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Robotic walking stick to make navigation easier for the blind, visually impaired

25 Jan 2023 by

A trio of engineers has developed a smart cane that provides navigation assistance with warning vibrations and spoken directions, enhancing the independence of people with blindness or visual impairments by helping them find a seat in a public space or the right products in a grocery store, among others.

Robotic walking stick to make navigation easier for the blind, visually impaired

25 Jan 2023

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

25 Jan 2023

In women who have contracted COVID-19, the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) does not appear to drive the risk of increased disease severity, according to a study.

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

25 Jan 2023

Meal frequency, not timing, factors in weight gain over time

24 Jan 2023

The frequency of meals, rather than the timing, is a stronger determinant of long-term weight change, a study has found.

Meal frequency, not timing, factors in weight gain over time

24 Jan 2023

Solriamfetol reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA, narcolepsy

24 Jan 2023

A recent study has shown the efficacy of solriamfetol as an alternative treatment for managing excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Solriamfetol reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA, narcolepsy

24 Jan 2023

Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk

24 Jan 2023 by

Use of angiotensin II (ATII)-stimulating antihypertensive medication (AHM), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs) helps reduce the risk of dementia over a decade, but this beneficial effect decreases over time, according to a study.

Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk

24 Jan 2023

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

24 Jan 2023

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.

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

24 Jan 2023

Multiple factors contribute to sleep troubles in middle-aged Asian women

24 Jan 2023 by

More than a third of women in Singapore have difficulty sleeping, according to a study. Factors such as education level, irritability, vaginal dryness, disability, urinary incontinence, and breast cancer history contribute to poor sleep quality, the magnitude of which varying by ethnicity.

Multiple factors contribute to sleep troubles in middle-aged Asian women

24 Jan 2023

Bladder cycling pretransplant offers no clinical advantage in patients with defunctionalized bladder

24 Jan 2023

For patients with defunctionalized bladder, bladder cycling prior to renal transplant does little to improve outcomes such as postoperative urological complication, urodynamic criteria, and graft function and survival, according to a study.

Bladder cycling pretransplant offers no clinical advantage in patients with defunctionalized bladder

24 Jan 2023

Efgartigimod tied to sustained platelet count increase in patients with ITP

24 Jan 2023 by

Treatment with efgartigimod, a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, in patients with chronic or persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) resulted in a higher proportion of patients achieving a sustained platelet count response compared with placebo, according to the ADVANCE IV* trial presented at ASH 2022.

Efgartigimod tied to sustained platelet count increase in patients with ITP

24 Jan 2023

Finerenone reduces SBP in diabetic patients with CKD

23 Jan 2023

Treatment with finerenone, a selective nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist with a short half-life, results in decreased 24-h, daytime, and night-time systolic blood pressure (SBP), results of a study have shown.

Finerenone reduces SBP in diabetic patients with CKD

23 Jan 2023

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Robotic walking stick to make navigation easier for the blind, visually impaired

Robotic walking stick to make navigation easier for the blind, visually impaired

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

PCOS does not make COVID-19 worse for women

Meal frequency, not timing, factors in weight gain over time

Meal frequency, not timing, factors in weight gain over time

Solriamfetol reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA, narcolepsy

Solriamfetol reduces sleepiness in patients with OSA, narcolepsy

Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk

Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

Traction-assisted ESD speeds up resection of colorectal tumour

Multiple factors contribute to sleep troubles in middle-aged Asian women

Multiple factors contribute to sleep troubles in middle-aged Asian women

Bladder cycling pretransplant offers no clinical advantage in patients with defunctionalized bladder

Bladder cycling pretransplant offers no clinical advantage in patients with defunctionalized bladder

Efgartigimod tied to sustained platelet count increase in patients with ITP

Efgartigimod tied to sustained platelet count increase in patients with ITP

Finerenone reduces SBP in diabetic patients with CKD

Finerenone reduces SBP in diabetic patients with CKD