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Gastric balloons-silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach-can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect eventually can wear off as the stomach becomes used to the sensation of fullness. To overcome that limitation, MIT engineers have designed a new type of gastric […]
USA: The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released a new Clinical Practice Update (CPU) focusing on the role of diet and nutritional therapies in the management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The expert review, published in Gastroenterology Journal, addresses the critical relationship between nutrition and IBD, emphasizing the identification and management of malnutrition, a common […]
New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals that fructose, a sweetener prevalent in ultra-processed foods, indirectly promotes tumor growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. Published in Nature, the study shows that while fructose does not directly fuel tumors, the liver metabolizes it into lipids that cancer cells need […]
A signal that the body adds to an mRNA can disrupt placental development and lead to fetal growth restriction (FGR). In this condition, a fetus is smaller than expected for its age during pregnancy and complications such as feeding difficulties, jaundice, and stillbirth can result. A molecule called STM2457 reversed most of the effects in […]
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the formation of a state-level advisory board for de-addiction and rehabilitation. This decision was made during a state-level workshop on Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition and De-addiction held on Wednesday. According to an ANI report, addressing a day-long state-level workshop on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition and […]
Children of mothers who took certain antiseizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study was published in JAMA Neurology. “Controlling seizures during pregnancy is an important part of prenatal care for women with epilepsy, but […]
India: Data from the National Family Health Survey in India indicate higher risks of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children born via C-section compared to those delivered vaginally. The analysis, which included 200,794 births, also found an increased likelihood of neonatal mortality in C-section births. Additionally, children born to mothers with third or higher-order pregnancies […]
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the alarming spread of synthetic drugs across Haryana, Punjab, and neighboring regions. This directive was issued by a bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjay Vashisth during the resumed hearing […]
Postpartum pain is common, with 75–97% of women reporting perineal pain within one day of giving birth, and as high as 90% of those women reporting that the pain impedes their ability to carry out daily activities and care for their newborns. Uncontrolled postpartum pain has been associated with significant adverse outcomes, such as difficulties […]
Hair loss significantly impacts patients’ quality of life, and it may be nonscarring or scarring. Etiologically, hair loss may be hereditary (androgenetic alopecia [AGA]); related to age; congenital (hair shaft disorders); traction induced; inflammatory (primary scarring alopecia); autoimmune (alopecia areata); or secondary to medical, surgical, or emotional stressors (telogen effluvium), infection (tinea capitis), and certain […]