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Low-salt diet cuts risk of adverse renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Low-salt diet cuts risk of adverse renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease

A low-salt diet appears to be beneficial to patients with chronic kidney disease, with a study showing that the diet helps reduce the incidence of renal composite outcome events.

Low-salt diet cuts risk of adverse renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Visceral fat density shows stronger association with NAFLD incidence than visceral fat area

Visceral fat density shows stronger association with NAFLD incidence than visceral fat area

The visceral fat area (VFA) index and visceral fat density (VFD) are independently related to the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study. However, the VFD appears to have a stronger link to the incidence of NAFLD than the VFA index.

Visceral fat density shows stronger association with NAFLD incidence than visceral fat area

What factors predispose patients to hyperuricaemia following favipiravir treatment?

What factors predispose patients to hyperuricaemia following favipiravir treatment?

An already elevated serum uric acid level at baseline and achievement of high steady-state serum favipiravir concentrations during therapy contribute to an increased risk of developing treatment-induced hyperuricaemia, according to a study.

What factors predispose patients to hyperuricaemia following favipiravir treatment?

Just a spoonful of olive oil daily can be life-saving

Just a spoonful of olive oil daily can be life-saving

People who consume more olive oil in their diet have a lower risk of death from any cause or specific causes including cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or respiratory disease compared with those who hardly or never consume olive oil, according to a large US study.

Just a spoonful of olive oil daily can be life-saving

Household rules on use of electronics have uncertain benefit on teens’ sleep

Household rules on use of electronics have uncertain benefit on teens’ sleep

While household rules regarding adolescents’ use of devices and technology are common, their impact on bedtime appears to be mixed, suggesting the need for further investigation, a recent study has found. Nevertheless, many adolescents report having inadequate sleep.

Household rules on use of electronics have uncertain benefit on teens’ sleep

Low-dose vitamin D improves lipid profile in children

Supplementation with vitamin D, particularly at the lower dosage of 600 IU/day, appears to confer positive effects on high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and total cholesterol, with significant changes persisting after the supplementation period, a study has shown.

Low-dose vitamin D improves lipid profile in children

Spice diet lowers proinflammatory cytokines, alters monocyte function in adults

Spice diet lowers proinflammatory cytokines, alters monocyte function in adults

Adherence to medium-dose spice diet (MSD) for 4 weeks results in a reduction of fasting plasma interleukin (IL)-6 and postprandial plasma IL-11β, IL-8, and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) as well as changes in monocyte function in adults at risk of cardiometabolic disease, a study has shown.

Spice diet lowers proinflammatory cytokines, alters monocyte function in adults

$Arthroplasty boosts neck fracture survival, especially in women$

Arthroplasty boosts neck fracture survival, especially in women

Arthroplasty is an effective intervention for femoral neck fractures, improving short- and midterm survival in patients older than 90 years, and especially in women, a recent study has found.

Arthroplasty boosts neck fracture survival, especially in women

Stair stepping helps improve blood sugar, insulin levels

Stair stepping helps improve blood sugar, insulin levels

Moderate-intensity stair walking, even bouts as short as 3 minutes, can lower postprandial blood glucose and insulin levels, as shown in a study. However, longer bouts are needed to be beneficial for insulin sensitivity.

Stair stepping helps improve blood sugar, insulin levels

Metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma highly heterogeneous

Metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma highly heterogeneous

Patients with de novo metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma display unique and heterogeneous clinicopathological characteristics, metastasis patterns, and responses to treatment, a recent study has found.

Metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma highly heterogeneous

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