Sharon Smith

Optimal sleep duration is tied to better cognition and a lower risk for dementia in adults with focal epilepsy than in healthy individuals, new research shows. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/optimal-sleep-may-lower-dementia-risk-focal-epilepsy-2026a1000fjr?src=rss

In patients with severe obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery was linked to a lower risk for inflammatory bowel disease within 3 years but a higher risk over longer follow-up. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-bariatric-surgery-shapes-ibd-risk-over-time-obesity-2026a1000fjj?src=rss

Remote rehabilitation programs improve mobility, balance, and quality of life after stroke, with added benefits in adherence and patient satisfaction. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/telerehabilitation-may-support-stroke-recovery-home-2026a1000fe9?src=rss

Daily supplementation with pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucT after weight loss leads to less weight regain than placebo in adults with overweight or obesity. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-gut-bacterium-supplement-lead-less-weight-regain-2026a1000fdy?src=rss

Researchers randomly assign more than 100,000 adults without CRC to receive once-only sigmoidoscopy screening or no screening between 1999 and 2001. Here’s what they find. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sigmoidoscopy-cuts-colorectal-cancer-risk-men-2026a1000f7b?src=rss

A phase 3 trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of nilotinib with pegylated interferon alfa-2a in patients with newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/combo-therapy-boosts-early-cml-response-not-long-term-2026a1000f6z?src=rss