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Nonmetastatic breast cancer survivors who are genetically predisposed to having an excess body weight appear to be at increased risk of mortality, as shown in a study.

Treatment with simvastatin does not appear to reduce the recurrence of pancreatitis when compared with placebo, according to interim data from a study.

Maternal overweight/obesity (OW) can alter the composition of human milk (HM) and affect infant milk intake, suggests a study.

Higher scores in healthful dietary patterns can help reduce the risk of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), while healthful plant-based diet index (HPDI) is inversely associated with the risks of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic neuropathy (DN), a study has shown.

Increased levels of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), including n-3 PUFAs (docosahexaenoic [DHA] and the non-DHA components) and n-6 PUFAs (linoleic acid [LA] but not the non-LA components), appear to promote healthy ageing, potentially slowing down the biological ageing process, suggests a recent study.

A multi-species synbiotic preparation appears to improve outcomes in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and high cardiovascular risk, according to a study.

In addition to improving glycaemic control, the use of SGLT2 inhibitors also appears to reduce mortality, hospitalization, cardiovascular events, and liver complications in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a study.