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Sipping green tea and coffee may add years to the life expectancy of adults, according to a study from Japan. The former helps brighten the outlook of stroke or myocardial infarction (MI) survivors; the latter produces the same effect but also in people without a history of the said diseases.
In individuals with moderate or severe methamphetamine use disorder (MUD), a combination of naltrexone and bupropion (NB) appeared to be more effective than placebo in facilitating methamphetamine (meth) withdrawal, results of the ADAPT-2* trial suggest.
Maintaining a healthy diet and engaging in outdoor exercises help cut the risk of cognitive impairment among elderly adults, a recent China study has shown.
Enriched beta-synuclein levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may be used as a marker of synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found.
Tea appears to have potent antidepressive effects among older adults, reducing the risk of developing depression and preventing the worsening of its symptoms, according to a recent Singapore study.
Adding Viscoelastic Haemostatic Assay (VHA) to empiric standard major haemorrhage protocol (MHP) in management of trauma did not improve overall outcomes compared with conventional coagulation test (CCT)-guided interventions, according to the ITACTIC* study presented at eCCR 2021.
Patients with hypothyroidism are at increased risk of developing dementia, with the association modified by comorbidity and age, as reported in a study.
Adverse drug events (ADEs) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are highly prevalent in older inpatients with dementia, according to a systematic review. However, only one study documented ADEs and approaches to ADR assessment were inconsistent.
A decline in body mass index (BMI) over time seems to worsen the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly among women, in whom a dose-response effect is apparent, a recent study has found.
Vibration perception threshold agrees well with clinician-identified diabetic polyneuropathy and may be used as a diagnostic indicator, reports a new China study.
