Low Childhood Vitamin D Signals High CVD Risk in Adulthood

TOPLINE: Levels of 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D below 37 nmol/L during childhood were significantly associated with an increased risk for adult-onset atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analysed data from a prospective study in Finland to evaluate the relationship between low levels of vitamin D during childhood and adult-onsetContinue Reading

Dual Testing Strategy Linked to Long-Term Benefits in CD

 TOPLINE: Transmural healing, assessed using faecal calprotectin (FC) levels and intestinal ultrasonography (IUS), was associated with a reduced risk for bowel damage progression and thereby improved long-term outcomes in Crohn’s disease (CD). METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a prospective cross-sectional observational study at an inflammatory bowel disease referral centre (February to AprilContinue Reading

Reducing Polypharmacy in Psychiatric Patients With Diabetes

TOPLINE: Implementing physician-led medication reviews through interdisciplinary dialogue could reduce the number of prescribed drugs and potentially inappropriate prescriptions in patients with diabetes and severe mental disorders, without worsening psychiatric symptoms. METHODOLOGY: Patients with both diabetes and severe mental disorders may experience inappropriate polypharmacy, which increases their risk for sideContinue Reading

New Fecal Product Expected to Enhance Microbiome Research

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed precisely measured human fecal material to foster a new era in gut microbiome research.  According to the American Gastroenterological Association’s Center for Gut Microbiome Research & Education, this critical resource will help advance the utility and reproducibility of microbiome-basedContinue Reading

Uganda declares end of 6th Ebola outbreak

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