Impact of Body Mass Index Categories on Outcomes in Patients with DLBCL
Overweight status linked to better survival in certain lymphoma
A meta-analysis reveals that overweight status correlates with improved survival in DLBCL, while underweight status is linked to poorer clin…
Patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who are overweight may have better survival outcomes than those who are underweight.
Point-of-care ultrasound supports diverse bedside applications in pediatric enteral nutrition management and assessment
Ultrasound Technology Shows Promise in Pediatric Nutrition Management
This scoping review of 32 studies maps the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for nutritional assessment and enteral nutrition manageme…
Point-of-care ultrasound is being used to monitor muscle mass and feeding tubes in critically ill children, though standard protocols are st…
Circadian misalignment associated with increased risk of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and osteoarthritis
Circadian Disruption Linked to Bone and Muscle Loss
This narrative review examines the impact of circadian disruption on musculoskeletal health, specifically regarding bone loss, muscle protei…
Shift work and irregular eating may harm bones and muscles. A new review explains how.
Enteral immunonutrition reduces infectious complications in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer
Special nutrition may lower infection risk after colorectal cancer surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 studies involving 1,198 patients found that enteral immunonutrition significantly reduced the …
A review of 1,198 patients shows that enteral immunonutrition can reduce the risk of infections following colorectal cancer surgery.
Multidisciplinary cooperation nutrition management processes provide a standardized framework for critically ill patient care
Experts agree on nutrition process for ICU patients
This expert consensus establishes a standardized, scientific, and practical multidisciplinary cooperative nutrition management process for c…
A panel of 20 experts in China has agreed on a standardized nutrition management process for critically ill ICU patients.
Protein plus probiotic supplementation improves physical performance with Hedges g of 0.45 in adults
Probiotics plus protein may boost physical performance
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 679 adults found that protein plus probiotic supplementation significantly impr…
Adding probiotics to protein supplements improved physical performance in adults, but body composition changes were minimal.
Digital health technologies offer varying levels of clinical readiness for managing sarcopenia in hemodialysis patients
Digital tools may help manage muscle loss in dialysis patients
This narrative review examines the role of digital health tools like wearables and mobile apps in monitoring sarcopenia among patients on ma…
New research explores how wearable devices and mobile apps can track muscle loss and improve daily life for people on dialysis.
Low PNI and GNRI correlate with poorer survival in elderly patients with early gastric cancer
Nutritional status helps predict survival for elderly gastric cancer patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,453 patients found that low PNI (HR 2.91) and lower GNRI (pooled estimate 2.87) are associated…
New data shows that specific nutritional markers can help doctors identify which elderly patients with early stomach cancer face higher risk…
Med-Diet LLM agent outperforms general purpose models in generating dietary plans for noncommunicable diseases
Specialized AI Tool Shows Better Results for Complex Dietary Plans
This guideline presents an exploratory evaluation of Med-Diet, an LLM-based agent integrated with clinical dietary guidelines. The tool rece…
A specialized AI agent outperformed general models in creating safe and accurate dietary plans for patients with complex medical conditions.
EIP-DGI framework identifies three stages of dietary guideline impact from initial communication to behavior
New Framework Tracks How Dietary Guidelines Shape Public Understanding
This guideline presents the EIP-DGI conceptual framework for evaluating how dietary guidelines influence public understanding and behavior. …
A new conceptual framework identifies how the way dietary guidelines are presented shapes public understanding before behavior even changes.
58% of women with PCOS have vitamin D deficiency, meta-analysis finds
High Rates of Vitamin D Deficiency Found in Women with PCOS
This meta-analysis of 4,773 women with PCOS found a 58% prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. The finding highlights a common comorbidity but …
More than half of the women studied with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) were found to have a deficiency in vitamin D.
Curcumin as a theranostics agent: intrinsic fluorescence and protein affinity offer dual diagnostic and therapeutic potential
Curcumin shows potential as a tool for cancer and brain disease
This narrative review positions curcumin as a model theranostics agent for oncology and neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting its intrins…
Curcumin may help doctors see and treat complex diseases like cancer, but it faces hurdles like poor solubility in the body.