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20 Oct 2018 - Oncology Conference reports ESMO 2018 – Synthetic peptides hit three targets simultaneously in recurrent glioblastoma
Updated phase II data for the novel immunotherapeutic (SL-701) show “preliminarily promising survival curve” with good tolerability
19 Oct 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Eur J Neurol Multiple sclerosis diagnosis linked to a 2-fold higher risk for epilepsy
Epilepsy is associated with higher mortality in patients with multiple sclerosis.
19 Oct 2018 - Clinical Summaries from Cochrane Database Syst Rev Cochrane reviews psychological therapies in paediatric chronic and recurrent pain
Chronic pain can affect nearly every aspect of daily life and is associated with disability, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

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19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from N Engl J Med Aspirin ineffective for preventing dementia, disability in healthy older adults
The ASPREE randomized controlled trial.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Diabetes Care Structural brain abnormalities seen in prediabetes
Cerebral small-vessel disease and brain atrophy seen with increasing hyperglycemia.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from BMJ Preeclampsia is a risk factor for Alzheimer's, other dementias
Endothelial and vascular dysfunction may be a common mechanism in dementia risk.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Lancet Neurol IGF-1 mimetic shows promise in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy
Randomized controlled trial.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Neurology AAN scrutinizes evidence for nusinersen in SMA
Analysis of 4 trials.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Coll Cardiol Carpal tunnel syndrome could signal amyloid heart disease
Tenosynovial tissue biopsy for amyloid deposits could be a crucial step.
19 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Surg TKA: aspirin, other anticoagulants similar for VTE prevention
Retrospective cohort of over 41K patients.
18 Oct 2018 - International Medical News Simple test may predict long-term outcomes after stroke
Early screening with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment may be valuable, say experts.
18 Oct 2018 - International Medical News Pre-eclampsia linked with higher risk of dementia
Assessing history of pre-eclampsia could help identify women who might benefit from screening for early signs of dementia.
18 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Resuscitation Pediatric cardiac arrest: hypothermia does not improve outcomes
Combining 2 trials to boost analytic power yielded no evidence of benefit.
18 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Pain Alzheimer's disease: opioid use tied to higher risk for hip fracture
Risks especially high in first 2 months of treatment, and with stronger opioids.
18 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Am J of Emerg Med Sedating children with autism in the ED
For these children, examination or radiology often takes place under sedation.
17 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from JAMA Neurol Epilepsy: risk for fetal loss doubles with unplanned pregnancy
An Epilepsy Birth Control Registry survey.
17 Oct 2018 - International Clinical Digest from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC: 62 cases of AFM confirmed across 22 states
Updated surveillance data.

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