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Thromboembolic events more likely among CIDP patients with CVAD
AUSTIN, TEX. – Although the study matched patients by demographic factors, researchers did not adjust the analysis for risk factors or confounders...
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CMT1A neuropathy improves with investigational drug PXT3003
AUSTIN, TEX. – Adverse events during treatment were similar across intervention and placebo groups, with similar rates of trial attrition.
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Wandering is underrecognized, serious problem for autistic children
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Next-generation sequencing can shed light on neuropathy etiology
AUSTIN, TEX. – Researchers also found 81 variants of unknown significance in patients, and suggested some could be...
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Primary periodic paralysis attacks reduced with long-term dichlorphenamide
AUSTIN, TEX. – The majority of paresthesia and cognition-related adverse events were mild or moderate with few participants discontinuing the...
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Congenital myasthenic syndrome diagnosed best with repetitive stimulation and jitter analysis
Nearly 14% of patients with congenital myasthenic syndrome would be missed if tested with jitter analysis but not repetitive stimulation.
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Suicidality risk high in transgender youth, varies by gender identity subtype
“This study is one of the few to go into more detail in considering participants’ gender identity, which was wise given that suicidal risk may...
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Too few pregnant women receive both influenza and Tdap vaccines
About two-thirds of pregnant women did not receive both the influenza and Tdap vaccines during pregnancy, but strong provider recommendations can...
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High maternal lead levels linked to children’s obesity
High maternal folate levels mitigated the association between children’s risk of obesity and mothers’ high lead levels, suggesting an...
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Impact of climate change on mortality underlined by global study
One remarkable aspect of this study is its size, wrote John R. Balmes, MD, the author of an editorial on the paper.
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Women underrepresented as oncology trial corresponding authors
The proportion of female corresponding authors has been increasing but still lags behind the proportion of female oncologists in the United States...
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Lancet joins movement to reject ‘manels’
The Lancet Group also issued a diversity pledge, aiming to include more women, people of color, and colleagues from lower- and middle-income...
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New RSV vaccine immunogenicity improved with protein engineering
A new protein-engineering technology that maintains antigen conformation provides greater immunogenicity without need for adjuvant.
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Semen cryopreservation viable for young transgender patients in small study
All but one patient successfully produced semen samples available for cryopreservation prior to beginning gender-affirming therapy.