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Neurology

Most patients with Down’s syndrome will have dementia at the time of death

Dementia is the proximate cause of death in 70% of older adults with Down’s syndrome, show findings from a large community-based study published in JAMA Neurology.

Oncology

Lung cancer screening benefits increase over time

The Multicentric Italian Lung Detection study findings indicate that extending lung cancer screening beyond 5 years boosts the survival benefits associated with early disease detection.

Ophthalmology

Intravitreal injection linked to substantial temporary blood pressure increase

Patients undergoing intravitreal injections with anti–vascular endothelial growth factor agents can experience substantial transient increases in systolic blood pressure, Swiss researchers report.

Respiratory

Monocyte counts could predict IPF outcome

Elevated monocyte counts are associated with poor outcomes among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, suggest study findings published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Rheumatology

RA flare rates unaffected by tapering strategy

Rheumatoid arthritis flare rates are similar regardless of which drug type is tapered first after achievement of disease control during conventional synthetic DMARD and tumor necrosis factor inhibitor combination therapy, research shows.

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18-04-2019 | Diabetes | News | Article

Study bolsters evidence for 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor link to type 2 diabetes

Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia undergoing long-term treatment with 5α-reductase inhibitors are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those receiving the α-blocker tamsulosin, population-based study data show.

18-04-2019 | Rheumatology | News | Article

Statins may have some benefits in patients with RA

Findings from the TRACE RA trial suggest that atorvastatin has a favorable safety profile and may reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

18-04-2019 | Diabetes | News | Article

Study highlights ‘immaturity’ of diabetes self-management apps

A large proportion of mobile apps for self-management of blood glucose do not provide real-time decision support for users with type 2 diabetes, researchers report.

18-04-2019 | Oncology | News | Article

68Ga-PSMA-11 PET shows ‘high accuracy’ for localizing recurrent prostate cancer

Positron emission tomography using ⁶⁸gallium-labeled ligands of the prostate-specific membrane antigen is accurate, reproducible, and safe in localizing biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, according to the results of a prospective trial.

17-04-2019 | Oncology | News | Article

Conflicting data reported on immunotherapy benefit for older NSCLC patients

The overall survival benefit of immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer is unclear according to two studies with contradictory results presented at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

17-04-2019 | Diabetes | News | Article

SONAR results support atrasentan for preserving renal function in type 2 diabetes

The endothelin receptor antagonist atrasentan may reduce the risk for kidney disease progression among certain high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, indicate findings from the SONAR trial.

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