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An intermittent fasting plan consisting of 2 nonconsecutive fasting days and 5 days of habitual intake and meal replacement diet (5:2 MR) helps keep a lid on blood sugar and promote weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity and early type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to the results of the open-label EARLY* study from China.

Body size appears to have an impact on the prognostic outcomes in patients with cancer, reveals a study. Both hand grip strength (HGS) and subcutaneous fat affect the influence BMI has on such prognosis.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who experience social isolation and loneliness may be at increased risk of diabetic microvascular complications (DMCs), as suggested in a study.

The use of the alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists (alpha-blockers) terazosin, doxazosin, and alfuzosin—medications for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)—may help reduce the incidence of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) in men, as suggested in a study.