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Among young adults, particularly those with mild impairments in kidney function, the presence of localized periodontitis appears to be correlated with acute or chronic kidney injury manifesting as proteinuria, reports a recent Taiwan study.

A conventional ultrasound (US)-based scoring system reliably distinguishes adenomatous polyps from cholesterol polyps and reduces the need for cholecystectomy, a study has shown.

Singapore’s National Steps Challenge (NSC), as well as its two embedded sub-challenges, helps increase step counts among participants, according to a recent study.

Massage therapy appears to ease chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) regardless of whether it is directed at the site of pain or not, reports a recent study.

Among patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) appears to hold good predictive value for outcomes, a recent study has found.

Data presented at the recent European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 reveals a new mechanism by which very small pollutant particles in the air may cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked. The newly discovered pathway paves the way for the development of new prevention strategies and therapies, say the study authors. [Ann Oncol 2022;33(Suppl 7):S808–S869]