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Memory-enhancing intervention may help boost confidence, not necessarily memory, in older adults, study suggests
Patients who noticed some change in their memory and who are interested in making some positive changes in their daily cognitive functioning may...
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Older adults with type 2 diabetes find weight loss, deprescribing benefits in GLP-1 agonists, small study suggests
GLP-1 agonists may help clinicians manage uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in some older patients without the need for additional glucose-controlling...
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Babies conceived during winter/spring may be at higher risk for cerebral palsy
Possible explanations for the seasonal link to CP risk may include the prevalence of maternal infections during pregnancy, variations in exposure...
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‘Deprescribing’: Should some older adults shed their meds?
“The clinical inertia, or maintaining the status quo, unfortunately is a lot of times easier than having time-intensive conversations.”
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What will vaping lead to? Emerging research shows damage, and addiction
Vaping may worsen bronchitis and asthma, raise blood pressure, and interfere with brain development in young users.
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Is vaping a gateway to cigarettes for kids?
The percentage of adolescents who move on to smoking after starting to vape remains low, and those who do start smoking are unlikely to continue...
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Risk for MS in children often missed
Children, unlike adults, may not need to meet the current clinical standard criteria to be considered at risk for MS.
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Cell-killing cancer therapy treats lupus successfully
“Our data reveal unexpected insights for a role of CAR T cells in nonmalignant diseases that could provide new opportunities for the treatment of...
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Low testosterone may raise risk of COVID hospitalization
According to the researchers, the findings do not suggest that hormone therapy be used as a preventive measure against COVID.
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Is yoga the answer to pelvic floor woes?
“In some ways we can think of [yoga] as a complementary substitute for rehabilitation therapy.”
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PCOS ups risk of heart complications during delivery period
“These women may seek out a gynecologist because of the symptoms ... but along with that should come counseling of the long-term cardiovascular...
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New tool may identify pregnant women with eating disorders
Pregnant women who have an eating disorder are at increased risk for gestational diabetes, premature birth, labor complications, difficulties...