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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
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
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
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
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
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
Cannabidiol from marijuana might help prevent epilepsy seizures

Cannabidiol May Help in the Treatment of Epilepsy

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However, research is hindered by laws that limit access to marijuana
For adults with birch pollen-induced allergic rhinitis

Sublingual Birch Pollen Preparation Improves Allergy

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Improvement in symptom scores for all treatment groups, with best response for highest dose
Various dermatological adverse events may occur after acupuncture

Various Dermatoses May Occur After Acupuncture

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Most common adverse event is infectious skin disease, such as atypical mycobacterial infection
For adults with severe anorexia nervosa

Elevated Liver Enzymes Common in Severe Anorexia Nervosa

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Elevated AST, ALT linked to lower BMI, development of hypoglycemia, hypophosphatemia