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Coffee’s brain-boosting effect goes beyond caffeine
Researchers investigated the neurobiological impact of coffee drinking on brain connectivity using resting-state functional MRI.
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Novel tool accurately predicts suicide after self-harm
The tool may help guide treatment decisions and target resources to those most in need.
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GLP-1 agonists offer multiple benefits in type 2 diabetes with liver cirrhosis
“GLP-1 RAs may be a treatment option for diabetes patients with liver cirrhosis,” but additional studies are needed to confirm the results, the...
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Cardiorespiratory fitness linked to cancer risk, mortality?
“The clinical implications of these findings further emphasize the importance of CRF for possibly reducing cancer incidence and mortality.”
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FDA approves first leadless dual-chamber pacing system
Experienced operators achieved a 98% implantation success rate using the AVIER DR system in a 300-patient study.
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Cannabis for cancer symptoms: Perceived or real benefit?
“The study findings indicate that patients with cancer perceived benefits to using cannabis for many symptoms.”
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New AHA statement on ischemia after cardiac surgery
Acute PMI following cardiac surgery can rapidly evolve and become a potentially life-threatening complication,
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‘Landmark’ trial shows opioids for back, neck pain no better than placebo
Opioids don’t relieve low back or neck pain in the short term and lead to worse outcomes in the long term.
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FDA OKs Suflave, a lower-volume colonoscopy prep drink
Most patients reported that Suflave was “tolerable to very easy” to consume and indicated they would request it for a subsequent colonoscopy.
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AHA statement addresses equity in cardio-oncology care
Statement says developing personalized cardioprotection strategies that integrate biological, genetic, and social determinant markers is one way...
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Genetic counseling enhances patient empowerment in familial colorectal cancer
Genetic counseling also led to significant improvement in anxiety, depression, and emotional distress.
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New data on traumatic brain injury show it’s chronic, evolving
“Our results dispute the notion that TBI is a discrete, isolated medical event with a finite, static functional outcome following a relatively...
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Myasthenia gravis drug gets FDA nod
Rozanolixizumab is the first FDA-approved treatment for adults with both subtypes.
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FDA clears new biomarker assays for early Alzheimer’s detection
Currently, the only FDA-cleared methods to confirm amyloid pathology are CSF tests and PET scans.
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Should race and ethnicity be used in CRC recurrence risk algorithms?
Removing race from clinical risk predictions could lead to higher racial bias in model accuracy and less accurate estimation of risk in some...