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 […]
Digital and group-based lifestyle counselling to prevent type 2 diabetes shows real-world effectiveness
People’s diet quality improved and their abdominal obesity and insulin resistance decreased in a one-year lifestyle intervention, new findings from the Finnish StopDia study show. Looking at 2,907 Finnish adults with an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes, the study is the first to examine the effects of a group-based lifestyle intervention implemented in primary […]
‘Nutri-Score’ label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries, analysis suggests: Consumer survey supports the use of Nutri-Score labeling to help boost public health
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score — a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product — can counteract the misleading effects of sugar claims. Kristin Jürkenbeck and colleagues of the University of Göttingent, Germany, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on August 17, 2022. High consumption of sugar […]
Sports Help Kids Gain a Quality Key to Adult Success
Latest Healthy Kids News TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) A quality called “grit” can help a person achieve their long-term goals, some experts say. And playing sports as a kid – or even as an adult – can help a person gain that passion and perseverance, according to new research that found adults who […]
Serrated Polyp Detection a Good Indicator of Colonoscopy Quality
While the adenoma detection rate (ADR) is a well-established quality indicator for colonoscopy, the proximal serrated polyp detection rate (PSPDR) should be used as a complementary tool, according to a Dutch population-based study. Among over 200,000 colonoscopies performed by 441 endoscopists, each percentage point increase in the PSPDR was associated with a 7% lower risk […]
Electroacupuncture Points to Improvements in Depression-Related Insomnia
Electroacupuncture added to standard care improved sleep quality in people with depression-related insomnia, a randomized clinical trial showed. At 8 weeks, a -6.2 point change (95% CI -6.9 to -5.6) from baseline in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores was seen in people with depression and insomnia who received electroacupuncture, reported Shifen Xu, PhD, of […]
Men with obesity can double their sperm count
Men all over the world are suffering from deteriorating semen quality — often referred to as an outright fertility crisis. Now, however, there may be good news for some of the men who are experiencing problems. In a new clinical study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital show that men with obesity […]
Higher wheat yields and protein content on the horizon
A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the University of Adelaide and the UK’s John Innes Centre have identified a genetic driver that improves yield traits in wheat, which unexpectedly can also lead to increasing protein content by up to 25 per cent. “Little is […]
Poor diet associated with increased diabetes risk across all gradients of genetic risk: A poor diet, irrespective of genetic risk factors, is associated with a 30 percent increased risk of diabetes
Genetic risk factors and diet quality are independently associated with type 2 diabetes; a healthy diet is linked to lower diabetes risk across all levels of genetic risk. That’s the conclusion of a study of more than 35,000 US adults publishing April 26 in PLOS Medicine by Jordi Merino of Massachusetts General Hospital, US, and […]
Multiple sclerosis drug improves memory in mice modeling Alzheimer’s disease
Losing memory is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, a symptom of the disease that depletes a patient’s quality of life. Improving memory and slowing cognitive changes caused by the disease is an ongoing challenge for researchers seeking to develop novel therapies. In a newly published paper in Frontiers in Neuroscience, researchers at the Del Monte Institute […]