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A pelvic yoga program for 12 weeks does not seem to be better than a general muscle stretching and strengthening program in lowering urinary incontinence (UI) in midlife and older women suffering from daily UI, reports a study.

Behavioural problems during childhood, along with delayed circadian rhythm, social anxiety, and mood symptoms in adolescence, may serve as early indicators of bipolar disorder in offspring of Chinese parents with the disorder, a case-control high-risk offspring study has shown.

A strong, positive link between BMI and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and related deaths has been found in Asian populations.

Use of resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine, does not improve knee pain in individuals with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study.

In the phase III ASC4FIRST study, asciminib – the first BCR::ABL1 inhibitor to Specifically Target the ABL Myristoyl Pocket (STAMP) – trumped all investigator-selected tyrosine kinase inhibitors (IS-TKIs; imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib, and bosutinib) for the treatment of newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP).

Empagliflozin significantly reduces hepatic fat content vs placebo in patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) without diabetes, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have reported.