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Wild Chimpanzees May Practice Natural Medicine

They aren t exactly ready to open a jungle clinic, but new research suggests wild chimpanzees are practicing a kind of medicine. Fifty-one chimps living in two

Robust Gut Microbiome Can Help You Fight Infections

The bacteria colonizing your bowels play a key part in your risk for infection, new research shows.A study of more than 600 people hospitalized with infections

Surgery Helps Young Kids With Cerebral Palsy Walk, Regardless of Age

one before SEMLS and one after. Researchers compared patients under 13 years of age with those between the ages of 13 and 21. They looked at two factors gait de

Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Use Linked to Lower Incidence of Epilepsy

For patients with hypertension, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are associated with a reduced incidence of epilepsy compared with other antihypertensive me

Triglyceride-Glucose Index Independently Linked to All-Cause Mortality

The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is independently associated with all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD), ac

Fewer Adults Eligible for Statins With PREVENT Equations

Use of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) equations reduces the number of adults meeting criteria for primary prevention statin ther

Surveillance IDs New Tumors in Children With Cancer Predisposition

Standardized surveillance identifies new tumors among children with a wide spectrum of cancer predisposition syndromes (CPSs), according to a study published on

Maternal Distress Tied to Changes in Brain Growth of Offspring

Regional neonatal brain volumes are associated with elevated maternal psychological distress, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Network Open

Timing of Metformin Important in Metformin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes

Glucose lowering by metformin is greater when given before enteral glucose among patients with type 2 diabetes controlled by metformin monotherapy, according to

Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is Low

The overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, accordi

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