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Among 5 different alternatives for dealing with treatment-resistant depression in the elderly, the pragmatic OPTIMUM, sponsored by a patient association, found the greatest improvement and numerically highest rate of remission after 10 weeks with the addition of aripiprazole, reports the New England Journal of Medicine. Background In older adults with treatment-resistant depression, the question arises […]

In the multiple star system Kepler-444, there should be no planets at all. A close binary system of two dwarf stars came too close to the orange main star and once scattered the protoplanetary material from which planets could have formed. In fact, however, five companions orbit the 117  Kepler-444 – , light years from Earth, […]

The low-carb diet may help people with diabetes achieve better short-term weight loss and glucose control compared to a low-fat diet Effect of low-carb, high-fat diet without calorie restriction versus high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease non-alcoholic Abstract Background It is unclear whether a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (LCHF) is a […]

Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of Further implementing provisions of the decree-law ,  n. 19, converted, with amendments, by Law , n. 35, containing ‘Urgent measures to deal with  the emergency  epidemiological from COVID-19″, of the decree-law ,  n.  33,  converted, with modifications,  from  law  14  July  2020,  n.  74,  on […]

The analysis of lung function of 343 fetuses and newborns shows a clear association between respiratory rate and volume with extremely cold or extremely warm outside temperatures during pregnancy – but only in female infants. Background The influence of extreme perinatal outdoor temperatures on child health and lung function has been little studied. Design For […]

Ministry of Health Circular no. 51786 of Interventions in progress for the management of the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in the winter season 2022-2023 The European Commission, in the Communication of 1, recommends the transition from emergency management to sustainable management. With the end of the national health emergency defined by Legislative Decree no. 242, to […]

Milan, 20 Jan. (Adnkronos Health) – Shortage of antibiotics under the lens in the EU. The European Medicines Agency EMA, the European Commission and the Directors of Medicines Agencies (HMA), through the Executive Steering Group on Shortage and Safety of Medicines (MSSG), “are closely monitoring” the phenomenon “and responding to the current shortages affecting the […]

Dementia It is one of the main public health problems in the elderly population. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), currently about 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, and this number is expected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, reaching more than 130 million prevalent cases by 2050 [1]. Despite […]

Although Melanoma is the most serious skin cancer, most patients have a high probability of survival. New searches have now identified a subset of patients with early-stage disease who have a very low risk of death from the disease. In a cohort of 11,594 patients, the overall 7 -year melanoma death rate was 2.5%, but the risk […]

New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that the eyes may actually be the window to the soul or, at least, the way humans move their eyes can reveal valuable information about how they make decisions. The vigor of saccadic movements reflects the increase in decision variables during deliberation Highlights […]