Sleep Quality Linked With Cognition Across Five Cohorts
AMSTERDAM — Better sleep consolidation and the absence of sleep apnea were associated with better global cognition over 5 years, a pooled analysis of sleep studies in nearly 6,000 adults showed. Across five cohorts, higher sleep maintenance efficiency (pooled β per 1% increase 0.08, P<0.01) and lower wake after sleep onset (pooled β per 1-min […]
‘The Art of Deliberate Listening’; Access Tied to Outcomes; No ‘A’ in Cancer
Lessons learned from the absence of sound and “the art of deliberate listening.” (Journal of Clinical Oncology) A study from France showed that new diagnoses of metastatic colorectal cancer during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with heavier tumor burden compared with prepandemic diagnoses, suggesting delayed diagnosis. (JAMA Network Open). An HHS […]
Researchers uncover the biology and treatment behind a rare autoinflammatory disease
The absence of a protein that activates the body’s antiviral defenses can cause a rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition that is treatable with an FDA-approved class of drugs known as TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors, a global research team led by Mount Sinai has found. The condition, which is now termed TBK1 deficiency, was previously known […]