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In healthy postmenopausal women, treatment with menaquinone-7 (MK-7) for 12 months leads to the reduction of undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) and the elevation of adiponectin, a recent study has found. In contrast, MK-7 exerts no notable effect on insulin resistance.

Access to liver transplantation suffers from a persistent and unacceptable gender gap, with female candidates on the wait list being much less likely to receive a transplant and facing a higher risk of dying than their male counterparts, according to an expert.

Cataract surgery is safe and does not confer an increased risk of developing late age-related macular degeneration over 10 years of follow-up, according to a study.

A liquid biopsy platform that utilizes protease biosensors can detect nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with pinpoint accuracy in both mice and humans.

Postoperative levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) often surpass defined cut-off values for myocardial infarction type 5 (MI-5; also known as peri-procedural MI), indicating the need to reassess current definitions, a recent study has found.

A moderate-intensity endurance and resistance exercise training programme results in better muscle performance, capillarization, and mitochondrial content in both asymptomatic and symptomatic statin users without exacerbating muscle complaints, a study has shown. In addition, exercise training may even improve quality of life in symptomatic statin users.

The virtual interactive Blended Quality Improvement (QI) Workshop is as effective as the face-to-face programme based on learner’s views and gains in healthcare QI knowledge after the workshop, according to a Singapore study.