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MedPage Today) — The risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following elective cardiac surgery was largely reduced with a short course of SGLT2 inhibitor therapy, a Dutch trial found. Initiation of once-daily dapagliflozin (Farxiga) 1 day prior to…
Controlled breathing interventions can reduce cravings in people who use substances, including alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, according to a new review published in the journal Addiction…
For years, scientists have known that the heart has its own network of nerves, the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS), sometimes called its “little brain.” Exactly how it functions has remained something of a mystery, but a new paper published in the journal Cell sheds light on how these heart nerves work to keep the
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LONDON — A global trial will evaluate whether adding a metabolism-targeting therapy to intensive lifestyle intervention can enhance the cognitive benefits of lifestyle changes in older adults at risk for dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association has announced the Prevention of Risk fOr cogniTive dEcline through Combined Therapy (PROTECT-Cog) study and will provide $100 million in funding…
Scientists have found that the “sudden” cardiac death condition related to high-profile deaths or major medical episodes of sports stars including Fabrice Muamba, Christian Erikson and Mark-Vivian Foe, has numerous linked gene variations that highlight a potentially treatable vulnerability…
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MedPage Today) — A structured multidomain lifestyle intervention may help slow changes in brain white matter associated with aging, a secondary analysis of data from the randomized POINTER trial suggested. Compared with a self-guided intervention…
Older adults who followed a structured, 2-year healthy lifestyle program improved their memory and thinking skills significantly more than those who received only general health advice, according to the Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Decline (LatAm-FINGERS) trial, published in The Lancet. Gains were about 55% greater per year on overall tests