Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat, study finds
New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep […]
10 Products Therapists Personally Use To De-Stress While Traveling
The normal stressors associated with traveling, combined with anxiety around COVID-19, can make taking a trip feel more overwhelming than ever. Mental health professionals are feeling the same way. You may think your therapist has it all figured out, but chances are they’re experiencing anxiety around traveling as well. So, what are the items that […]
Darolutamide Improves OS in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Darolutamide (Nubeqa) combined with standard treatment significantly improved survival in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), the phase III ARASENS trial found. At data cutoff, patients who received darolutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and docetaxel had a 32.5% lower risk of death compared with the group who received placebo plus the standard (HR […]
Pre-Op Atezolizumab Promising in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
The use of a checkpoint inhibitor combined with chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting appeared to be effective for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), according to results from a phase II trial. Among 39 patients, the addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to gemcitabine and cisplatin resulted in a non-muscle-invasive downstaging rate of 69% […]
Simone Biles to Pediatricians: ‘Speak Up’ About Sexual Abuse
Simone Biles holds a combined total of more than 30 Olympic and world championship medals in gymnastics, not to mention several world records. But there’s more to her than that, she said during a plenary session at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) virtual meeting. “I’m a person at the end of the day and […]
PSMA PET Plus MRI Better Detects Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers
MRI combined with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET improved the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer compared with MRI alone, and can potentially allow for a reduction in the number of biopsies needed for diagnosis, according to results from the PRIMARY trial. The combined approach demonstrated an increase in negative predictive value for detecting prostate […]
Novel assessment of platelet-rich plasma treatment shows efficacy in patients with osteoarthritis
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA). The results, published in the journal Regenerative Medicine, showed that a single injection of leukocyte-rich/PRP in the knee joint significantly improved functional mobility, pain and quality […]