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Improvements in cardiovascular health (CVH) appear to exert a strong protective effect against dementia in older Asians, reports a recent Korea study.

In the treatment of children with atopic eczema, ciclosporin is linked to a more rapid response while methotrexate (MTX) is associated with sustained disease control following discontinuation, a study has found.

Timing of antihypertensive medication intake, be it in the morning or evening, does not appear to affect the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) or non-fatal stroke, according to results of the TIME trial presented at ESC 2022.

Breast cancer screening behaviour among Malay-Muslim women in Singapore appears to hinge on multilevel factors that involve not only personal relationships but also their religious beliefs and screening facilities’ availability and access.

Each additional optimal modifiable factor among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) significantly contributes to a reduction in type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, suggests a recent study. These associations are also present among individuals who are overweight/obese or are at greater genetic susceptibility to T2D.

Sleep parameters are robust predictors of erectile dysfunction (ED), suggesting that poor sleep quality contributes to a greater likelihood of ED, reveals a study.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) derive no clear benefit from faecal microbiota transplant (FMT), according to a recent study.