News &amp; Updates

People who consume higher amounts of olive oil are less likely to die with dementia compared with those whose intake is minimal, as shown in a study.

Olive oil consumption may lower dementia-related mortality

Limit intake of ultra-processed food to prolong life: study

Individuals who regularly eat ultra-processed foods are at greater risk of death, which is driven by causes other than cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), reports a study.

Limit intake of ultra-processed food to prolong life: study

Mobile app helps diabetic patients, their caregivers put their best foot forward

An NTU*-led research team developed WellFeet, a mobile application to equip diabetic patients and their caregivers with knowledge about diabetes and assist them in monitoring their daily routines.

Mobile app helps diabetic patients, their caregivers put their best foot forward

24 May 2024

Dietary anthocyanin may help manage uric acid levels in women

Women who consume anthocyanin-rich foods in high amounts appear to have a lower prevalence of hyperuricaemia, regardless of the presence of metabolic syndrome, as reported in a study.

Dietary anthocyanin may help manage uric acid levels in women

Gepotidacin as good as current standard treatment for urogenital gonorrhoea

The oral investigational antibiotic gepotidacin is noninferior to the current standard treatment for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea in the randomized, multicentre, phase III EAGLE-1 trial.

Gepotidacin as good as current standard treatment for urogenital gonorrhoea

IBD patients undergoing colectomy at high risk of kidney complications

The rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney failure appear to rise following colectomy, especially total colectomy or colectomy with a prolonged stroma, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a nationwide Swedish cohort study.

IBD patients undergoing colectomy at high risk of kidney complications

Mum’s infection during pregnancy may raise newborn’s risk of IBD

23 May 2024 by

Exposure to any infection during early pregnancy or to a gastrointestinal infection during late pregnancy contributes to the increased likelihood of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) development, especially Crohn’s disease, in the offspring, according to a study.

Mum’s infection during pregnancy may raise newborn’s risk of IBD

23 May 2024

Which regimen is best for antibiotic-resistant H pylori?

23 May 2024 by

In regions where there is high antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), the best options in treatment-naïve patients include the 3-in-1 single capsule, bismuth quadruple therapy, and concomitant regimen with tinidazole, suggests a study. In non-naïve patients, the 3-in-1 single capsule and the triple therapy with levofloxacin offers adequate eradication.

Which regimen is best for antibiotic-resistant H pylori?

23 May 2024

Are wolfberries cardioprotective?

23 May 2024 by

Adherence to a healthy dietary pattern for 16 weeks coupled with wolfberry intake led to characteristic alterations to the plasma lipidome in middle-aged and older adults, a study from Singapore reveals.

Are wolfberries cardioprotective?

COPD associated with elevated risk of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face an increased risk of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax, as reported in a study from Taiwan.

COPD associated with elevated risk of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax