Medication improves gesturing, tool use in Parkinson’s: MRI study
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 18, 2019
A dopamine-related therapy improves gesturing and tool use in people with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers have tracked these changes in the brain.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, September 19
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 18, 2019
Older and wider: Study pinpoints reason why people gain weight with age … Blood sugar readings that vary greatly raise mortality risk in diabetes … Three common screening tools together predict 7-year...
Q&A: Helping your residents ‘learn like a child’
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2019
Dr. Rachel Wu says learning brand new skills is crucial to cognitive health as we age. Here, she explains how and why we should ‘learn like a child.’
Stroke patients regain walking symmetry, speed with new therapeutic shoe
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2019
A therapeutic shoe that helps stroke patients regain walking skills is expected to become commercially available this year.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, September 18
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2019
Alzheimer’s trial drugs improve memory, prevent brain changes in mice … Bone marrow cell treatment ‘safe and feasible’ in stroke patients … Exercise could slow withering effects of Alzheimer’s
Bariatric residents have a six-fold chance of developing type 2 diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2019
Bariatric residents may be six times as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as their normal-weight peers, according to Danish researchers.
Vitamin E shows promise in preventing muscle damage after heart attack
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2019
Vitamin E therapy given before and after lifesaving heart procedures may reduce inflammation and help preserve heart muscle.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, September 17
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2019
When sleep apnea is severe, blood pressure follows suit … New drug for irritable bowel syndrome FDA-approved … Small amounts of carcinogen found in Zantac: US investigates
Popular Alzheimer’s drug raises risk of hospitalization for painful condition
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2019
Donepezil, also known as Aricept, appears to double the risk of hospitalization for a painful muscle condition, according to a new study.
Eye scan spots early signs of type 2 diabetes
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2019
New eye-scanning technology can pick up early signs of type 2 diabetes. Researchers foresee it expediting diagnosis and treatment.