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People who regularly consume sugar-sweetened (SSBs) and artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) appear to be at greater risk of dementia, but those who drink natural juices (NJs) in moderation show a reduced risk, suggests a study.

Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a reduction in the risk of stroke in individuals with a high NT-proBNP* level, according to a post hoc analysis of the LOOP study.

For individuals with chronic migraine, frequent use of a portable biofeedback-virtual reality device leads to a decreased frequency of acute analgesic drug use and an improvement in depression, as shown in a pilot study.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows an independent relationship with the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with such association being stronger in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), reveals a study.

Findings of a small randomized trial in older adults with moderate dementia suggest that exergaming may be associated with greater improvements in brain neuronal activity and enhanced executive function task performance than regular aerobic exercise.

A prospective, randomized, multicentre pilot study finds that early addition of cerebrolysin to reperfusion therapy is safe and significantly reduces the rate of haemorrhagic transformation (HT) after acute ischaemic stroke (AIS).