by Daniel Sanjuán Sánchez, Benjamín Gaya-Sancho and Borja Romero Bilbao, The Conversation Credit: Inzmam Khan from Pexels Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by muscle pain throughout the body, fatigue, sleep problems and cognitive difficulties. The condition predominantly affects women, but men can also suffer from it. However, they often do so in silence, as they...
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New modified consensus statement on low-dose oral minoxidil initiation for patients with hair loss
by George Washington University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hair loss significantly impacts patients’ quality of life, and it may be nonscarring or scarring. Etiologically, hair loss may be hereditary (androgenetic alopecia [AGA]); related to age; congenital (hair shaft disorders); traction-induced; inflammatory (primary scarring alopecia); autoimmune (alopecia areata); or secondary to medical, surgical, or emotional stressors (telogen...
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Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging. Stem cells offer a potential improvement
by Vinny Negi, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not respond to insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune disease happens when the body’s defense system mistakes its own insulin-producing cells as foreign...
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Cannabis disrupts brain activity in young adults prone to psychosis
by McGill University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for psychosis treatments targeting symptoms that current medications miss. In the first-of-its-kind study, McGill University researchers detected a marked decrease in...
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Weight-loss drug tirzepatide may lower heart failure deaths
by Carole Tanzer Miller A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows. The test of tirzepatide, brand named Zepbound, included 731 patients with diastolic heart failure and obesity who were followed for two years. “This class of drug continues to...
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Bidirectional association seen for sleep disorders, chronic kidney disease
by Elana Gotkine There are bidirectional associations for sleep disorders with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a review published in the November issue of Chronic Kidney Journal. ADVERTISING Jin Hean Koh, from the National University of Singapore, and colleagues examined the bidirectional association between sleep disorders and CKD in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Data were examined from 63 studies with...
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Study: Risk for suicide two times higher for those with epilepsy vs. general population
by Elana Gotkine The prevalence of suicide is higher among those with epilepsy compared with the general population, according to a study published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Sara Melin, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the incidence of suicide for people with epilepsy in Sweden and compared incidence with the general population. Overall,...
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Study links rare genetic mutation to severe neurological disorder
by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Credit: Journal of Neurochemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16197 A recent study has uncovered the intricate ways in which a rare genetic mutation impacts brain cell communication, providing critical insights into the causes of a severe neurological disorder known as developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE). The findings reveal that this specific mutation...
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Extracellular vesicles may be key to developing safer and more effective therapies for inflammatory bowel disease
by Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute Immune dysregulation and barrier dysfunction in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The disruption of intestinal homeostasis in IBD is driven by dysbiosis in the gut lumen, loss of the mucus layer, and increased epithelial permeability, allowing bacterial translocation into the lamina propria. Breaches in the epithelial...
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Most Americans want primary care providers to address mental health, survey finds
by Sarah Fioroni and Dan Witters, West Health Institute More than half of U.S. adults want doctors to address mental health directly. West Health-Gallup Survey on Mental Health in America, Oct. 1-13, 2024. Credit: West Health-Gallup Survey on Mental Health in America, Oct. 1-13, 2024. A majority of Americans (70%) say they would prefer to...