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Donanemab: A trailblazer for Alzheimer's disease treatment?

A recent study evaluated the efficacy and side effects of donanemab, an antibody that could possibly clear brain amyloid plaque in early symptomatic Alzheimer disease (AD).

20 Jul 2023

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Researchers investigated the longitudinal relationships between adherence to the Mediterranean-dietary approaches.

20 Jul 2023

Sense of smell may hold clues to Lewy body pathology: new evidence emerges

Researchers evaluated the impact of Lewy body (LB) positivity (+) on clinical outcomes such as cognition and smell among cognitively.

20 Jul 2023

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

Investigators evaluated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the use of antibiotics in primary care for common infections.

20 Jul 2023

Can a low-bacterial diet improve outcomes for neutropenic cancer patients?

Scientists have reviewed the existing literature to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the low-bacterial diet in neutropenic cancer patients.

20 Jul 2023

Study explores the effectiveness of caffeine consumption for headaches: trigger or remedy?

Caffeine has a dual role in headaches as it can induces or remediate them.

20 Jul 2023

Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and their relation to preeclampsia severity

Researchers examine plasma interleukin-6, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and C-reactive protein levels in pregnant women with preeclampsia.

20 Jul 2023

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

Researchers investigate the relationship between social networking, leisure activities, and dementia risks in older adults.

20 Jul 2023

Insights from a global study: The association between dietary patterns, cardiovascular diseases, and deaths

Researchers develop a healthy diet score linked to health outcomes with global applicability using the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology study data.

20 Jul 2023

T cells can be used to identify type 1 diabetes risk, study shows

Scripps Research scientists have shown that analyzing a certain type of immune cell in the blood can help identify people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a life-threatening autoimmune disease.

19 Jul 2023

Proteins CEACAM1 and TIM-3 may help protect liver transplants

A new study identifies how certain proteins in the immune system interact leading to organ rejection. The study, which involved experiments on mice and human patients, uncovered an important communication pathway between two molecules called CEACAM1 (CC1) and TIM-3, finding that the pathway plays a crucial role in controlling the body's immune response during liver transplantation.

19 Jul 2023

Healthcare disruption during COVID-19 linked to increased risk of preventable hospitalizations

People who experienced disrupted access to healthcare (including appointments and procedures) during the covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

19 Jul 2023

Fetal exposure to epilepsy medications does not affect neurodevelopment in children

Most mothers who took prescription antiseizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: A new study published today in Lancet Neurology found that young children who were exposed to commonly-prescribed medications in utero do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes than children of healthy women.

19 Jul 2023

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

It's been 22 years since UC Davis MIND Institute Medical Director Randi Hagerman and her husband, researcher Paul Hagerman, discovered the neurodegenerative condition called FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome).

19 Jul 2023

New method developed to estimate physician turnover

Using an innovative method for measuring doctor turnover, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers determined that between 2010 and 2018, the annual rate at which physicians left their practices increased by 43 percent, from 5.3 percent to 7.6 percent a year.

19 Jul 2023

Hearing intervention shows promise in protecting older adults at increased risk for cognitive decline

While the results were negative in the total study population, the hearing intervention slowed cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by 48% in a pre-specified segment of the study population consisting of the 238 people participating in an ongoing observational study of heart health.

19 Jul 2023

Early treatment for multiple sclerosis linked to lower disability risk

People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a study published in the July 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Jul 2023

Vitamin B-related amino acids may increase dementia risk from air pollution

Higher levels of vitamin B-related amino acids may be linked to the risk of dementia associated with a certain type of air pollutants called particulate matter, according to a study published in the July 19, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Jul 2023

Private equity ownership of healthcare associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care

Private equity ownership of healthcare services such as nursing homes and hospitals is associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care, suggests a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

19 Jul 2023

Study shows how behavioral economics can help cancer patients quit smoking

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that cancer patients who continued to smoke after their diagnosis were significantly more likely to receive treatment for tobacco use when "nudges" to provide tobacco treatment were directed at clinicians through the electronic health record.

19 Jul 2023

Medical Research News

Donanemab: A trailblazer for Alzheimer's disease treatment?

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Sense of smell may hold clues to Lewy body pathology: new evidence emerges

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

Can a low-bacterial diet improve outcomes for neutropenic cancer patients?

Study explores the effectiveness of caffeine consumption for headaches: trigger or remedy?

Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and their relation to preeclampsia severity

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

Insights from a global study: The association between dietary patterns, cardiovascular diseases, and deaths

T cells can be used to identify type 1 diabetes risk, study shows

Proteins CEACAM1 and TIM-3 may help protect liver transplants

Healthcare disruption during COVID-19 linked to increased risk of preventable hospitalizations

Fetal exposure to epilepsy medications does not affect neurodevelopment in children

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

New method developed to estimate physician turnover

Hearing intervention shows promise in protecting older adults at increased risk for cognitive decline

Early treatment for multiple sclerosis linked to lower disability risk

Vitamin B-related amino acids may increase dementia risk from air pollution

Private equity ownership of healthcare associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care

Study shows how behavioral economics can help cancer patients quit smoking

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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