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A higher intake of dietary nitrate from vegetables appears to reduce the risk of dementia in the general population, suggests a study.

An umbrella review of meta-analyses on cannabis studies reveals that this psychoactive drug, more popularly known as marijuana, is only effective among people with epilepsy and should be avoided by adolescents and young adults, those who are prone to or with mental health disorders, pregnant women, and those who are driving.

IPX203, a new oral extended-release (ER) carbidopa-levodopa (CD-LD) combination, provides more hours of good on-time per day than immediate-release (IR) CD-LD, according to results of a phase III clinical trial in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Women who conceive following infertility treatment appear to have a higher likelihood of stroke-related hospitalization within 12 months of delivery as compared with those who spontaneously conceive, according to a study.

Dance/movement therapy (DMT) rehabilitation appears to be beneficial to patients with schizophrenia who are admitted in psychiatric hospitals, yielding improvements in bone mineral density (BMD) and balance, as shown in a study.