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Academic stress may take a toll on the mental health status of university students, particularly during examination periods, but walnut consumption may help thwart such negative effects, a study from Australia has shown.

Use of a traction device for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using a scissor-type knife in the proximal colon and for large lesions helps expedite resection in patients with superficial colorectal tumour, a study has shown.

Adopting a low-microbial, protective (neutropenic) diet offers no clear benefit to patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in a study described as the first to investigate the role of neutropenic diet post-HSCT.

The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) during early pregnancy does not appear to put infants at increased risk of congenital malformations, as reported in a study. However, there seems to be a small risk increase for major congenital malformations and congenital heart defects.

An ergonomic, spill-proof cup that regulates the flow rate and reduce patients’ head tilt when drinking effectively reduces aspiration risk and increases fluid intake among its older adult users.

Exposure to the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors tofacitinib and upadacitinib, as well as to JAK inhibitors as a class, appears to put individuals at increased risk of developing herpes zoster infection, with the risk increasing at higher doses, as reported in a study.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) screening strategies, particularly vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) and fibrosis-4 (FIB-4), are a cost-effective approach to reduce disease burden among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Singapore, according to a study.