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Adjunctive exercise interventions beneficial in schizophrenia treatment
The combination of aerobic exercise interventions plus conventional treatment works better than conventional treatment alone in terms of alleviating symptoms of schizophrenia, especially negative symptoms, according to the results of a network meta-analysis.
Adjunctive exercise interventions beneficial in schizophrenia treatment
06 Feb 2024
Does radiotherapy improve survival in NSCLC patients with cachexia?
Palliative-intent radiation was performed more frequently in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and cachexia than those without weight loss. Unfortunately, tumour-directed therapy, whether in a curative or a palliative approach, proves inadequate in improving cachexia patient survival across all stages of the disease.
Does radiotherapy improve survival in NSCLC patients with cachexia?
06 Feb 2024
Mixed nuts improve brain insulin action in overweight/obese older adults
Older adults with overweight or obesity who regularly eat mixed nuts appear to have better brain insulin action in the occipital and frontal regions, which are involved in the modulation of metabolic and cognitive processes, reports a study. They also show improvements in intrahepatic lipid content and different cardiometabolic risk markers but not in peripheral insulin sensitivity.
Mixed nuts improve brain insulin action in overweight/obese older adults
06 Feb 2024
Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: Which dopamine agonist is associated with lower risk of impulse control–related behavioural disorders?
In Chinese patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) on their first dopamine agonist (DA) monotherapy for >6 months, bromocriptine is associated with a lower risk of impulse control–related behavioural disorders (ICRDs) compared with pramipexole and ropinirole, an observational cohort study in Hong Kong has shown. Rotigotine demonstrated a trend towards lower ICRD risk than the latter two DAs.
