Diabetes
Nerve damage reduced in prediabetic mice with diet, exercise
A low calorie diet and high intensity exercise can reduce nerve damage in prediabetic mice, according to a Michigan Medicine study.
Nov 21, 2024
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Surgery
Fluorescence-guided imaging technique could improve head and neck cancer surgery
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) ranks as one of the most common cancers globally, with over 650,000 new cases reported each year. Surgical intervention is often the primary treatment, but surgeons face a difficult ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Diabetes
Stem cell therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in world first
A groundbreaking discovery has recently brought hope to millions of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world. In a world first, scientists have successfully used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in ...
Oct 14, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
The keys to managing chemotherapy: Exercise, nutrition and mental health
Following the news of her cancer diagnosis in March 2024, Catherine, Princess of Wales recently released a personal update about her treatment, expressing relief that her course of chemotherapy was now complete.
Sep 16, 2024
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Pediatrics
Pediatrician offers advice: Are trampolines safe for kids?
Generations of kids have grown up bouncing on backyard trampolines. And with the new popularity of trampoline parks, even more are getting into the game.
Sep 16, 2024
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Medications
Predictors for achieving, sustaining blood glucose control, weight loss with tirzepatide in adults with type 2 diabetes
The phase 3 SURPASS-4 trial published in 2021 established that tirzepatide lowers blood sugar and supports weight loss better than insulin glargine (a long-acting insulin) for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Now new research examining ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Tool predicts nerve damage from breast cancer treatment
Many women treated for breast cancer using taxanes, a type of cytostatic drug, often experience side effects in the nervous system. Researchers at Linköping University have developed a tool that can predict the risk level ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Physical exercise prevents nerve damage during chemotherapy, sports scientist shows
Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist at the University of Basel, together with an interdisciplinary team from ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Medications
New MDMA variants identified for potentially safer psychotherapeutic use
The use of the active ingredient 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as "ecstasy," to support psychotherapy for mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder is being discussed worldwide.
Jun 25, 2024
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Immunology
CIDP study explores dual-target CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of relapsed/refractory autoimmune disorders
Chinese scientists reveal the feasibility, tolerability, and efficacy of BCMA-CD19 bispecific CAR T-cells for treating chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and highlight the potential of CAR-T cell therapy ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Nerve injury is injury to nervous tissue. There is no single classification system that can describe all the many variations of nerve injury. Most systems attempt to correlate the degree of injury with symptoms, pathology and prognosis.[citation needed] In 1941, Seddon introduced a classification of nerve injuries based on three main types of nerve fiber injury and whether there is continuity of the nerve.
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