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HealthDay 10 July at 10.26 PM Models Constructed to Predict Decline Over Time in MCI, Mild Dementia Models can be constructed that predict cognitive decline using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores over time for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia, according to a study published online July 10 in Neurology.Pieter J. van der Veere, M.D., from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, and colleagues constr # Psychiatry # Neurology 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 02 July at 07.33 PM FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the m # Psychiatry # Internal Medicine # Pharmacy # Geriatrics 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 21 December at 04.26 PM Correlates of White Matter Hyperintensities ID'd for Former Football Players Vascular risk factors and biological correlates of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) differ for former American football players and asymptomatic, unexposed men, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Neurology.Monica T. Ly, Ph.D., from the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and colleagues examined biological correlates of W # Neurology # Radiology 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 08 December at 04.54 PM Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 26-30 The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 26 to 30 in Chicago, drawing nearly 25,000 participants, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiologic technologists, and other health care professionals. The conference featured scientific papers from a number of subspecialtie # Radiology 0 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn


Medpage Today 17 November at 10.31 PM Two Treatments That Don't Work for Osteoarthritis WASHINGTON -- If you're looking for nonsurgical osteoarthritis (OA) treatments with fewer side effects than ordinary pain relievers, two randomized trials presented here with negative results should at least narrow your search... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
MedScape 11 November at 07.56 AM Scoring System Could Mean Better Access to Lung Transplant Scoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 07 November at 07.50 AM How key results could influence health policy The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medpage Today 05 November at 07.00 PM Mpox Cases in Congo May Be Stabilizing GOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be "stabilizing" -- a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization (WHO) made a global emergency declaration in August... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 02 November at 07.40 AM Insulin resistance caused by sympathetic nervous system over-activation, a paradigm-shifting study finds Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and collaborating institutions have found that overnutrition leads to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders through increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The study shows that reducing SNS activity can prevent insulin resistance induced by a high-fat diet, suggesting a new understanding of how obesity causes insulin resistance. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
MedScape 31 October at 06.30 AM Report: Rethink Race-Based Adjustments in Clinical Tools The slow adoption of race-neutral tools may harm patient care outcomes, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Medpage Today 25 October at 02.09 PM Patients More Satisfied With AI's Answers Than Those From Their Doctor Patients were consistently more satisfied with responses from artificial intelligence (AI) to messages in the electronic health record than they were with those from their clinician, according to a study in JAMA Network Open... 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 25 October at 12.40 PM Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflator The Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical proced 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Medical xPress 24 October at 07.50 AM Genetic variants in melatonin receptor linked to idiopathic osteoporosis Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified specific variants in a melatonin receptor gene that impair bone turnover, leading to significant reductions in bone density and increased risk of fractures, particularly in Ashkenazi Jewish individuals. 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
HealthDay 23 October at 10.58 PM Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Up for Offspring of Moms With Eating Disorder Offspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula 1 Likes 0 Comments 0 Shares Facebook Twitter LinkedIn