Meta-analysis finds core muscle training reduces pain in chronic nonspecific low back pain patients
Strong Core Work Cuts Back Pain And Boosts Daily Function Fast
This meta-analysis evaluates core muscle training modalities for patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.
New research shows that targeted core muscle training significantly reduces pain and improves function for people suffering from chronic low…
FAPI PET/CT Shows Higher Sensitivity for Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer
New PET scan spots breast cancer spread more accurately than standard tests
A single-center retrospective analysis of 69 women with suspected breast lesions found that [18F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT had significantly h…
A new PET scan spots breast cancer spread far more accurately than standard imaging, helping doctors stage disease more precisely.
Propofol and sevoflurane anesthesia show divergent EEG signatures in retrospective surgical patient analysis
Two Common Anesthesia Drugs Show Different Brain Patterns
This retrospective analysis examined electroencephalogram signatures in 44 surgical patients receiving propofol or sevoflurane anesthesia.
A new brainwave model can tell propofol and sevoflurane apart, which could help anesthesiologists tailor sedation for safer, more precise ca…
Review indicates non-thermal processing maintains antioxidant capacity and improves bioavailability versus thermal methods
Review shows non-thermal food processing keeps nutrients better than heat
This narrative review compares non-thermal processing methods against thermal processing regarding food quality outcomes.
Non-thermal food methods like pressure or electricity keep nutrients intact better than heat, helping your body absorb more goodness from wh…
Bibliometric review of anesthesia-associated postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients from 2000 to 2024
Why Your Brain Fog After Surgery Might Start in Your Gut
This bibliometric review analyzed 923 publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed database regarding anesthesia-as…
Understanding how surgery and anesthesia trigger brain inflammation could lead to new ways to prevent memory loss after operations.
Meta-analysis finds TEAS reduces PONV after laparoscopic surgery
A Simple Patch May Stop Nausea After Surgery
This meta-analysis of 6271 patients found that transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) reduced the incidence of postoperative …
This research shows a non-drug option could make recovery from keyhole surgery much more comfortable.
taVNS with ropivacaine block reduces chronic postsurgical pain after off-pump CABG in elderly patients
Ear Stimulation Might Cut Long-Term Heart Surgery Pain
This randomized controlled trial in 260 elderly patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting found that transcutaneous auric…
A simple ear device may help older patients avoid long-term pain after heart surgery.
Narrative review explores strategies to prevent CAR-T cell exhaustion in treatment-resistant non-Hodgkin lymphoma
New Strategies to Keep CAR-T Cells Strong Against Cancer
This narrative review examines strategies to prevent CAR-T cell exhaustion in patients with treatment-resistant non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
This review explains how to stop immune cells from giving up on fighting cancer.
In a cohort of 561 individuals with chronic pain, sex and gender identity influenced repeated prescription refill odds
Your Pain Meds May Depend on Who You Are, Not Just What Hurts
This observational cohort study examined 561 individuals living with chronic pain using public and private prescription claims data over one…
Chronic pain treatment isn’t one-size-fits-all; new research shows your personal identity plays a major role in the prescriptions you receiv…
Office-based holmium-YAG TULA shows feasibility and safety for recurrent NMIBC in a high-risk cohort
Laser Treatment for Bladder Cancer Now Done in Office
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 53 patients undergoing their first office-based transurethral laser ablation (TULA) for recurrent …
Men with small, recurring bladder tumors can now get laser treatment in an office instead of surgery, avoiding hospital stays and general an…
TEAS at PC6 during hepatectomy does not reduce PONV incidence within 24 hours
Surgery Nausea: Why a Common Pain Relief Method May Not Help After All
In this randomized controlled trial of 161 patients undergoing elective hepatectomy, intraoperative transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimu…
A popular non-drug technique used during major liver surgery did not reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients already receiving …
Meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese Exercise for nonspecific low back pain in 3,054 patients
This Ancient Breathing Exercise May Ease Your Low Back Pain
This meta-analysis evaluated Traditional Chinese Exercise for patients with nonspecific low back pain (NLBP).
A major review shows that simple, ancient movements can offer real relief for millions struggling with everyday back pain.