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Young-onset dementia common in Southeast Asia
Young-onset dementia (YOD), particularly the Alzheimer’s type, occurs with high frequency among Southeast Asians, according to data from a memory clinic cohort in Singapore. Furthermore, YOD patients with higher education and those who have late-onset dementia with moderate-to-severe cerebrovascular disease burden exhibit a steeper and faster decline in global cognition.
Young-onset dementia common in Southeast Asia
14 Jan 2022
Psychosis not uncommon in Parkinson’s disease, signals cognitive decline
A significant presence of psychosis exists among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Singapore, potentially indicating a more rapid cognitive decline and progression of PD severity, reports a study.
Psychosis not uncommon in Parkinson’s disease, signals cognitive decline
14 Jan 2022
Why does bariatric surgery confer better cardiovascular benefit to diabetics?
Differential changes in fasting serum levels of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 and FGF-21 may help account for the superior cardiovascular benefit of bariatric surgery on obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus vs nondiabetics, a recent study has found.
Why does bariatric surgery confer better cardiovascular benefit to diabetics?
14 Jan 2022
Fenofibrate keeps lid on triglyceride in NASH patients receiving ACC inhibitor
For nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients with hypertriglyceridaemia, treatment with fenofibrate helps reduce the increases in triglyceride levels associated with acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) inhibition, as shown in a study.