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Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss Make Brain Say Meh to Sweets

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 19, 2024

“Our findings suggest that both the brain reward response to and subjective liking of an innately desirable taste decline following bariatric surge...

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ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Has Five Unique Patient Clusters

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 17, 2024

A data-driven analysis of a large cohort of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis subclassified the condition into five distinct clusters, offer...

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Laughter: Comic Relief for Dry Eyes?

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 16, 2024

“Laughter exercise could serve as a first-line, home-based treatment for people with symptomatic dry eye disease and limited corneal staining.”

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A Simple Blood Test May Predict Cancer Risk in T2D

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 11, 2024

Can the markers of inflammation IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) be predictive biomar...

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Alcohol’s Effect on Gout Risk Strongest in Men But Present in Both Sexes

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 10, 2024

Greater consumption of specific alcoholic beverages, such as beer or cider, was associated with an increased risk for gout in both men and women, w...

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Thyroid Resistance Ups Mortality in Euthyroid CKD Patients

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 9, 2024

This association between Thyroid Feedback Quantile–based Index and all-cause mortality persisted in all subgroups stratified by age, gender, race, ...

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Analysis of Colchicine’s Drug-Drug Interactions Finds Little Risk

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 9, 2024

Changes in colchicine pharmacokinetics caused by drug-drug interactions did not result in meaningful changes in its safety and effectiveness, accor...

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Testosterone Increases Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Trans Men

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: July 17, 2024

After hormonal transition to testosterone, all measured metabolic syndrome components significantly worsened in the transmasculine group.

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Whether GLP-1 RAs Significantly Delay Gastric Emptying Called into Question

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: July 10, 2024

Study finds that GLP-1 RAs do not slow gastric emptying significantly, removing need to stop meds before surgery.

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Trading TV Time for Physical Activity Boosts Healthy Aging

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: July 2, 2024

For each increase of 2 hours per day spent sitting and watching television, the odds of healthy aging dropped by 12%.

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Metabolic Health Tied to Lower Prediabetes Risk

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: June 21, 2024

Compared with those in the metabolically healthy normal-weight group, the odds of prediabetes were at least two times higher in the metabolically u...

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Ultraprocessed Food Linked to Constipation

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: June 20, 2024

A study of more than 12,000 people found eating UPF increased risk for constipation by more than two times, despite overall diet.

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Clinical Outcomes for Bimekizumab Positive in Phase 3 Studies

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: June 12, 2024

The primary outcome was an HS clinical response of at least 50% at week 16, defined as at least a 50% reduction in total abscess and inflammatory n...

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Inebilizumab ‘MITIGATES’ Flare Risk in IgG4-Related Disease

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: June 7, 2024

Inebilizumab-cdon reduced the risk for flares by 87% in patients with IgG4-RD, the MITIGATE study showed.

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Metformin Initiation Cuts Gout Risk in Prediabetes

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: May 31, 2024

Initiation of metformin resulted in 2.4 fewer cases of gout per 1000 person-years.