The diagnosis of cancer and
study of disease progression is often accomplished by examining a tumor sample containing many billions or even trillions of cells.
Not exact matches
Amgen Executive Vice President
of Research and Development Sean Harper said the
study was designed to explore Kyprolis dosing regimens, noting that the the trial did not meet its goal in improving
progression - free survival versus Velcade in patients who had not yet been treated for the
disease.
The biotech specialist said that its updated phase 2 data in a
study of its poziotinib candidate treatment for non-small cell lung cancer resulted in a preliminary confirmed objective response rate and potential
progression - free survival benefit in patients with the EGFR Exon 20 Mutant form
of the
disease.
For example, Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) has a phase 3
study of solanezumab under way in mild to moderate Alzheimer's
disease patients that may slow
disease progression by breaking up amyloid plaque buildups thought to be a major cause
of the
disease.
It offers cardio protection, it helps lower bad cholesterol, it may help prevent the
progression of multiple sclerosis, it has the ability to regenerate brain cells after a stroke, it has the ability to cross the blood - brain barrier to potentially ward off Alzheimer's
disease, apparently it's good at wiping amyloid plaque from the brain (which
studies haves linked to Alzheimer's), it may help to prevent certain types
of cancer, and
studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth and metastases (meaning it keeps cancer from spreading).
Some
of the marketing material highlighted in Lion's cross claim includes: «A2 will improve human health through the consumption
of a2 dairy milk products», «
studies suggest that milk containing only the A2 type
of protein may benefit you and your family if you're concerned with certain allergies, immune function or digestive wellbeing» and «there is significant evidence to suggest that beta casein A1 may be a primary risk factor for heart
disease in adult men and also be involved in the
progression of insulin dependent diabetes in children... Beta casein A1... is the most powerful risk factor ever discovered.»
One
study, published in the «Journal
of Alzheimer's
Disease» in October 2013, found that the oil in coconut helps shield nerve cells from the toxic effects of protein plaques, which would otherwise drive Alzheimer's disease progr
Disease» in October 2013, found that the oil in coconut helps shield nerve cells from the toxic effects
of protein plaques, which would otherwise drive Alzheimer's
disease progr
disease progression.
Not only was that assertion completely at odds with the uncertain state
of the existing science, but it was contradicted by the
study itself, in which Dr. McKee and her colleagues acknowledged that several other factors, besides prior participation in football, may influence CTE risk and
disease severity, including factors other than cumulative hits to the head, and admitted that it was even «unclear» what roles concussions and repetitive subconcussive hits play in CTE risk,
disease severity, and
progression.
«By
studying the ways different proteins like keratin dynamically change within a cell, we can better understand the
progression of cancers and other
diseases,» they say.
For researchers using mouse models to
study a variety
of cancers, including lymphoma, melanoma, breast, and prostate cancers as well as autoimmune and infectious
diseases, the panel facilitates a highly sensitive and high - throughput investigation
of biomarkers associated with
disease progression.
«This
study shows that deflazacort may provide an important treatment for delaying the
progression of the
disease.»
SAMHD1 isn't a molecular «good guy» or «bad guy» per se, but there are cases in which blocking its activity might thwart
disease progression, said Li Wu, the
study's senior author and a professor
of veterinary biosciences and microbial infection and immunity in Ohio State's Center for Retrovirus Research.
The new
study, called FOR - DMD (Finding the Optimum Regimen
of Corticosteroids for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy), will determine whether daily steroid treatment or an alternative regime is more effective in slowing the
disease progression and managing side effects.
In addition to suggesting that creatine could slow the
progression of HD, these results also imply that neuroimaging may provide a useful biomarker
of disease modification in
studies of other potential treatments.
A report on the
study, published in the September issue
of Neurobiology
of Disease, also suggest that finding ways to prevent the loss of serotonin or introducing a substitute neurotransmitter could slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease and perhaps other dem
Disease, also suggest that finding ways to prevent the loss
of serotonin or introducing a substitute neurotransmitter could slow or stop the
progression of Alzheimer's
disease and perhaps other dem
disease and perhaps other dementias.
«The search for treatments that slow the
progression of neurodegenerative
diseases has gradually shifted from ameliorating symptoms to finding agents that reduce the
progression of the
disease,» said Gary Lynch, PhD, who
studies neurodegeneration at the University
of California, Irvine, and was not involved with this
study.
«The
study results elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying
disease progression in multiple sclerosis models, providing a basis for future clinical trials to determine safety and efficacy
of these chemical agents in humans with demyelinating disorders,» says Patrizia Casaccia, MD, PhD, Professor
of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Mount Sinai and senior author
of the
study.
Johns Hopkins physicians report success in a small
study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the earlier diagnosis
of an inherited and progressively fatal nerve
disease and seems to offer a clearer view
of the disorder's severity and
progression.
Specifically, the Mount Sinai
study was designed to test whether pharmacological compounds designed to block the function
of XPO1 / CRM1 could stop
disease progression in mouse models that exhibit some
of the characteristics
of MS. Researchers found that two chemical agents (called KPT - 276 and KPT - 350) prevented XPO1 / CRM1 from shuttling cargo out
of the nucleus
of nerve cells, which protected them from free radicals and structural damage.
Redfield has a long history
of publishing reports about his work: In 1988 he co-wrote a Scientific American feature article about early HIV research (available via subscription only), which emphasized the importance
of studying the
progression of HIV into AIDS, and
of diagnosing the viral
disease as early as possible.
Dr. Vaillancourt's
study showed that a greater free water increase in the substantia nigra was associated with a decrease in dopamine neuron activity in one
of these nearby regions, supporting the idea that free water changes are related to
progression of the
disease.
The
studies not only point to the future possibility
of specific microRNAs as a treatment for colorectal cancer, but also to the importance
of external metabolic events conducted outside the cancer cell in the
progression of the
disease — factors that could someday be targeted to help slow metastasis, or even block it entirely.
Because environmental exposures have not had time to impact IBD
progression in children, researchers have a clearer genetic picture
of the
disease allowing them to pick out additional genes overlooked in adult research, says senior
study author Hakon Hakonarson, director
of the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia.
This
study was designed to better define the process by which ALS progresses and to explore the role
of brain motor neurons in
disease development and
progression.
Inhibiting NF - ƘB in microglia in mice slowed
disease progression by 47 percent, says Brian Kaspar, MD, a principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children's and senior author
of the new
study.
But recent
studies in both humans and lab mice have suggested that motor neurons in the brain — the upper motor neurons — may be involved in
disease progression, although the extent and significance
of this involvement has remained unknown.
The
study results show that with a median (midpoint) follow - up
of 20 months, 232 patients (75 percent) remained on therapy, 31 (10 percent) discontinued because
of disease progression and 45 discontinued for other reasons (including 28 because
of infection, eight for other adverse events and nine due to other medical events).
The
study reports that Alzheimer's
Disease and type 2 diabetes are so closely related that drugs currently used to control glucose levels in diabetes may also alleviate the symptoms and progression of Alzheimer's d
Disease and type 2 diabetes are so closely related that drugs currently used to control glucose levels in diabetes may also alleviate the symptoms and
progression of Alzheimer's
diseasedisease.
«We're responsible for producing radio tracers: radioactive drugs that we use to
study the imitation, onset and
progression of disease in people,» Schaffer says in a teaser video previewing his lecture.
Meanwhile Coussens and her colleagues at U.C.S.F. found in a 2005
study, published in Cancer Cell, that the removal
of antibody - making B cells from mice engineered to be prone to skin cancer prevented the tissue changes and angiogenesis that are prerequisites for
disease progression.
Previous
studies, he adds, have shown that taking testosterone at the wrong time — particularly by men with symptoms
of active cancer
progression who have not yet received testosterone - blocking therapy — can make the
disease worse.
Researchers in the Jacobs School
of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB are continuing to
study cerebral microbleeds, identified in the image above, as indicators
of disease progression in multiple sclerosis.
«The PALOMA - 3
study showed that palbociclib extends the time to
progression of disease while maintaining very good quality
of life.»
According to a 2011
study published in the New England Journal
of Medicine, sirolimus in selected patients slowed the
progression of the
disease and was associated with a reduction in symptoms and improved quality
of life.
A landmark clinical
study in The Lancet provides convincing evidence that a frequently overlooked therapy for genetically - caused emphysema is effective and slows the
progression of lung
disease.
«Traditional methods
of infectious
disease research using animal models have provided limited information about
disease progression until the
study's endpoint, when investigators could analyze tissues from those animals,» he said.
«Previous pilot
studies researching the use
of DBS in Alzheimer's have indicated the potential to slow cognitive decline in some patients, and have even shown metabolic changes in the brain that may slow the
progression of the
disease.»
The technology has the added benefit
of allowing investigators to
study the
progression of the
disease over time.
Now a
study has found that the gene mutation's toxic effects require higher than normal levels
of a protein called suPAR to trigger the onset and
progression of the
disease.
Findings from a new mouse
study suggest that exposure to a high - fat diet in the womb and immediately after birth may change the liver in a way that promotes more rapid
progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease later in life.
The new
study, led by Daniel Kelly, M.D., scientific director
of SBP's Lake Nona campus, provides fresh molecular insight into heart failure and may eventually lead to new therapeutic targets to prevent or slow
progression of the
disease.
«The probe may potentially be useful to monitor patient's response to medication,» said Associate Professor Louis Tan, Senior Consultant, Department
of Neurology at the National Neuroscience Institute, whose team has recently shown in a separate
study that long term use
of a MAO - B inhibitor reduces the
progression of early Parkinson's
disease.
«
Study of Ebola patient traces
disease progression and recovery.»
Their
study of fecal samples from 105 patients treated with immune checkpoint blockade indicates that certain characteristics
of patients» microbiomes correlate with slower
disease progression while other qualities are associated with rapid worsening
of the
disease.
«DATATOP subjects were recruited at early
disease stages, without apparent signs
of dementia and prior to needing dopamine - supplementing drugs, making this cohort ideal for
studying PD
progression,» explains Jing Zhang, MD, PhD, Department
of Pathology at the University
of Washington School
of Medicine (Seattle).
The first blood test that can predict the onset and
progression of Huntington's
disease has been identified by a UCL - led
study.
The team found that patients with more varied types
of bacteria in their digestive tract had longer median
progression - free survival, defined at the time point where half
of studied patients have their
disease progress.
Rod Kellems, Ph.D.,
study co-author and chairman
of the Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UTHealth Medical School, added, «This research provides insight into how red blood cells work, revealing that SphK1 - mediated elevation
of S1P contributes to sickling and promotes
disease progression and highlights potential therapeutic opportunities for sickle cell
disease.»
«We still need more
studies to determine if there are other treatments that can be used to slow the
progression of kidney
disease specifically in individuals with sickle cell trait.»
Because most cases
of Parkinson's
disease appear to be at least partially caused by environmental factors such as pesticide exposure, these findings support the approach that targeting α - synuclein could slow or stop the
progression of Parkinson's in most people with the
disease, said
study lead author Jeff Bronstein, a professor
of neurology and director
of movement disorders at the David Geffen School
of Medicine at UCLA.