Javed Choudhury July 23, 2024 TOPLINE:The regular use of fish oil supplements and high circulating levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are associated with a lower risk for vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODOLOGY:Fish oils, rich in omega-3 PUFAs, are beneficial supplements for the vascular health...
Month: <span>August 2024</span>
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Facts about LB.1, or D-FLiRT, the newest COVID subvariant
JULY 23, 2024 by Adrian Esterman, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeadlines are again warning of a new COVID variant in Australia. This time it’s LB.1, or as some experts have dubbed it, “D-FLiRT.” Emerging evidence suggests LB.1 could be more transmissible than earlier omicron subvariants, though there’s nothing to suggest it will cause more...
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Front-line drug for ulcerative colitis found to have additional mechanism of action that until now remained elusive
JULY 23, 2024 by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Response to vedolizumab is associated with loss of lymphoid aggregate size. (A) Representative hematoxylin and eosin staining of colonic biopsies from responder (R) and nonresponder (NR) patients with UC taken before and after VDZ therapy. Lymphoid aggregate (LA) border indicated with red line. Scale bars, 100...
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Buprenorphine an Option for Pain Relief in Oldest Adults
Marcus A. Banks July 18, 2024 Some degree of pain is inevitable in older individuals, and as people pass 80 years of age, the harms of medications used to control chronic pain increase. Pain-reducing medication use in this age group may cause inflammation, gastric bleeding, kidney damage, or constipation. These risks may lead some clinicians...
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Females’ osteoarthritis risk should be addressed early in life, says study
JULY 23, 2024 by UT Southwestern Medical Center Contribution of biological sex (XX vs XY) and sex hormones to the development of OA. Credit: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.04.015Sex-specific differences in the knee joint should be considered as early as childhood to help prevent higher incidence and severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in women...
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Decoding early Lyme disease
NEWS RELEASE 23-JUL-2024 A Rutgers Health physician-scientist publishes guidance for primary care doctors diagnosing and treating early Lyme disease, a bacterial infection Peer-Reviewed PublicationRUTGERS UNIVERSITY Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
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Tool evaluates 12 modifiable physical, lifestyle and social factors that can help patients protect their brain health
JULY 23, 2024 by Mass General Brigham Credit: Human Brain ProjectLate-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to a third or more of people older than 60 and can be debilitating. But, like other neurological conditions, an individual’s risk may be influenced by lifestyle...
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Improving health care for veterans with deployment-related lung diseases
JULY 22, 2024 by Tayler Shaw, CU Anschutz Medical Campus Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough research studies have demonstrated an association between military deployment in southwest Asia and lung diseases in veterans—such as asthma, bronchiolitis, or other small airways disease—there are still research gaps and challenges that veterans can face in getting a diagnosis. University of...
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Foldable pouch actuator improves finger extension in soft rehabilitation gloves
NEWS RELEASE 22-JUL-2024 A new design involving a foldable pouch actuator developed by Chiba University researchers holds promise in clinical hand rehabilitation applications Peer-Reviewed PublicationCHIBA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: CHIBA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS SUCCEEDED IN OVERCOMING LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FINGER STRAIGHTENING OR EXTENSION WITHOUT COMPROMISING EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY OF FINGER BENDING OR FLEXION THROUGH DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS IN SOFT REHABILITATION...
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Mounjaro Beats Ozempic, So Why Isn’t It More Popular?
COMMENTARY F. Perry Wilson, MSCE, MD DISCLOSURES | July 08, 2024 This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. It’s July, which means our hospital is filled with new interns, residents,...