Sharon Smith

Nicotinamide supplementation confers a statistically significant risk reduction for melanoma in patients with a prior nonmelanoma skin cancer, a cohort study finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nicotinamide-linked-lower-melanoma-risk-patients-previous-2026a1000etj?src=rss

Migraine is linked to a 30% lower risk for dementia and a 42% lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease than not having migraine, a new cohort study shows. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/migraine-tied-lower-dementia-alzheimers-risk-2026a1000et8?src=rss

Researchers identify TNF driven injury pathways in brain death donors and test anti-TNF therapy to improve kidney graft quality before transplantation. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anti-tnf-may-reduce-kidney-injury-brain-death-donors-2026a1000enq?src=rss

Obesity and low muscle mass and/or cardiometabolic comorbidities impede physical functioning more than obesity alone in individuals with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/obesity-subtypes-predict-poor-physical-function-knee-oa-2026a1000enk?src=rss

Evidence on echinacea for the prevention or treatment of respiratory infections remains inconsistent, with product variability limiting clear clinical guidance. Medscape News Global source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/questions-persist-over-echinacea-preventing-colds-2026a1000enb?src=rss

A joke between researchers turned into the first structure 3D-printed inside a living cell, a precursor to building microscopic machines within cells. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-scientists-put-tiny-elephant-inside-living-cell-2026a1000egm?src=rss