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Portable MRI makes bedside brain injury assessment possible for critically ill patients

01 Oct 2020 by

A prospective, single-centre cohort study in 50 patients demonstrates the feasibility of bedside neuroimaging with low-magnetic field portable MRI in intensive care settings and reports a 40 percent prevalence of neuronal abnormalities among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Portable MRI makes bedside brain injury assessment possible for critically ill patients

01 Oct 2020

COVID-19 may up ischaemic stroke severity

29 Sep 2020 by

Patients with COVID-19 who experience an ischaemic stroke may have worse outcomes, including greater stroke severity and mortality risk, than those without COVID-19, findings from the Global COVID-19 Stroke Registry showed.

COVID-19 may up ischaemic stroke severity

29 Sep 2020

Acetaminophen exerts no opioid-sparing effect

29 Sep 2020

Intravenous acetaminophen does not effectively reduce opioid consumption in patients who have undergone surgery, according to a study.

Acetaminophen exerts no opioid-sparing effect

29 Sep 2020

Resveratrol helps improve cognition, ease osteoarthritis pain in postmenopausal women

25 Sep 2020

Regular supplementation with low-dose resveratrol in postmenopausal women helps improve cognitive function, as well as alleviate chronic pain due to age-related osteoarthritis, according to data from the Resveratrol for Healthy Ageing in Women study.

Resveratrol helps improve cognition, ease osteoarthritis pain in postmenopausal women

25 Sep 2020

Candesartan may offer neurocognitive protection against mild cognitive impairment

23 Sep 2020 by

The ARB* candesartan was superior to the ACEi** lisinopril in improving neurocognitive function in older hypertensive adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a study has shown.

Candesartan may offer neurocognitive protection against mild cognitive impairment

23 Sep 2020

Virtual reality helps relieve procedural pain

23 Sep 2020

Patients undergoing medical procedures appear to benefit from virtual reality (VR)-based interventions in terms of alleviating pain, as shown in a study.

Virtual reality helps relieve procedural pain

23 Sep 2020

Cerebrovascular disease history ups mortality risk in COVID-19 patients

20 Sep 2020

A history of cerebrovascular disease increases the risk of mortality in patients with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by 2.78-fold when compared to those with other comorbidities or without underlying pathologies, reveal the results of a recent study.

Cerebrovascular disease history ups mortality risk in COVID-19 patients

20 Sep 2020

Better time in range eases painful diabetic neuropathy

20 Sep 2020

Greater time-in-range (TIR), as assessed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), may lessen pain in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), a new study has found.

Better time in range eases painful diabetic neuropathy

20 Sep 2020

Overuse of medical cannabis may worsen pain

19 Sep 2020

High-frequency use of cannabis appears to worsen clinical pain and associated symptoms among chronic pain patients, a recent study has found.

Overuse of medical cannabis may worsen pain

19 Sep 2020

Use of oral contraceptives, HRTs may prevent cognitive impairment in women

17 Sep 2020 by

Shorter reproductive years and greater parity appear to increase the risk of cognitive impairment in late life among Singaporean Chinese women, while the use of oral contraceptives and hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce such risk, according to a study.

Use of oral contraceptives, HRTs may prevent cognitive impairment in women

17 Sep 2020

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Portable MRI makes bedside brain injury assessment possible for critically ill patients

Portable MRI makes bedside brain injury assessment possible for critically ill patients

COVID-19 may up ischaemic stroke severity

COVID-19 may up ischaemic stroke severity

Acetaminophen exerts no opioid-sparing effect

Acetaminophen exerts no opioid-sparing effect

Resveratrol helps improve cognition, ease osteoarthritis pain in postmenopausal women

Resveratrol helps improve cognition, ease osteoarthritis pain in postmenopausal women

Candesartan may offer neurocognitive protection against mild cognitive impairment

Candesartan may offer neurocognitive protection against mild cognitive impairment

Virtual reality helps relieve procedural pain

Virtual reality helps relieve procedural pain

Cerebrovascular disease history ups mortality risk in COVID-19 patients

Cerebrovascular disease history ups mortality risk in COVID-19 patients

Better time in range eases painful diabetic neuropathy

Better time in range eases painful diabetic neuropathy

Overuse of medical cannabis may worsen pain

Overuse of medical cannabis may worsen pain

Use of oral contraceptives, HRTs may prevent cognitive impairment in women

Use of oral contraceptives, HRTs may prevent cognitive impairment in women