Health
Older Americans are experiencing "delayed aging"—and better health
Americans may be aging more slowly than they were two decades ago.
Mar 16, 2018
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News tagged with alkaline phosphatase
Genetics
Computer-aided facial analysis helps diagnosis
In rare diseases, the computer-aided image analysis of patient portraits can facilitate and significantly improve diagnosis. This is demonstrated by an international team of scientists under the leadership of the University ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ACG: fecal transplant safe in primary sclerosing cholangitis
(HealthDay)—Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a rationally selected donor seems safe and effective for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), according to a study presented at the World Congress of ...
Oct 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigational treatment provides hope for some chronic liver disease sufferers
A new study presented today provides hope for a new treatment in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare condition characterised by inflammation and scarring in the bile ducts of the liver and for which there ...
Apr 16, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Steatosis in more than half of liver transplant recipients
(HealthDay)—Steatosis affects more than half of liver transplant (LT) recipients, although it is not associated with worse patient survival, according to a study published online April 5 in Liver Transplantation.
Apr 8, 2016
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Medical research
Biomarker monitors testosterone therapy for osteoporosis
That biomarker, an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase, can be checked through a test similar to a routine blood draw, making this type of screening preferable to the more expensive and invasive DEXA scan, which measures bone ...
Mar 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin predict outcomes in PBC
(HealthDay)—For patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), levels of alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin predict clinical outcome, according to a meta-analysis published in the December issue of Gastroenterology.
Dec 30, 2014
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Medical research
Novel treatment strengthens bones in genetic disease neurofibromatosis type-1
An enzyme therapy may prevent skeletal abnormalities associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type-1, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered.
Aug 14, 2014
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Cardiology
Researchers find a possible treatment for one of the main symptoms of premature aging disease
HGPS is a rare genetic disease that affects one in every 4-8 million births. The disease is caused by a spontaneous mutation in one of the two copies (alleles) of the gene LMNA, which codes for lamin A, a protein important ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Medical research
Adding intestinal enzyme to diets of mice appears to prevent, treat metabolic syndrome
Feeding an intestinal enzyme to mice kept on a high-fat diet appears to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome – a group of symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver – and ...
Apr 8, 2013
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