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Among children with cerebral palsy (CP), using noninvasive spinal neuromodulation during activity-based neurorehabilitation therapy (ABNT) appears to improve sensory-motor function, a recent study has found.

Individuals with depressive symptoms are more susceptible to cold-induced increase in their blood pressure (BP) compared to nondepressive counterparts, suggests a Japan study.

Singapore has completed a mass medical recall of the tainted angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) losartan due to reported elevated levels of potentially carcinogenic nitrosamine impurities. Its success has been credited to timely intervention, cross-departmental coordination, effective communication, and judicious resource allocation, according to a recent study.

Individuals born preterm appear to have a lower propensity for risk-taking behaviours, particularly in sexual and criminal domains, a new study has found.

Treatment with the combination of varenicline and lorcaserin does not appear to benefit people who have long ceased cigarette smoking in terms of suppressing increases in weight and waist circumference, according to the results of a phase II trial.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of Spirulina maxima extract has found significant improvements in visual learning and memory as well as enhanced vocabulary in over 60-year-olds with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).