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Less severe strokes with LAA closure vs. DOAC in AFib?
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- Pauline Anderson
“Despite a higher baseline risk profile, patients treated with LAAC who developed IS had better outcomes than those receiving DOAC prophylaxis.”...
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Military service linked to Alzheimer’s neuropathology
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
These new findings “emphasize that targeted AD therapies in the veteran population are urgently needed.”
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Spinal cord stimulator restores Parkinson patient’s gait
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
This new therapeutic tool offers hope to patients with PD and, combined with existing approaches, may alleviate a motor sign in PD for which there...
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Outcomes of PF ablation for AFib similar between sexes
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“These results are important, as women are underrepresented in prior ablation studies and the results have been mixed with regards to both safety...
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Stroke patients benefit from neurologic music therapy
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Neurologic music therapy improves mental health and increases neuroplasticity, when used in conjunction with stroke rehabilitation.
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Five hours or less of sleep per night tied to subsequent depression
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Common genetic markers for short sleep play an important role in the incidence of depression in older adults.
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Black psychiatric inpatients more likely to be restrained and for longer
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Compared with White patients, restraint was 85% more likely among Black patients.
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Gaps persist in awareness, treatment of high LDL cholesterol
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Among people with the higher LDL-C level, one in four are both unaware and untreated.
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AF tied to 45% increase in mild cognitive impairment
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The data suggest combining anticoagulation and symptom and comorbidity management may prevent cognitive deterioration.
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Childhood trauma linked to adult headache
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“Clinicians who treat primary headaches in adults “should routinely screen for ACEs, educate patients on the connection between ACEs and health,...
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Higher triglycerides linked to lower dementia risk
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
“Triglyceride levels may serve as a useful predictor for dementia risk and cognitive decline in older populations.”
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Portfolio diet tied to lower risk for CVD, stroke
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
The diet aligns with American Heart Association guidelines promoting consumption of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, plant-based proteins,...
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Promising new therapies for managing Tourette syndrome
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
One new device is “really exciting...It’s not invasive and is quite simple to use and could help a lot of people with Tourette syndrome.”
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Chinese medicine improves outcomes in STEMI patients
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
Unlike most traditional Chinese medicine research, the design of this study incorporated all key elements of randomized clinical trials, including...
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New Canadian guidelines for high-risk drinking, AUD
- Author:
- Pauline Anderson
All patients with AUD should be referred for psychosocial treatment, and those with moderate to severe AUD should be offered naltrexone,...