Entries by aaron

Citrus Flavonoids effective nutritional adjunct to Metformin Therapy in Early Prediabetes, suggests study

A recent study published in the journal of Frontiers in Nutrition revealed that citrus flavonoids are promising ,safe and effective nutritional adjunct to metformin in early prediabetes management, offering benefits like improved postprandial glycemia, stable GLP-1 levels, reduced inflammation and oxidative stress, and modest improvements in body composition and blood pressure. However long-term studies are needed for […]

Psilocybin plus mindfulness shows promise for healthcare worker depression: Study

Frontline healthcare workers struggling with depression after the COVID-19 pandemic experienced significant relief from a treatment combining psilocybin group therapy with mindfulness training, according to a new study from Huntsman Mental Health Institute at University of Utah Health. Doctors and nurses who received this controlled, group psilocybin therapy along with an eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress […]

New diagnostic breakthrough predicts which head and neck cancer patients can be cured with surgery alone

Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, led by Docent Sami Ventelä and Professor Jukka Westermarck, have identified a novel diagnostic tool that can revolutionize the treatment guidance of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Their newly published study introduces an easy-to-use immunohistochemical assay for detecting the LIMA1-alpha protein, which reliably […]

Study Reveals Two-Way Link Between Seborrheic Dermatitis and Other Barrier Diseases

USA: A large-scale study published in Allergy, the official journal of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, has uncovered a strong bidirectional association between seborrheic dermatitis (SD) and several epithelial barrier diseases (EBDs). The research, by Sabrina Meng from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and colleagues, provides new insights […]

Undernutrition, Smoking, and Alcohol Misuse Drive Poor TB Outcomes in India, suggests research

Researchers have found in a new study that undernutrition, alcohol abuse, and smoking account for over a third of TB outcomes in India that are unfavorable. The research determined that these factors greatly raise the risks of treatment failure, recurrence, and mortality in patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary TB, and they therefore present high-yield targets for […]

Topical Curcumin May Reduce Candida in Denture Stomatitis: Study

Researchers have found that topical curcumin may help reduce Candida albicans infection and inflammation in patients with denture stomatitis. The study published in Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery evaluated curcumin’s therapeutic effects when applied directly to the oral mucosa and denture surfaces. Patients with denture-related inflammation showed marked improvement in redness, soreness, and other clinical […]

COVID may increase risk of dangerous blood clots after panniculectomy

October 29, 2025 — Among patients undergoing panniculectomy to remove excess abdominal skin, those with previous COVID may be at higher risk of serious blood clot-related complications called venous thromboembolism (VTE), reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). […]

Active physiotherapy showed better results than passive physiotherapy for the management of non-specific chronic LBP: study

Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is common. Physiotherapy is frequently indicated as a non-pharmacological management of these patients. Baroncini et al published an article in ‘Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology’. This Bayesian network meta-analysis compared active versus passive physiotherapy versus their combination in terms of pain and disability in patients with mechanical and/or non-specific cLBP. […]