Many With Postconcussion Syndrome Don’t Recover
Only 27 percent of population recovered; 67 percent of those who recovered did so in first year
Strategies ID’d for Integration of Nurse Practitioners Into ICUs
Successful integration requires strategic planning to define their role, develop program for training
Sleep Disturbance Linked to Esophageal Hypersensitivity
Patients with sleep disturbance have enhanced heartburn perception to capsaicin infusion
Functionally ID’d Variants in HNF1A Linked to Diabetes Risk
Functionally characterized variants that reduce HNF-1A transcriptional activity strongly linked to diabetes
Study Explores Factors Linked to Successful Peanut OFC
Higher odds of successful oral food challenge with early introduction, white race, advancing age
Review: Methodological Limitations for OSCC Biomarkers
Limitations include lack of methodological criteria within studies, lack of consensus on marker choices
DASH Diet Reduces Serum Uric Acid in Prehypertension
Greatest decrease in those with hyperuricemia; increasing sodium intake linked to drop in serum UA
Multimodal Breast Cancer Tx May Up Cytokines, Comorbidities
Breast cancer survivors treated with multimodalities have greater burden of comorbid conditions
RSNA: Sleep Deprivation Appears to Affect Heart Function
Small study finds lack of sleep affects blood pressure, heart rate in healthy volunteers
Three Low-Carb Meals a Day Can Lower Insulin Resistance
However, pre-meal exercising not helpful in reducing evening blood glucose levels
