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Apomorphine may help patients with advanced Parkinson's disease when levodopa stops working

AAN: Apomorphine May Shorten ‘Off’ Time for Parkinson’s Patients

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Study finds apomorphine cuts the time until levodopa kicks in for those with advanced disease
Clinician test-ordering behavior is not affected by displaying Medicare allowable fees in the electronic health record at the time of order entry

Price Transparency Intervention Doesn’t Cut Lab Test Orders

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No significant changes in overall test-ordering behavior or associated fees in adjusted analyses
An experimental immune-system therapy appears safe for patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis

AAN: Early Research Promising for Immunotherapy in MS

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Investigators employ the relationship between MS and Epstein-Barr virus
Cannabidiol may reduce seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

AAN: Cannabis-Based Medicine May Help Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy

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Cannabidiol appears to lessen drop seizures for some Lennox-Gastaut syndrome patients
The larger a woman's body size as a young adult

Larger Women Have Nearly Three-Fold Higher Risk of A-Fib

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Risk of atrial fibrillation rises along with body size, but remain low overall, researchers say
Obese youth with type 2 diabetes have a distinct metabolomic profile

ENDO: Distinct Urine Metabolite Profile in Obese Youth With T2DM

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Three metabolites significantly higher in obese youth with T2DM, one metabolite considerably lower
An unbalanced population of bacteria on the skin may play a major role in acne

Acne May Be Triggered by Unbalanced Skin Microbiome

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Barcterial community, rather than just one species, may be key, new research suggests
Use of corticosteroids is associated with increased odds of metabolic syndrome and elevated body mass index

ENDO: Corticosteroids Linked to Increased Risk of MetS

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CS users had higher odds of metabolic syndrome, increased body mass index compared with nonusers
For adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome

ENDO: Rx Intervention Restores Normal Ovulation in PCOS

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Low-dose combo of spironolactone-pioglitazone-metformin linked to 2.5-fold higher ovulation rate
As HIV becomes a lifetime disease instead of a fatal disease

AACR: Cancer Burden Changing for Americans With HIV

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AIDS-linked tumors predicted to decline by 2030