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ECT reduces all-cause mortality in Danish study
“The take-home messages are that ECT does not lead to brain damage but rather to a profound gray matter increase,” said Dr. Alexander Sartorius....
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Study confirms link between PAP apnea treatment and dementia onset
People who are treated for OSA have a 22% reduced odds of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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More dairy lowers risk of falls, fractures in frail elderly
Results from the first randomized trial to show a benefit of dairy food intake on risk of fractures leave it unclear whether it is better to get...
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Watch for nonsuicidal self-injury in girls with ADHD, comorbidities
The significant risk factors for NSSI in patients with ADHD were affective disorders, suicidality, and psychotic disorders in both sexes.
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Novel calculator predicts cancer risk in patients with CVD
Individual lifetime total cancer risk ranges from 1% to 52%.
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Mega vitamin D harms bone in women, not men, without osteoporosis
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Sleep EEG may predict later antidepressant response
“Being able to see if an antidepressant works within 1 week would be a real breakthrough,” said Catherine Harmer, DPhil.
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Lessons for patients with MS and COVID-19
Patients with MS and COVID-19 avoided disease reactivation with combined PCR-serology testing and continued MS therapies with good results.
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AI can pinpoint COVID-19 from chest x-rays
“We were able to separate the COVID-19 patients with very high fidelity.”
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Small weight loss produces impressive drop in type 2 diabetes risk
“Treat obesity first,” said the authors of a study showing a loss of just 13% of body weight is associated with a significantly reduced risk of...
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Obesity-related hypoventilation increased morbidity risk after bariatric surgery
Adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery were greater in this subset of obesity hypoventilation syndrome.