Diminished age-related decline of the amygdala in long-term meditation practitioners
1. Increasing age is associated with decrease in brain tissue, reduced volume of the amygdala, and cognitive decline 2. Regular...
Efruxifermin an effective and safe treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
1. Efruxifermin was an effective and safe treatment found to significantly reduce hepatic fat fraction in order to treat nonalcoholic...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 12, 2021
Pregnancy risk by frequency and timing of unprotected intercourse before intrauterine device placement for emergency contraception 1. Probability of pregnancy...
Indigenous mothers in Canada often forced to long-distance travel to give birth
1. More Indigenous mothers travelled 200km or more to give birth compared to non-Indigenous mothers based on proximity to birthing...
Postpartum mental illness increased in frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Clinical visits for postpartum mental health illness increased in the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic comparatively to...
Caregiver-reported health-related quality of life of New Zealand children born very and extremely preterm
1. Caregivers reported good health related quality of life of New Zealand children despite their shorter gestational periods 2. Neurodevelopmental...
Association between well-being and compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures by healthcare professionals
1. Healthcare providers were found to have higher compliance with COVID-19 preventative measures and had more positive attitudes towards their...
Cognitive outcomes in children of pregnant women with epilepsy
Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) 1. There were no language ability differences among 2-year-old children of women taking epileptic medication...
Ibrutinib plus Venetoclax show promising results for first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) 1. Combination therapy of Ibrutinib and Venetoclax may be successful first-line treatments for patients with...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 14, 2021
Postpartum mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study 1. Clinical visits for postpartum mental health illness...