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Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD

11 Aug 2022

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with canagliflozin safely decreases the risk of developing end-stage renal disease, reports a new Japan study.

Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD

11 Aug 2022

Curcumin a promising adjuvant lipid-lowering agent

11 Aug 2022

A recent study has revealed that curcumin exerts favourable effects on the lipid profile, with its intake helping lower levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Curcumin a promising adjuvant lipid-lowering agent

11 Aug 2022

SIRT + chemo feasible, effective in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

11 Aug 2022 by

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with resin yttrium-90 microspheres followed by standard chemotherapy is feasible and effective in patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a phase II single-arm study in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand has shown.

SIRT + chemo feasible, effective in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

11 Aug 2022

Similar asthma outcomes, but higher allergy rates, in ART-conceived children

11 Aug 2022 by

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) showed similar asthma outcomes but had a higher risk of allergies and slightly altered lung function compared with those who were born after spontaneous conception, according to a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Similar asthma outcomes, but higher allergy rates, in ART-conceived children

11 Aug 2022

$Psychological resilience tied to better walking speed, distance in older adults after hip fracture$

Psychological resilience tied to better walking speed, distance in older adults after hip fracture

10 Aug 2022

Older adults with better psychological resilience show better walking-related outcomes after hip fracture, reports a recent study.

Psychological resilience tied to better walking speed, distance in older adults after hip fracture

10 Aug 2022

Combination birth control pill effective across multiple subgroups

10 Aug 2022 by

Daily intake of the oral contraceptive pill that combines estetrol (E4) and drospirenone (DRSP) appears to be highly effective across subgroups defined by age, contraceptive history, and body mass index (BMI), according to pooled data from two pivotal phase III trials.

Combination birth control pill effective across multiple subgroups

10 Aug 2022

High vitamin B6 status tied to better survival in stage I–III colorectal cancer

10 Aug 2022

Higher preoperative vitamin B6 status appears to improve the overall survival (OS) of patients with stage I‒III colorectal cancer (CRC), suggests a recent study.

High vitamin B6 status tied to better survival in stage I–III colorectal cancer

10 Aug 2022

TNF-α antagonists superior to vedolizumab, ustekinumab for endoscopic healing in CD

10 Aug 2022 by

The tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonist therapies adalimumab and infliximab are more effective than vedolizumab and ustekinumab in achieving endoscopic healing (EH) at 1 year among patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease (CD), a recent study has shown.

TNF-α antagonists superior to vedolizumab, ustekinumab for endoscopic healing in CD

10 Aug 2022

Cardiac damage extent, change at 1 year help predict post-AVR outcomes

10 Aug 2022

The extent of extravalvular cardiac damage at baseline and its change at 1 year provide significant prognostic implications in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR), suggests a study.

Cardiac damage extent, change at 1 year help predict post-AVR outcomes

10 Aug 2022

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

10 Aug 2022 by

Surrogates of SARS-CoV-2* – a lipid enveloped RNA bacteriophage (Phi6) and two animal coronaviruses (CoVs; MHV and TGEV**) – survived in cold-storage temperatures for 30 days, a study finds, highlighting the risk of viral survival on food products and potential transmission on humans upon consumption.

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

10 Aug 2022

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Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD

Canagliflozin blunts end-stage renal disease risk in T2DM patients with CKD

Curcumin a promising adjuvant lipid-lowering agent

Curcumin a promising adjuvant lipid-lowering agent

SIRT + chemo feasible, effective in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

SIRT + chemo feasible, effective in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Similar asthma outcomes, but higher allergy rates, in ART-conceived children

Similar asthma outcomes, but higher allergy rates, in ART-conceived children

Psychological resilience tied to better walking speed, distance in older adults after hip fracture

Psychological resilience tied to better walking speed, distance in older adults after hip fracture

Combination birth control pill effective across multiple subgroups

Combination birth control pill effective across multiple subgroups

High vitamin B6 status tied to better survival in stage I–III colorectal cancer

High vitamin B6 status tied to better survival in stage I–III colorectal cancer

TNF-α antagonists superior to vedolizumab, ustekinumab for endoscopic healing in CD

TNF-α antagonists superior to vedolizumab, ustekinumab for endoscopic healing in CD

Cardiac damage extent, change at 1 year help predict post-AVR outcomes

Cardiac damage extent, change at 1 year help predict post-AVR outcomes

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month

Coronavirus surrogates may stay on meat, fish in cold storage for up to a month