Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Improved Dosing Flexibility for Retinal Vasculopathy

Improved Dosing Flexibility for Retinal Vasculopathy

New trial analysis suggests fewer injections may safely maintain vision in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

glioma

New Atlas Reveals Glioma’s Hidden Complexity

Researchers have created a highly detailed spatial multiomic atlas to date of glioma tumour microenvironments.

Blood test results showing vitamin D and potassium levels as nutritional biomarkers for COVID-19 susceptibility

Vitamin D, Potassium, and Blood Indices Signal COVID-19 Susceptibility

Inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers, including vitamin D and potassium, were linked to COVID-19 susceptibility in an Iranian case control study.

Resilience Buffers Financial Stress in Liver Cancer

New research shows resilience partially offsets financial toxicity and improves quality of life in patients with primary liver cancer, highlighting the importance of psychosocial support.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Fractures With Age

Obstructive sleep apnea was independently associated with higher odds of nontraumatic fracture history among older adults.

Renal Croablation

Sequential Renal Cryoablation shows Strong Efficacy for Larger Tumours

Sequential embolisation and renal cryoablation shows high efficacy and low severe adverse events in patients with renal masses over 3 cm.

Stent Bridging Matches Emergency Surgery Survival in Colon Cancer

Colonic stent placement as a bridge to surgery shows similar survival to emergency resection while reducing stoma rates in obstructive colorectal cancer.

long covid

Genetic Clues Link Clots To Long COVID

New genetic evidence suggests that people with an inherited tendency towards blood clots may be at higher risk of developing long COVID.

Curcumin

Curcumin Supplement Shows Blood Pressure Benefit in Diabetes

Curcumin supplementation modestly lowers systolic blood pressure in adults with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

Multistage Malaria Vaccine Shows Strong Protection in African Adults

Novel multistage malaria vaccine demonstrates over 50% efficacy following controlled human malaria infection, supporting further trials in children.