People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Control. This is despite having better overall blood glucose control and similar risks of vascular complications, […]
Taking low-dose colchicine daily may slow the progression of a common acquired gene mutation found in the blood of older adults that can lead to certain blood cancers and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a subanalysis of the LoDoCo2 trial published in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, and […]
A new study published in the journal of Diabetologia showed that the intensity of menopausal symptoms is associated with moderate to severe abnormalities in glucose control, which are reported by almost two-thirds of postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes. The amount of insulin needed by women with type 1 diabetes varies throughout pregnancy and the […]
A new HIV antiretroviral shows promise as a long-acting, oral prophylactic agent, according to a new study by Izzat Raheem, Tracy Diamond and colleagues from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, published August 26th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key part of reducing the number of new […]
A father’s exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD-a risk that is heightened further if they are childhood passive smokers themselves-finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. The findings highlight the intergenerational harms of smoking, say the researchers, […]
New Delhi: With an aim to ease the processes for preclinical and analytical drug testing, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released draft rules to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, proposing the approval timelines for the Central Licensing Authority to grant permissions under Rules 53 and 60 will be […]
China: A new study has found that over 80% of orbital cellulitis (OC) cases require surgical intervention, regardless of patient age, primarily due to abscess formation or failure of medical therapy. Staphylococcal species, including MRSA, are common causative agents, highlighting the need for customized empiric antibiotic regimens. Implementing cost-effective management strategies that consider Chandler staging […]
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) limits jaw function and is so painful that it lessens the quality of life. Botulinum toxin-also known as botox-is emerging as an effective treatment option, but there are concerns about side effects, like muscle dysfunction. Eungyung Kim and Yu Shin Kim, from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, […]
Australia: A new study published in JAMA Neurology highlights that most people with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy take more than a year and often require multiple antiseizure medications (ASMs) to achieve seizure freedom. The research, led by Sarah N. Barnard and colleagues from the School of Translational Medicine at Monash University, further indicates that patients […]
A new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that adding the targeted therapy everolimus to standard carboplatin chemotherapy extends the time before disease progression in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer. The randomized phase […]