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New PET tracer delivers high-quality images of brain inflammation activity

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A newly developed PET radiotracer has shown the ability to produce high-quality images of real-time brain inflammation, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting and published as a supplement in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

PET imaging links brain inflammation to speech disorder and Parkinson-like syndrome

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A novel PET imaging approach has revealed distinct patterns of brain inflammation in patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS), a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects speech planning. These findings provide new insight into how neuroinflammation and tau pathology may drive disease progression in PAOS, opening potential avenues for earlier diagnosis and targeted treatments.

Hydrops MRI accurately differentiates Meniere disease and vestibular migraine

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The combination of cochlear endolymphatic hydrops (CEH) and vestibular endolymphatic hydrops (VEH) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately diagnoses Meniere disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM), according to a study published online May 13 in Frontiers in Neurology.

Trader Joe’s recalls garlic cheese curds due to listeria risk

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A cheese sold at Trader Joe’s has been recalled due to listeria contamination.

Deep sleep and daytime control key to nocturnal enuresis management, finds study

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Specific factors, including deep sleep and daytime urinary control, are associated with treatment-responsive nocturnal enuresis among children, according to a study published online April 23 in BMC Pediatrics.

How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

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A powerful heat dome is trapping scorching air and humidity across the Eastern U.S., bringing life‑threatening conditions through midweek.

Ecnoglutide yields superior, sustained reduction in body weight: Study

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For adults with obesity or overweight without diabetes, the novel cyclic adenosine monophosphate-biased glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist known as ecnoglutide yields a superior and sustained reduction in body weight versus placebo, according to a study published online June 21 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

Capsular tension ring implantation linked to improved intraocular lens stability

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Capsular tension ring (CTR) implantation is associated with improved stability of the intraocular lens (IOL), according to a review published online June 12 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

COVID-19 wastewater surveillance accurately predicts community infections

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Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, a University of Minnesota research team has demonstrated that measuring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater continues to accurately predict COVID-19 infections in a community.

Simple nasal swab test could cut costly virus screenings in high-risk settings

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The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

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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

New PET tracer delivers high-quality images of brain inflammation activity

PET imaging links brain inflammation to speech disorder and Parkinson-like syndrome

Hydrops MRI accurately differentiates Meniere disease and vestibular migraine

Trader Joe’s recalls garlic cheese curds due to listeria risk

Deep sleep and daytime control key to nocturnal enuresis management, finds study

How to identify a victim of heat exhaustion or heat stroke

Ecnoglutide yields superior, sustained reduction in body weight: Study

Capsular tension ring implantation linked to improved intraocular lens stability

COVID-19 wastewater surveillance accurately predicts community infections

Simple nasal swab test could cut costly virus screenings in high-risk settings

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