Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person’s ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The results show improvements immediately after surgery without any long-term severe adverse events or lasting discomfort, as well as reported […]
Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, argue experts in The BMJ today. Dr Juan Franco and colleagues say, on average, people with high weight will not be able to sustain a clinically relevant weight loss with lifestyle interventions, while the […]
Germany: A new cohort study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that children diagnosed with idiopathic central precocious puberty (CPP) may be significantly more vulnerable to developing a range of psychiatric disorders, with mental health challenges potentially persisting for several years following the initial diagnosis. Led by Dr. Lars Dinkelbach from the Department of Pediatrics […]
Researchers have found in a new study that twice-daily brushing with a sodium bicarbonate toothpaste significantly improved oral health and reduced localized gingivitis over 12 weeks, as measured by BI, MGI, and TPI indices, compared to a conventional fluoride toothpaste. A study was done to determine the effect on gingival inflammation of toothbrushing with sodium […]
Enpatoran, a TLR7/8 inhibitor, demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in disease activity among patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with active lupus rash in Phase2 study. While the CLE cohort met its primary endpoint, the SLE cohort did not achieve the same outcome. The findings are from Cohort A of […]
A recent Korean study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that breast cancer survivors had a slightly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) when compared to cancer-free individuals. The reduced risk was notably associated with radiation therapy, while other treatments showed no significant effect. However, the protective effect was strongest at […]
Women who experience complications during pregnancy face a higher risk of stroke in the following decades according to research published in the European Heart Journal. The study, which included data on more than two million women over more than 40 years, found an increased risk for women who had diabetes or high blood pressure while […]
Researchers have found in a new study that changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) during early childhood may significantly affect asthma risks. Specifically, boys with increasing BMI have a higher risk of non-allergic asthma (NA), while girls with consistently high BMI are more likely to develop allergic asthma (AA). Few studies have explored the relationship […]
A study published in JAMA Surgery involving nearly 500,000 surgeries among U.S. veterans found that patients taking SGLT2 inhibitors faced a small but significant increase in the risk of euglycemic ketoacidosis after surgery. However, these patients also experienced lower rates of acute kidney injury and 30-day mortality. Case reports and small retrospective studies have suggested […]
Recent study aimed to investigate the associations between maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), particularly preeclampsia, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants at 2 years’ corrected age. A regional prospective cohort study of 395 preterm infants born at Յ32 weeks’ gestation was conducted. The main outcomes measured were structural brain magnetic resonance imaging at term-equivalent […]