No specific exercise modality significantly reduces gestational weight gain in pregnant women
No Exercise Type Clearly Beats Others for Pregnancy Weight Gain
This network meta-analysis of 3,489 participants evaluated various physical exercises for managing gestational weight gain. The analysis fou…
A new analysis finds no specific exercise stands out for limiting pregnancy weight gain, despite some rankings.
Habitual tea consumption is associated with 13% lower hypertension risk in cohort studies
Regular tea drinking may lower risk of high blood pressure
This meta-analysis of 319,565 adults found that habitual tea consumption is weakly associated with lower hypertension prevalence (OR = 0.92)…
A large study involving over 300,000 adults suggests that habitual tea consumption is linked to a lower risk of hypertension.
Lutein, beta-carotene, and vitamin D are associated with lower risks of several gynecological and breast cancers
Specific nutrients show linked lower risks for certain women's cancers
This meta-analysis evaluates the association between various nutritional exposures and the risk of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers. The…
Research identifies how vitamins like D, E, and minerals like calcium may be linked to lower risks of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancers.
Sarcopenia Assessment Modalities and Mortality Risk Prediction in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Muscle Loss Linked to Higher Mortality Risk in Liver Cirrhosis
Meta-analysis confirms that sarcopenia significantly increases mortality risk in liver cirrhosis patients across multiple imaging and physic…
Patients with liver cirrhosis and muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, face a significantly higher risk of mortality across several different m…
Kampo medicine may support appetite and metabolic resilience in patients with sarcopenia
Kampo medicines may support appetite and metabolism in muscle loss
This narrative review examines the role of Kampo medicines, including Ninjin’yoeito and Rikkunshito, for managing sarcopenia and cachexia. T…
Kampo medicines like Ninjin’yoeito show promise for managing appetite and inflammation in people with muscle loss.
Multidimensional biomarkers of nutritional, inflammatory, and metabolic status identify risk in geriatric hip fracture patients
Blood tests predict hip fracture surgery risks
This meta-analysis of 28,605 elderly patients with hip fractures identifies several multidimensional biomarkers associated with short-term a…
Simple blood tests may flag elderly hip fracture patients at higher risk for complications after surgery, a new analysis finds.
Zebrafish platform proposed to bridge natural product sleep research gaps
Plant Products May Help Manage Sleep Disorders in Future Research
This narrative review proposes zebrafish as a translational filter to evaluate plant-derived natural products for sleep modulation. The auth…
Researchers are using zebrafish to test how plant-derived products might help treat sleep disorders and develop functional foods.
Ninjin’yoeito attenuates postoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index decline in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
Ninjin’yoeito may help patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
This single-arm clinical trial evaluated the impact of Ninjin’yoeito on nutritional status in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma und…
A small study suggests that Ninjin’yoeito could help maintain nutritional health in patients undergoing surgery for oral cancer.
Prediction models for prolonged air leak show variable discriminatory power ranging from 0.644 to 0.914
Prediction models for lung surgery complications show mixed accuracy
This systematic review evaluated the performance of prediction models for prolonged air leak following pulmonary resection. The analysis fou…
New data shows that current tools to predict long air leaks after lung surgery vary greatly in how well they actually work.
Probiotic supplementation for 12 weeks or more shows a non-significant trend toward clinical improvement in at-risk populations
Probiotics Show Potential for Improving Gastrointestinal Disorders
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessed probiotic supplementation for at least 12 weeks in at-risk populations, includin…
New data suggests that taking probiotics for at least 12 weeks may help manage certain gastrointestinal issues in high risk groups.
Gastrointestinal endometrioid adenocarcinoma presents as rare metastatic-like lesions in the rectosigmoid and sigmoid colon
Rare Colon Cancer Case Shows Gynecological Origin
This case report and literature review describes a single patient with two distinct tumors of gynecological origin in the colon. The authors…
A woman's colon tumors turned out to be gynecological cancer. This rare case highlights diagnostic challenges and treatment options.
Bariatric surgery may not always result in parallel updates to perceived body image
Weight loss surgery does not always change how people see themselves
This narrative review explores the mismatch between physical transformation and perceived body image following bariatric surgery for individ…
Losing weight through surgery can leave some people feeling like they still have a body shaped by obesity.