Review explores gut-liver axis role in animal diseases, suggests dietary and probiotic strategies
Could your gut health affect your liver? Animal research explores the connection
A systematic review summarizes evidence on the gut-liver axis in ruminants, pigs, and poultry.
A leaky gut can send trouble signals to the liver, disrupting metabolism and potentially causing inflammation in animals like cows, pigs, an…
Review explores L-carnitine mechanisms for MASLD, a condition affecting over one-third globally
Review explores how supplement L-carnitine might help with common fatty liver disease
A systematic review article summarizes the global burden of MASLD and the proposed mechanisms of L-carnitine.
L-carnitine might help fatty liver disease by improving how the liver burns fat and reducing inflammation, though human trials are still nee…
Percutaneous balloon compression shows initial pain relief in multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia
Balloon compression procedure shows initial pain relief for MS-related facial pain
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies involving 386 patients with MS-related trigeminal neuralgia found percutaneous balloon c…
A balloon compression procedure offers immediate pain relief for most people with severe facial pain caused by multiple sclerosis, though lo…
Extracellular histones drive thrombo-inflammation in sepsis, stroke, and ARDS, review finds
Could tiny proteins released during cell death be making blood clots worse?
A systematic review synthesizes evidence on extracellular histones as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in thrombo-inflammatory c…
Tiny proteins released when cells die may trigger dangerous blood clots and inflammation in severe illnesses like sepsis and stroke, offerin…
Systematic review discusses AI applications and challenges in thyroid disease diagnosis
Can AI help diagnose thyroid disease? A review sees potential and big hurdles
A systematic review examined artificial intelligence applications for thyroid disease diagnosis across imaging modalities.
AI shows promise for spotting hard-to-see thyroid features on scans, but data differences between hospitals and unexplainable results still …
Posttraumatic growth scores increase gradually each month after stroke discharge
Stroke survivors may experience gradual personal growth in the months after hospital discharge
A systematic review and meta-regression of 10 observational studies including 1,046 stroke survivors found PTG scores increased significantl…
Stroke survivors often feel stronger and find new meaning in the months after leaving the hospital, with personal growth gradually increasin…
Nanozyme-based delivery systems show theoretical antibacterial mechanisms for osteomyelitis treatment
Review explores how nanozyme-based systems might help treat bone infections
A systematic review of preclinical evidence found that nanozymes have enzyme-mimicking activities that generate reactive oxygen species and …
Nanozymes might fight tough bone infections by breaking bacterial shields and generating substances that kill germs, though this is still ea…
Brain bank series finds 47% clinical-pathological concordance in primary tauopathies
Brain bank study finds clinical diagnosis often differs from autopsy findings in tau diseases
A systematic review of 15 brain donation cases from a single national brain bank (1994-2022) identified several primary tauopathy types with…
Doctors guessed the right brain disease only 47% of the time, while autopsy proved the true diagnosis in most cases.
Evidence summary synthesizes 18 best practice recommendations for post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome care
What's the best care for stroke survivors with painful shoulder-hand syndrome?
An evidence summary synthesized 18 best practice recommendations for physical therapy and nursing in patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand…
Stroke survivors with painful shoulder-hand syndrome now have 18 specific care recommendations to standardize treatment and help rehabilitat…
FDA Approves Depakote Sprinkle Capsules (valproate) for Monotherapy and Adjunctive Therapy of Complex Partial and Absence Seizures
FDA approves a new sprinkle capsule form of the epilepsy drug Depakote
The FDA approved Depakote Sprinkle Capsules (valproate) for monotherapy and adjunctive therapy of complex partial seizures and simple and co…
FDA approves a sprinkle capsule form of Depakote that patients can open and mix with soft food to help those who struggle to swallow pills.
Review suggests glial scar-inflammation axis may contribute to poor outcomes after CSM surgery
Review suggests inflammation and scar tissue may affect recovery after neck surgery
A systematic review examining postoperative mechanisms in cervical spondylotic myelopathy suggests the glial scar–inflammation axis may be a…
Inflammation and scar tissue around the spinal cord may block healing and cause symptoms to return after neck surgery for severe spinal cord…
Narrative review explores diagnostic controversies between status epilepticus and ictal-interictal continuum
Review explores diagnostic uncertainty between seizure continuum and status epilepticus
A narrative review examines the uncertain boundaries between status epilepticus and the ictal-interictal continuum, highlighting diagnostic …
Doctors struggle to tell apart dangerous status epilepticus from a confusing brain wave pattern that sits in a gray zone between normal and …