Opinion | ‘Medically Relevant to Saving the Life of Your Patient’: What We Heard This Week
“It’s medically relevant to saving the life of your patient.” — Paul Nestadt, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic in Baltimore, about why clinicians should ask patients about gun access in the home. “If you don’t have insurance, how are you getting that?” — Capt. Christina Bell, MD, of the Womack Army Medical […]
Introducing Allergenic Foods Early Tied to a Reduction in Later Allergies
Earlier introduction of common allergenic foods in the first year of life was linked to a lower risk of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy from 1 to 5 years of age, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 randomized trials. Moderate-certainty evidence from four trials (n=3,295) showed that the introduction of multiple allergenic […]
Researchers link 27 genetic variants to ADHD
Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown? Researchers from Aarhus University have come closer to answering this question in a large study, which has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics. Together with national and international […]
These Quick Hacks Can Snap You Out Of A Bad Mood
Moods are a part of life, and while it’s normal to feel down sometimes, it is never pleasant and likely isn’t how you want to feel for much of the day. While you can’t just tell yourself to feel better, you can change the thoughts and behaviors that help influence your mood, according to Ruth […]
These Quick Hacks Can Snap You Out Of A Bad Mood
Moods are a part of life, and while it’s normal to feel down sometimes, it is never pleasant and likely isn’t how you want to feel for much of the day. While you can’t just tell yourself to feel better, you can change the thoughts and behaviors that help influence your mood, according to Ruth […]
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Eases Pain From Bone Metastases
MRI-guided focused ultrasound improved pain and quality of life for patients with bone metastases, similar to external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), according to a prospective nonrandomized phase II trial in Italy. At 1-month follow-up, the overall response rates were 91% for those who underwent focused ultrasound and 67% for those who underwent EBRT (P<0.001), with […]
Opinion | ‘That’s a Big Deal, That’s Life and Death’: What We Heard This Week
“That’s a big deal, that’s life and death. That is the gold standard of all cancer research.” — Joshua Brody, MD, of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, commenting on a study that showed that high-dose chemotherapy followed by transplant as consolidation treatment for primary central nervous system lymphoma prolonged survival. “No one that’s […]
Early life experiences can have long-lasting impact on genes
Early life experiences can impact the activity of our genes much later on and even affect longevity, finds a new study in fruit flies led by UCL researchers. In the study published in Nature Aging, the scientists report that gene expression ‘memory’ can persist across the lifespan, and may present a novel target for improving […]
Put the kettle on! How black tea (and other favorites) may help your health later in life
A daily cup of tea could help you to enjoy better health late in life — however if you’re not a tea drinker, there are other things you can add to your diet. The key is flavonoids, which are naturally occurring substances found in many common foods and beverages such as black and green tea, […]
Motivation is affected by oxidative stress, nutrition can help
In life, motivation can be the difference between success and failure, goal-setting and aimlessness, well-being and unhappiness. And yet, becoming and staying motivated is often the hardest step, a problem which has prompted much research. A very small part of that research has looked into the question of metabolism. “Do differences in metabolites in the […]