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Macular retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness appears to be a useful prognostic biomarker of long-term cognitive decline in older adults, a study from Korea has found.

Administration of ampicillin/sulbactam, piperacillin/tazobactam, and ertapenem via intravenous push (IVP) results in better times to initiation of empiric, first-dose antibiotics in the emergency department, (ED) without increasing the incidence of adverse events (AEs), a study has shown.

Even a single course of antibiotics introduced during the development of the gut fungal microbiota (ie, mycobiota) in infants may alter fungal gut composition, a study from Finland suggests.

Among patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis, the presence of excessive leaflet calcification plus calcified raphe alongside BAV (EC-BAV) significantly aggravates the risk of device failure following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to a recent study.

A recent randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study from New Zealand showed no significant benefit of probiotics on stress levels of undergraduate students.

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a catechin that is most potent and abundant in tea, is a potential skin care solution in patients receiving radiotherapy, with a phase II study showing that it helps reduce the incidence and severity of radiation-induced dermatitis.