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Comorbid major depressive disorder and rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (MDD-RBD) is a common subtype of MDD. These patients and their first-degree relatives (FDRs) are at risk of neurodegeneration, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.

Adherence to a personalized calorie-restricted, weight-loss diet falls short of reducing glycaemic variability (GV) or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) relative to a one-size-fits-all low-fat (standardized) diet among patients with prediabetes and moderately controlled type 2 diabetes, a study has shown.

Power naps (<30 minutes) offer time to recharge but going beyond the 30-minute mark may not be heart-friendly, according to a study that found a link between long daytime naps and risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF).

For healthy women of reproductive age, sticking to a diet abundant in fruits, vegetables, seafood, dairy, eggs, and grain prior to conceiving helps minimize the chances of pregnancy loss, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

A competing risk model that incorporates lymph node parameters has demonstrated its utility and robustness in evaluating the results of the Cox proportional hazards model analysis among older patients with stage III serious ovarian cancer, reports a study.