful in early disease prevention, as early stages of some diseases can be managed as easily as by simple diet changes.

For example, dogs with health conditions, such as late stage kidney disease, might need to eat reduced protein diets.

Dogs in the early stages of heartworm infection may show no symptoms, but eventually they can exhibit signs such as tiring easily, loss of weight, breathing problems, and eventually liver disease and heart failure.

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.

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.