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Almost 1 in 5 community-dwelling elderly in HK have cognitive impairment or dementia

02 Apr 2025 by

Cognitive impairment or dementia is present in 18.7 percent of community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong – a prevalence higher than rates reported in previous research – according to a cross-sectional study.

02 Apr 2025

Poor glycaemic status singled out for dementia risk in T2D

31 Mar 2025 by

Poor glycaemic status may predispose individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to dementia, with the risk especially high in those experiencing significant fluctuations in glycaemic levels, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.

31 Mar 2025

Chloride level, age linked to AKI development in TBI patients on hypertonic saline

30 Mar 2025

Age and chloride level tend to contribute to the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients treated with hypertonic saline (HTS), a study has shown.

30 Mar 2025

Triptans more effective than NSAID, acetaminophen for acute migraine

28 Mar 2025

The use of triptans and combinations of this drug appears to be better than NSAIDs and acetaminophen alone in relieving pain among individuals with acute attacks of episodic migraine, reports a study.

28 Mar 2025

Poststroke outcome measure implementation fails to address NPT components

25 Mar 2025 by

Implementation strategies for the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), a gold-standard poststroke upper limb outcome measure, fall short of addressing key components of the Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), particularly coherence and reflexive monitoring, according to a Singapore study.

25 Mar 2025

NAC protects against chemo-induced neuropathy

19 Mar 2025

Treatment with oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 1,200 mg/day does not result in a significant reduction in the incidence or severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in patients with breast cancer, a recent study has shown.

19 Mar 2025

4 in 10 adults with chronic pain face mental health woes

18 Mar 2025 by

Chronic pain is accompanied by depression and anxiety in 40 percent of adults, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

18 Mar 2025

Healthy lifestyle prevents dementia in people with CVD

18 Mar 2025 by

Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) may derive more benefits from adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviours, which have been shown to be significantly associated with a reduced risk of dementia in a recent study.

18 Mar 2025

High-dose vitamin D may quell clinically isolated syndrome of MS

14 Mar 2025 by

Supplementation with high-dose vitamin D in patients with clinically isolated syndrome typical for multiple sclerosis (MS) helps lower disease activity, as shown in the D-Lay MS trial.

14 Mar 2025

SG sees drop in paediatric pneumococcal disease burden

13 Mar 2025 by

The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) into Singapore's National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) has reduced the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children by nearly a third, as reported in a study.

13 Mar 2025