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Cigarette smoking may increase the risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM), and such risk remains significantly elevated among former smokers until 15 years post-cessation, reveals a recent study.

Old age (>65 years) is independently associated with a higher probability of death among ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, a study has found.

A longitudinal pilot study by the Chinese University of Hong (CUHK) and Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China, used electrical impedance myography (EIM) and surface electromyography (sEMG) to demonstrate that functional electrical stimulation (FES)–assisted cycling training improves lower limb function in chronic stroke survivors through increasing muscle impedance properties, improving muscle activation capacity, and allowing better muscle coordination during ankle joint movements.

A novel wearable glove device provides visual and acoustic guidance that can help nonhealthcare professionals effectively perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a recent study.

Treatment with icosapent ethyl did not reduce the rate of hospitalization or mortality among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to results of the PREPARE IT-2* trial presented at AHA 2021.

Boys who adhere to a diet rich in animal protein in middle childhood are less likely to externalize problems and become aggressive during adolescence, while adherence to the traditional/starch dietary pattern is associated with attention problems among girls, according to a study in Colombia.