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Sweetened Drinks Linked to Increased Risk of Mortality
Risk of CVD-related, CHD-related, all-cause mortality up for highest versus lowest quartile of intake
Altered Neural Responses in Memory Processing in T1DM
Significantly stronger neural responses in superior parietal cortices during memory encoding in T1DM
No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma
MRI had lower health benefit and higher cost compared with no follow-up after normal CT findings
Reduced Cortical Thickness ID’d in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Female OSA patients had multiple regions of reduced cortical thickness in superior frontal lobe
Hep C Compounds Alcoholism’s Effect on Brain Volume
Deleterious effect of alcohol dependence on frontal cortical volumes also compounded by drug use
Gut Bacteria May Be Tied to Brain Dysfunction From Sepsis
Presence of bacteria is associated with higher neuroinflammatory markers in mice, humans
Review: Virtual Reality Distracts From Pain of Medical Procedures
VR effective for reducing pain and distress of even extremely painful procedures
Drug Copayments Often Exceed Prescription Drug Costs
Overpayments affect 23 percent of all prescriptions; more common with generic drugs
High Midlife Cardio Fitness May Ward Off Dementia in Women
Research shows high fitness at midlife delayed age of dementia onset by almost 10 years
Zika-Tied Birth Defects in 7 Percent of Infected Pregnant Women
Defects occurred more frequently when Zika virus infection occurred in the first trimester
