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Most children with type 1 diabetes don't need a yearly exam for diabetic retinopathy until age 15

Delayed Diabetic Retinopathy Screening May Be OK in T1DM

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Yearly exams for most with T1DM can wait until 5 years after diagnosis or age 15, whichever is later
Consuming more fish may reduce risk of depression

Higher Fish Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Depression

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Association greater among men than women
Intestinal microbiomes might help determine not only body fat levels

Gut Microbiome May Play Role in BMI, HDL Cholesterol Levels

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But more research needed to understand how different bacteria affect risk factors for heart disease
Hundreds of clinics across the United States are offering unapproved stem cell treatments for conditions from hair loss to heart failure and Alzheimer's disease

Unlicensed Stem Cell Clinics Operating in the United States

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FDA has no authority over procedures using adipose-derived stem cells
Researchers report that measuring serum levels of sphingolipids might one day help identify women at high risk for migraines. The findings were published online Sept. 9 in Neurology.

Sphingolipid Levels ID Women at Risk for Episodic Migraine

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Every standard deviation increase in ceramide levels tied to ~92 percent lower risk of migraine
Childhood cancer survivors who have had one stroke are at high risk for having another

Childhood CA Survivors Who Have Stroke at Higher Risk of Second

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Rate is double that of people without cancer who've lived through one stroke
New research suggests that short bouts of high-intensity exercise could help reverse some early cardiac  structure and function changes in patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings were published online Sept. 9 in Diabetologia.

Short, Intense Workouts Offer CV Benefits for T2DM Patients

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Intermittent high-intensity exercise might also improve diabetes control, researchers say
Additional data supports daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative gay men at high risk for infection. The findings were reported online Sept. 9 in The Lancet.

Supportive Evidence for Daily PrEP Curbing HIV Transmission

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This preventive treatment should be routinely offered to gay men at high risk, researchers say
Higher levels of melatonin are linked to a lower incidence of multiple sclerosis relapses during the darker months of fall and winter

Melatonin May Play a Role in Seasonal MS Relapses

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Melatonin improves symptoms in mice and reduces levels of specific T cells
An online educational program aims to help physicians get back to work and reduce the nation's physician shortage

Physician Re-Entry Program Set to Redress Physician Shortage

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Program open to physicians of any specialty who complete an intensive online curriculum