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How Poor Sleep Accelerates Brain Aging: The Role of Inflammation and What You Can Do

By MedXY 10/08/2025

New research links poor sleep quality in middle-aged and older adults to accelerated brain aging, with inflammation playing a key role. Improving sleep may help slow cognitive decline and promote brain health.

Allergy & Immunology Dermatology news

Patient-Centered Insights: Understanding Treatment Preferences in Chronic Urticaria Management

By MedXY 10/08/2025

This systematic review highlights patient and caregiver priorities in chronic urticaria treatment, emphasizing rapid symptom relief, long-term effectiveness, and safety.

Dermatology Neurology news

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Promising New Therapy for Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea

By MedXY 10/08/2025

A randomized trial demonstrates that 3 weeks of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation significantly reduces facial erythema, flushing, and associated neuropsychiatric symptoms in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, with effects persisting 24 weeks post-treatment.

Gastroenterology news Pediatrics

FDA Approves Golimumab (Simponi) for Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A New Therapeutic Option

By MedXY 10/08/2025

The FDA has approved golimumab (Simponi) for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in children weighing at least 15 kg, based on the PURSUIT 2 phase 3 study demonstrating significant clinical remission and safety.

Critical Care Emergency Medicine news

Exertional Heat Stroke: Critical Insights for Emergency Physicians

By MedXY 10/08/2025

Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by hyperthermia and CNS dysfunction, necessitating rapid recognition and intervention to prevent multi-organ failure and death. This article reviews its pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management essentials for clinicians.

Gastroenterology news Oncology

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Reduced Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers: Insights From a Large Nordic Population Study

By MedXY 10/08/2025

A large Nordic study finds menopausal hormone therapy reduces the risk of esophageal and gastric cancers by up to 30%, especially with combined estrogen-progestin systemic formulations.

Internal Medicine Neurology news

Aspirin Use in Older Adults: Insights from the ASPREE-XT Study on Healthy Lifespan

By MedXY 10/07/2025

Extended follow-up from the ASPREE-XT study shows low-dose aspirin does not improve healthy lifespan—defined as survival free of dementia, persistent disability, or death—in healthy older adults, and its risks include increased major hemorrhagic events.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Specialties

Evaluating the Impact of Behavioral Economics on Food Processing Choices in Food Pantries Using the Nova Classification

By MedXY 10/06/2025

A behavioral economics intervention in Minnesota food pantries did not significantly reduce the selection of ultra-processed foods nor increase unprocessed food selection among clients, underscoring the need for targeted strategies to improve nutritional quality based on food processing levels.

news Rheumatology

Guardians Within: Unveiling the Nobel-Winning Discovery of Regulatory T Cells and Their Crucial Role in Immune Balance

By MedXY 10/06/2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize honors the groundbreaking discovery of regulatory T cells (Tregs), key immune modulators that maintain tolerance and prevent autoimmunity, inspiring new therapies for autoimmune disease, transplantation, and cancer.

Allergy & Immunology Internal Medicine news

Guardians Within: The Nobel-Winning Discovery of Regulatory T Cells and Their Role in Immune Balance

By MedXY 10/06/2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors groundbreaking work on regulatory T cells, revealing how the immune system avoids self-attack while combating threats, paving the way for novel therapies in autoimmune and transplant medicine.

Psychiatry Specialties

Early Dose Reduction or Discontinuation vs Maintenance Antipsychotics After First Psychotic Episode Remission: A Four-Year Randomized Clinical Trial Review

By MedXY 10/06/2025

This review synthesizes evidence from a large randomized trial comparing early antipsychotic dose reduction/discontinuation versus maintenance after first-episode psychosis remission, emphasizing short-term risks and long-term functional gains.

news Plastic Surgery Specialties Transplantation Urology

Microsurgical Advances and Clinical Outcomes in Penile Replantation: Overcoming Complex Reconstructive Challenges

By MedXY 10/05/2025

This article reviews microsurgical techniques and patient outcomes in penile replantation, highlighting complications, innovative management strategies, and the critical need for standardized protocols to improve functional and aesthetic results.

Neurology news Ophthalmology

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome Presenting with Ophthalmic and Neurological Symptoms: A Case Report

By MedXY 10/05/2025

A 38-year-old male with bilateral blurred vision and neurological symptoms was diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and managed successfully with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants.

Neurology news Public Health

Unraveling the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and ALS Risk: Insights From a Large UK Cohort Study

By MedXY 10/05/2025

A large retrospective cohort study reveals a transient association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and elevated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk, suggesting early ALS symptoms may predispose to injury rather than TBI causing ALS.

news Orthopedics Rheumatology

Evaluating Implementation Strategies for Group Physical Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis: Insights from a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

By MedXY 10/05/2025

A cluster randomized trial found that enhanced implementation support for group physical therapy in knee osteoarthritis did not significantly improve patient enrollment compared to foundational support, highlighting challenges in fostering referrals despite high therapy attendance.

Cardiology news Pediatrics Public Health Specialties

Trends in Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Spanish Children Over Three Decades

By MedXY 10/05/2025

This article reviews a 30-year study from Spain analyzing body composition and cardiometabolic risk factors in children aged 8-11, showing obesity plateauing, lipid improvements, blood pressure reductions, but rising insulin levels from 1992 to 2022.

news Oncology Urology

Underutilization of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Prostate Cancer With BRCA1/2 Alterations: Insights from a US Real-World Cohort

By MedXY 10/05/2025

Despite proven survival benefit, nearly half of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer harboring BRCA1/2 alterations did not receive PARP inhibitors in a US real-world study, highlighting critical gaps in treatment access and awareness.

Critical Care Nephrology news

Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Accelerated Versus Standard Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Severe Acute Kidney Injury

By MedXY 10/05/2025

This analysis reveals that standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) offers greater quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) at an acceptable increased cost, suggesting cost-effectiveness in Canadian healthcare settings.

Internal Medicine news Public Health

Support for Alcohol Control Policies Among US Alcohol Consumers

By MedXY 10/04/2025

Many US adults who consume alcohol support policies like cancer warnings and advertising restrictions on alcohol, with demographic variations in support levels.

news OB/GYN & Women's Health Oncology Radiology Specialties

Impact of Immediate Past Mammography Participation on Outcomes of Screen-Detected Breast Cancer

By MedXY 10/04/2025

This cohort study reveals that women with screen-detected breast cancer who missed the immediate prior mammography screening have larger tumors, more advanced disease, and worse breast cancer-specific survival, suggesting delayed detection and poorer prognosis.