Updated: AAV treatment recommendations

AAV is a multi-organ disease, which can be complex and may vary from person to person. Types of AAV include granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). This variety can make management challenging. Comorbidities, an individual’s history, toxicities, medication availability and cost, and patient preferences should all be considered […]

Music Intervention Calms Agitation in Severe Dementia

Individualized music listening (IML) — listening to a personalized playlist of music that is meaningful and enjoyable — can be an effective way to calm agitated people with dementia (PwD), although the benefits are transient, new research suggests. Investigators compared the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in 90 older nursing home residents who […]

Young people in affluent areas drink more alcohol, study finds

A La Trobe University study examining Australia’s heavy drinkers has found that young people 14- to 24-years-old living in higher socio-economic areas are more likely to drink higher quantities of alcohol than those from lower socio-economic areas. Co-lead authors Dr. Amy Pennay and Dr. Sarah Callinan, both from the Center for Alcohol Policy Research at […]

UK Government names two leaders to spearhead new Dementia Mission

The UK Government has named two leaders in dementia research to spearhead the ambitious national Mission to tackle dementia, which was launched in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor. Hilary Evans is the Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, the largest charitable funder of dementia research in Europe. Nadeem Sarwar is currently a senior […]

College student’s leg turned purple and swollen due to blood clot

British Heart Foundation: Understanding blood clots We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Blood clots are small, gel-like clumps of blood. A […]

Garlic could cause ‘significant’ improvements in fatty liver disease

Liver disease: Doctor discusses causes and symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can progress to […]

XBB/XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 shows increased vaccine sensitivity

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. A team of US-based scientists has recently explored the sensitivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron subvariant XBB/XBB.1.5 to vaccine-induced and infection-induced immune responses. […]