Impact of Early Childhood Tablet Use on Emotional Regulation
Early childhood tablet use was associated with emotional regulation, including more expressions of anger and frustration, by the age of 4.5 years. Preschoolers who spend more time on tablets tend to...
View ArticleCognitive Telerehabilitation: A “Powerful Alternative” for Patients With COPD
Cognitive telerehabilitation was a suitable alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation for older patients with severe COPD who can’t tolerate exercise. In a randomized trial published in Advances in...
View ArticlePharmacist-Led Interventions Reduce Diabetes Distress in Patients With T2D
Findings published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care suggest people with T2D should receive routine screening for diabetes distress. In addition, the study showed pharmacists can...
View ArticleComprehensive Risk Factor Control in T2D Mitigates HF Risk
Comprehensive risk factor management was inversely associated with heart failure (HF) risk, and optimal risk factor control may prolong HF-free survival time among patients with T2D, according to a...
View ArticleDifferential Recovery of Pain Sensations After Capsaicin Treatment
The following is a summary of “Slow depolarizing electrical stimuli reveal differential time courses of nociceptor recovery after prolonged topical capsaicin in human skin,” published in the September...
View ArticleChemical Modulation Stabilizes Quiescent Cardiovascular Progenitors for...
The following is a summary of “Transient stabilization of human cardiovascular progenitor cells from human pluripotent stem cells in vitro reflects stage-specific heart development in vivo,” published...
View ArticleMetabolic Surgery Reduces Risk of MACE and Mortality in Patients with Obesity...
The following is a summary of “Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity: Metabolic Surgery vs Usual Care,” published in the September 2024 issue of...
View ArticleSimple Tool Supports Frailty Screening & Management in Patients With ILD
Researchers reported that the Clinical Frailty Scale was useful in stratifying patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease at risk for early mortality. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) accurately...
View ArticleAge and Clinical Factors Influencing Psychiatric Hospitalization Length
The following is a summary of “Predictors of the length of stay in psychiatric inpatient units: a retrospective study for the Paris Psychiatry Hospital Group,” published in the September 2024 issue of...
View ArticleSensitivity of Macroscopic On-Site Evaluation During EUS-FNA Procedures
The following is a summary of “Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy using macroscopic on-site evaluation technique reduces the number passes yet maintains a high diagnostic accuracy: A...
View ArticleRESHAPE-HF2: Not a “Tie-Breaker” About TEER in Heart Failure
The much-anticipated RESHAPE-HF2 trial aimed to clarify the role of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with the MitraClip device in patients with heart failure with functional mitral...
View ArticleMIRACLE-AF: Elegant Solution to Improve AF Care in Rural China
Through telemedicine, village doctors in rural China were able to professionalize the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) among older adult patients, improving clinical outcomes in this population...
View ArticleDistinct and Shared Small Fiber Pathology Features in IDSP and FMS
The following is a summary of “Idiopathic Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Comparative Phenotyping Study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by Burgess et al....
View ArticleMRAs Show Varied Efficacy in Heart Failure Across Ejection Fractions
A meta-analysis of about 14,000 patients with heart failure (HF) assessed the differential impact of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) on patients with HF across the spectrum of ejection...
View ArticleNo Fasting Pre-Cardiac Catheterization Improves Outcomes & Patient Satisfaction
No fasting led to better health outcomes and patient satisfaction than fasting in a population of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures, inciting the debate on whether fasting should...
View ArticlePotential of NMDAR NR1 mRNA as a Clinical Marker for Insomnia Disorder
The following is a summary of “Elevated peripheral glutamate and upregulated expression of NMDA receptor NR1 subunit in insomnia disorder,” published in the September 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Lin et...
View ArticleSWEDEGRAFT: Can a ‘No-Touch’ Vein Harvesting Technique Improve Outcomes in CABG?
A no-touch vein harvesting strategy was not superior to conventional surgery in patients undergoing non-emergent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the investigational technique was...
View ArticleSUPPRESS-AF: What Is the Value of LVA Ablation Added to PCI in AF?
Low-voltage-area (LVA) ablation plus PCI was not superior to PCI alone in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) with respect to recurrence of AF. However, patients with advanced left atrial...
View ArticleWide Variation in PPC Provision Highlights Need for Better Policies, Funding,...
The following is a summary of “Postpartum contraception provision across Europe: preliminary findings from a multi country survey,” published in the August 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by...
View ArticleUsher Syndrome Type IV Genetic Landscape Expanded More Than 30%
Researchers have increased the number of patients with ARSG-Usher syndrome type IV to 31 cases and identified new genetic variants in this disease subtype. An article published in Clinical Genetics...
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