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Some patients could use special eye drops instead of reading glasses as they age, researcher says

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Everybody develops presbyopia as they age—a difficulty in focusing on near objects and text—and often must resort to reading glasses. However, the solution might be as simple as using special eye drops two or three times a day.

Patients who had cataracts removed or eyesight corrected with a new type of lens have good vision over all distances

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Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and far, and often no longer need spectacles for reading.

Study finds AR/VR sports games boost mental health and social connection

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Physical sports have long been known to help with anxiety and mental health. But can augmented and virtual reality sports games improve psychological well-being and reduce loneliness? Researchers at Michigan State University’s Department of Kinesiology say yes.

AI can spot which patients need treatment to prevent vision loss in young adults

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Researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict which patients need treatment to stabilize their corneas and preserve their eyesight, in a study presented at the 43rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).

Half of people stop taking popular weight-loss drug within a year, study finds

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The new class of anti-obesity drugs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), is proving remarkably effective at helping individuals lose weight. However, a new population-wide study presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Vienna (15–19 Sept) finds that half of adults without diabetes who start taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide in Denmark discontinue treatment within a year.

Study shows smoking increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of its characteristics

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The characteristics of type 2 diabetes vary from patient to patient and it has been proposed that the condition is made up of four subtypes. Now, new research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) shows that smoking increases the risk of the condition, regardless of subtype.

Links between diabetes and depression are similar across Europe, study of over-50s in 18 countries finds

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The relative increase in odds of an individual with diabetes developing severe symptoms of depression—and vice versa—is the same, regardless of where they live, a study of over-50s in 18 countries in Europe presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15–19 September) has found.

Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they’re making people sick.

What is the ‘kissing bug’ disease, and should Texans be worried?

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Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 million people worldwide, mostly in Latin America, the disease should now be considered endemic or regularly occurring in the United States, according to a new report.

2010 to 2019 saw global decline in noncommunicable disease mortality

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Noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality decreased in most countries around the world from 2010 to 2019, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in The Lancet.

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Some patients could use special eye drops instead of reading glasses as they age, researcher says

Patients who had cataracts removed or eyesight corrected with a new type of lens have good vision over all distances

Study finds AR/VR sports games boost mental health and social connection

AI can spot which patients need treatment to prevent vision loss in young adults

Half of people stop taking popular weight-loss drug within a year, study finds

Study shows smoking increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of its characteristics

Links between diabetes and depression are similar across Europe, study of over-50s in 18 countries finds

Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

What is the ‘kissing bug’ disease, and should Texans be worried?

2010 to 2019 saw global decline in noncommunicable disease mortality

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