South Korea: A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine has shed light on the potential application of non-invasive optical imaging methods in orthodontic diagnosis. Jae Ho Baek from F.E.S. Research Lab in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, found that non-invasive optical diagnostic devices, including optical Doppler tomography (ODT) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), […]
University of New Mexico researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies’ prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter duration of gestation. In a new paper published in the journal Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, a team led by Ludmila […]
Prostate cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in men worldwide, often requiring a multimodal treatment approach for optimal management. Among the treatment modalities, combination androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with radiotherapy has been a cornerstone in both localized and advanced disease settings. However, the effectiveness and tolerability of traditional ADT regimens have been a […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to iloperidone (Fanapt) for acute treatment of bipolar I disorder. Fanapt is an atypical antipsychotic agent that has been used for the acute treatment of patients with schizophrenia since its FDA approval in 2009. “Manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder are highly […]
India: A recent article published in the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism has presented an Indian perspective on the paradigm shift of SGLT2 inhibitors from diabetes care to metabolic care. The study revealed that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, with their several pleiotropic benefits, have received considerable attention recently as a novel class of […]
ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers at processing medical data and demonstrating clinical reasoning. In a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a large language model’s (LLM) […]
Researchers have found in a new study that high consumption of sodium was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.Therefore individuals with heart disease stand to gain the most from a low-sodium diet. Further the research revealed that majority of patients of heart disease on an average consumed over twice the recommended daily sodium intake. […]
South Korea: A recent study has shown an association between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer, with those with current or previous TB more likely to have a diagnosis of a variety of cancers, including blood, lung, colorectal, and gynecological cancers. The findings from the population-wide observational study were presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical […]
Australia: A recent study published in the journal Burns has revealed an association between postoperative hypothermia and a reduced length of hospital stay in adult acute burn survivors. “These findings indicate possible benefit from mild hypothermia in burns surgery,” Fiona M. Wood, Fiona Wood Foundation, Perth, WA, Australia, and colleagues wrote in their study. “A […]
Japan: An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research group has developed an index of the threshold energy density, known as fluence, and the dependent wavelength for picosecond lasers. This will help improve efficacy and reduce complications in people bothered by skin blemishes who might turn to laser treatment. Picosecond lasers have in recent years been used to […]