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Mediterranean Diet and Frailty Risk
The authors of a review and meta-analysis involving four studies and more than 5,000 community-dwelling adults over the age of 60 years concluded that greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduced risk of frailty.
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Code of Ethics for IRBs Working With Indigenous Tribes
IRBs and researchers must recognize that “the truth comes from many places” if they want to work in good faith with Native American tribes.
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Respect Tribal Sovereignty in Indigenous Research
In what may help overcome a history of well-earned distrust by indigenous people, a research collaborative has developed a curriculum to teach IRB members and others the distinct cultural issues that arise in studying Native Americans.
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Evidence-based Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department
This article provides an overview of atrial fibrillation (AF) and evidence-based guidance on controversial aspects of AF workup and management in the emergency department. The evidence is provided to help safely reduce unnecessary testing and expand the emergency provider’s management armamentarium to include electrical and pharmacologic conversion in recent-onset AF patients.
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A Possible New Treatment for HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy
Mogamulizumab reduces central nervous system inflammation and improves spasticity in patients with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy.
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Where’s the Lesion?
SYNOPSIS: This careful analysis of MRI imaging of the brachial plexus in patients with well-defined Parsonage-Turner Syndrome showed that the lesions are in peripheral branches of the brachial plexus and not in the roots or cords.
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Lessons Learned From a Failed Anti-amyloid Trial for Alzheimer’s Disease
Despite the disappointing results in EXPEDITION 3, modifications of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) should be undertaken and trials targeting preclinical or early AD should continue with anti-amyloid agents.
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Postpartum Headache May Be a Symptom of a Serious Problem
Consultation for acute postpartum headache resulted in the diagnosis of a secondary cause of headache in almost three out of four women, with almost half of the secondary headaches due to a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy or to cerebrovascular disease.
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Coprescription of Triptans and SSRI-type Medications and the Serotonin Syndrome
A recent study provided reassurance that the use of triptan antimigraine medications with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants is safe.
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Autoimmune Encephalitis: Not Rare and Increasing
Detection of autoimmune encephalitis is increasing over time. According to the results from this population-based study, its prevalence and incidence are comparable to infectious encephalitis.