Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
Autism sibling studies beginning to yield data
Commentary
ALS ice bucket challenge: It’s hard to argue with success
News
New Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease tests have high sensitivities, specificities
Key clinical point: Two minimally invasive approaches to detecting misfolded prion proteins have high sensitivities and specificities for...
News
Novel antimetabolite strategy slows progression of deadly mesothelioma
Key clinical point: An antimetabolite strategy that cuts off the supply of arginine to tumors may benefit patients with mesothelioma.Major finding...
Conference Coverage
Dissociation found to mediate ketamine’s antidepressive effects
Key clinical point: Some degree of dissociation might be needed "as a proxy for the strength of the NMDA receptor blockade because of its...
Conference Coverage
Lurasidone monotherapy improves quality of life in bipolar I
Key clinical point: Lurasidone appears to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I depression without the metabolic complications...
News
Economic cost of autism disorders is considerable
Key clinical point: Interventions are needed for patients with autism spectrum disorders that might "reduce later high expenditures by changing...
Conference Coverage
Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?
Key clinical point: A significant proportion of NAFLD-related HCC patients have no cirrhosis at presentation, so clinicians need to maintain a...
News
CBT effective for social anxiety disorder even with comorbidities
Key clinical point: Twelve 2-hour manualized group CBT sessions can bring positive results for patients with comorbid SAD and bipolar disorder,...
Conference Coverage
Suicidal acts rise with longer duration of high-risk mood disorder states
Key clinical point: Effective acute therapies have the potential to significantly decrease suicide attempts among mood disorder patients.