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A rapid and persistent deterioration in cognitive function appears to occur following the onset of heart failure (HF), as reported in a study.

Heart failure precedes rapid, sustained cognitive decline

08 Apr 2025

Brisk walking may protect against erectile dysfunction

Men who do brisk walking are less likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), suggests a study that shows an inverse relationship between walking pace and ED risk.

Brisk walking may protect against erectile dysfunction

DUET boosts LXB potential in narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia

Data from the phase IV DUET* study presented at AAN 2025 reinforce the potential of low-sodium oxybate (LXB) for the treatment of narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia (IH).

DUET boosts LXB potential in narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia

08 Apr 2025

What’s new in the 2025 ACS Guidelines?

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have issued new guidelines for managing acute coronary syndromes (ACS), outlining strategies for lipid management, minimizing bleeding risk, and considerations related to procedural care.

What’s new in the 2025 ACS Guidelines?

Caution urged when prescribing NSAIDs in pregnancy in relation to kidney health in offspring

Prenatal exposure to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has the potential to harm the offspring’s kidney health, highlighting the need for caution when prescribing NSAIDs during pregnancy, according to a large study from Taiwan.

Caution urged when prescribing NSAIDs in pregnancy in relation to kidney health in offspring

World’s first liquid-bodied robot eradicates biofilms on complex surfaces

An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed the world’s first liquid-bodied robot for biofilm eradication on complex surface topographies.

World’s first liquid-bodied robot eradicates biofilms on complex surfaces

$G-POEM safe, effective for refractory gastroparesis$

G-POEM safe, effective for refractory gastroparesis

07 Apr 2025 by

A recent study has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy, or G-POEM, in the treatment of patients with refractory gastroparesis.

G-POEM safe, effective for refractory gastroparesis

Elacestrant shows promising antitumour activity in early breast cancer

Preoperative treatment with the oral nonsteroidal selective ER degrader elacestrant appears to yield biological and molecular responses in early-stage breast cancer, while having a manageable safety profile, as shown in a phase I trial.

Elacestrant shows promising antitumour activity in early breast cancer

Early-life ozone exposure linked to asthma, wheeze in children

Exposure to relatively low ambient ozone at ground level (O3) during early life appears to carry an increased risk of asthma and wheeze outcomes at age 4–6 years, as reported in a study.

Early-life ozone exposure linked to asthma, wheeze in children