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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has the potential to resolve metabolic syndrome in adult patients, according to data from the TREATOSA-MS study.

Treatment with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) appears to produce marked reductions in the volume of benign cystic thyroid nodules, with the reduction evident at 6 months post-treatment and stable over time, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Low platelet counts, along with low levels of interleukin (IL)-15 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), seem to be good prognostic indicators of metastatic disease in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a recent study has found.

The visceral fat area (VFA) index and visceral fat density (VFD) are independently related to the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study. However, the VFD appears to have a stronger link to the incidence of NAFLD than the VFA index.

Supplementation with vitamin D, particularly at the lower dosage of 600 IU/day, appears to confer positive effects on high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and total cholesterol, with significant changes persisting after the supplementation period, a study has shown.

Adherence to medium-dose spice diet (MSD) for 4 weeks results in a reduction of fasting plasma interleukin (IL)-6 and postprandial plasma IL-11β, IL-8, and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) as well as changes in monocyte function in adults at risk of cardiometabolic disease, a study has shown.