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Small airway disfunction can lead to increased airway resistance and visible computed tomography (CT) changes, according to a study. Furthermore, this disease is more common among individuals with advanced age, high body mass index (BMI), childhood cough, and asthma.

In people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) or are at high risk of such condition, dietary acrylamide seems to worsen physical performance and may potentially increase the risk of sarcopoenia, a recent study has found.

Selenium appears to reduce lipids and heighten the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), potentially via insulin resistance instead of pancreatic beta cell function, suggests a study.

Statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in type 2 diabetes, and this beneficial effect is evident among middle-aged and, to a lesser extent, older patients but not among young patients, a study has found.

In patients with multidrug-resistant hypertension (HTN), the blood pressure (BP)-lowering benefit of renal denervation (RDN) achieved at 2 months was amplified when a stepped-care medication escalation protocol was added between 2 and 6 months, updates from the RADIANCE-HTN TRIO trial have shown.

The introduction and use of chemoimmunotherapeutic agents such as rituximab, ofatumumab, and obinutuzumab has led to population-level improvements in survival from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a recent study has found.