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Overweight or obesity is inversely associated with aortic pressure augmentation from peripheral wave reflection, but this association is attenuated in women, reveals a study.

Researchers in a cross-disciplinary team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have developed retrievable nanorobots anchored with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA-nbots) that increase thrombolysis rates by 20 times with a 42-fold lower tPA dose than pure tPA treatment. With a catheter-assisted magnetic navigation system, the tPA-nbots recanalized distal and small vessel branches, showing potential in reducing brain damage and treatment side effects among patients with ischaemic stroke.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is not associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring, a 20-year multinational study has shown.

Patients with familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF) share an equally aggressive disease progression as those with sporadic idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) even though they are younger and less exposed to tobacco, reveals a study.

Use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) for ≥24 months increases the risk of fracture in older patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), reports a study.

Post-exposure prophylaxis with the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) led to prolonged time to COVID-19 infection, reduced incidence of symptoms, and gut microbiome changes, but not overall incidence, a study suggests.