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People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without these risk factors, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)in Australia have found a new way to predict a subset of patients who are likely to become resistant to PARP inhibitors (PARPi), a key therapy used to treat ovarian and breast cancers in Australia.

Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, muscle-invasive disease, according to an editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Elderly people who have symptoms of depression and moderate or severe joint pain tend to show faster cognitive decline, especially in the area of memory. This was shown by a study published in the journal Aging & Mental Health.

A study conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil has concluded that the use of monochromatic infrared light in conjunction with conventional physical therapy is a promising alternative for the treatment of peripheral diabetic neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that most often affects the legs and feet, and one of the most frequent, insidious and incapacitating complications of diabetes.

A University of Otago-led study has found a highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offering new possibilities for treatment.

A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids—medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain—increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were frail or had kidney disease.

Regular, self-reported symptom screening was associated with reduced symptom burden when compared with usual care for pediatric patients with cancer, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

Researchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues have identified a mechanism involved in the formation of mucus plugs in asthma. Mucus plugs are thick, sticky accumulations of mucus that can form in asthma patients resulting in the blockage of airways. The researchers identified a protein involved in the generation of pathologic mucus present in plugs, which is a prominent feature of the disease in patients with type 2 inflammatory asthma.

The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million—over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in