Medicine & Health

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12-Jan-2025

Precision medicine advances in treating cerebral vascular malformations: Insights into pathogenesis and therapy

Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking review highlights significant advancements in the understanding and treatment of cerebral vascular malformations (CVMs), emphasizing the potential of precision medicine. Integrating genetic, molecular, and imaging insights, the study redefines therapeutic strategies for these life-altering neurological conditions.

Journal

MedComm

12-Jan-2025

NUS Medicine study: Brain connectome phenotype linked to cerebrovascular disease can track cognitive decline

National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have uncovered novel insights into how brain function disruptions related to cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) interact with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology to impact neurodegeneration and cognition in older adults.

Journal

Alzheimer s & Dementia

12-Jan-2025

Financial incentives found to help people quit smoking, including during pregnancy

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rewards and financial incentives are successful methods to help people quit smoking, according to a new Cochrane review co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health and health policy researcher. For the first time, the researchers also found “high-certainty evidence” that this intervention works for pregnant people as well.

Journal

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

12-Jan-2025

Rewards and financial incentives successfully help people to give up smoking

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Offering rewards helps people to stop smoking, with success rates continuing long after incentives have stopped.