May 28, 2025 The GIST Girls with painful periods are twice as likely as their peers to have symptoms of anxiety or depression by Subhadra Evans, Antonina Mikocka-Walus and Marilla L. Druitt, The Conversation edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around half of teenage girls experience moderate to severe period pain. The […]
by Lara Herrero, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1. Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1 as a “variant under monitoring,” owing to its growing global spread and some
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I’m Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome back to another GI Common Concerns. Today, I wanted to highlight important new consensus recommendations from the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer around colonoscopy preparation. The message behind
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TOPLINE: Women who consumed nuts, seeds, or corn had no increased risk for diverticulitis, contrary to historical data suggesting these foods may trigger the condition. METHODOLOGY: Although prior research has challenged the historical assumption that intake of nuts, seeds, and corn precipitates diverticulitis, it was conducted exclusively in men and did not control for overall
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SAN DIEGO — Certain musical elements within songs — especially when tied to emotional memories — may trigger a rare form of epilepsy known as musicogenic epilepsy, new research suggested The term musicogenic epilepsy was first coined in 1937. The condition is extremely rare, with an estimated prevalence of just 1 in 10 million. Most prior research has been
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A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) highlights sleepiness as a key symptom of sleep-wake disorders and a range of psychiatric and neurologic disorders and calls for clinicians to prioritize evaluation and management of sleepiness in their patients. The AASM released the statement because it wanted to highlight sleepiness as
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MIT researchers developed a new model of memory that includes critical contributions from astrocytes, a class of brain cells. Anne Trafton | MIT News Publication Date: May 27, 2025 Press Inquiries The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout
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obesWith the explosive popularity of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists, physicians say a key avenue in treating obesity is being underutilized by many clinicians: First-generation anti-obesity medications (AOMs). “First-generation medications don’t get as much attention as the newer ones,” said Courtney Younglove, MD, an obesity specialist and founder of Heartland Weight Loss in Overland Park,
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This transcript has been edited for clarity. Today we’re going to discuss a new clinical practice guideline from the Alzheimer’s Association on the evaluation and testing for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This is an important area for us in primary care because we are the first clinicians that most patients see when they are concerned they
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin long associated with bone health, but emerging evidence is revealing that it has a broader role, particularly in gut health. Both animal and human studies have linked low vitamin D levels with a variety of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis, colon cancer, and liver disease. Such results are concerning, given the high rates
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