Findings seen across a range of mental health and somatic disorders
Four in 10 US adults say they know someone who died from drug overdose
Feb 28, 2024
One-third of those say their lives were disrupted by the overdose death.
Salt restriction does not lower blood pressure variability
Jan 12, 2023
The findings show no difference between a seven-day low- or high-salt diet.
BMI declines seen seven years before cognitive impairment diagnosis
Nov 02, 2022
However, after diagnosis, BMI declines at the same pace in people who develop or do not develop dementia.
Intranasal insulin may have pro-cognitive benefits
Jun 30, 2023
Improvement in global cognition was seen for patients with Alzheimer’s disease/mild cognitive impairment, but no effects were seen for healthy individuals or other patient populations.
Oseltamivir not linked to reduced risk for flu hospitalization
Jun 14, 2023
No reduced risk was seen among older patients or those at risk for hospitalization.
Stress-management interventions may aid healthcare workers
May 31, 2023
A review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects.
Nurse practitioners no more likely than doctors to prescribe inappropriately
Oct 23, 2023
Nurse practitioners were overrepresented among clinicians with the highest and lowest rates of inappropriate prescribing.
Light therapy aids psychobehavioral symptoms with Alzheimer’s disease
Dec 08, 2023
Significant benefits were seen for sleep efficacy, depression and agitation.
AI tool may aid remote assessment of Parkinson’s symptom severity
Sep 18, 2023
Performance was better than that of a certified rater but not quite as good as that of an expert neurologists.