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Improving food choices at an early age prolongs life by 10 years

28 Feb 2022 by

Maintaining a change in diet from a typical to an optimized one from an early age can extend life expectancy (LE) by more than a decade, suggests a study. Such gain drops significantly with delayed initiation of dietary changes, particularly when approaching the age of 80 years.

Improving food choices at an early age prolongs life by 10 years

28 Feb 2022

Schizophrenia genetics not linked to neuropsychiatric features in childhood-onset SLE

28 Feb 2022

No apparent association exists between neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) and known risk loci for schizophrenia in a multiethnic cohort of patients with childhood-onset (c)SLE, reveals a recent study.

Schizophrenia genetics not linked to neuropsychiatric features in childhood-onset SLE

28 Feb 2022

Working longer hours contributes to hypertension risk

28 Feb 2022

Men and women who work long hours have higher blood pressure levels compared with their counterparts who work 35–40 hours per week, a study reports.

Working longer hours contributes to hypertension risk

28 Feb 2022

Female pattern hair loss prevalent among postmenopausal women

28 Feb 2022

Female pattern hair loss appears to be highly common among postmenopausal women, which brings to fore the need to increase awareness of such a condition in menopause clinics, according to a study.

Female pattern hair loss prevalent among postmenopausal women

28 Feb 2022

Apolipoprotein levels tied to HbA1c

27 Feb 2022

Higher levels of serum apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and lower levels of apolipoprotein B (ApoB) correlate with lower glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in adults, a recent China study has found.

Apolipoprotein levels tied to HbA1c

27 Feb 2022

‘Food as medicine’ for lowering cholesterol?

27 Feb 2022 by

Substituting a portion of existing diet with a specially-formulated snack twice daily for 4 weeks leads to significant reduction in LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels compared with similar control foods matched for calorie in patients with elevated LDL-C who are unable or unwilling to take statins, according to a study.

‘Food as medicine’ for lowering cholesterol?

27 Feb 2022

Blueberry, cranberry confer antidiabetic benefits

27 Feb 2022

Blueberries and cranberries may offer benefits to patients with diabetes, with a recent study showing that eating these fruits can produce significant reductions in fasting blood glucose and glycated haemoglobin levels.

Blueberry, cranberry confer antidiabetic benefits

27 Feb 2022

Artificial intelligence boosts patient-controlled analgesia in older adults

27 Feb 2022

Artificial intelligence (Ai)-assisted patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) leads to better analgesia in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures, reports a recent study. In turn, Ai-PCA can lower the rates of perioperative neurocognitive impairment and inflammatory response in these patients, improving their overall satisfaction.