15/February/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

Here are today's top medical stories

 A short Mindfulness practice Can Improve biomarkers of stress and inflammation

Meditation has provided growing evidence about its benefits on health. Several studies suggests that Mindfulness meditation may have positive psychological and health effects in both clinical and nonclinical populations.

A recent study added further value by highlighting the positive impact of mindfulness practice on biomarkers of stress and inflammation in promoting psychological well-being through a decrease in perceived stress and anxiety levels and an increase in awareness. The study findings were published in the Psychoneuroendocrinology concluded that a mindfulness retreat may be effective in improving physical and mental health. 

Saffron may modulate inflammatory pathways of Diabetes and reduce diabetic complications

Diabetes complications are reported from time to time and it is a serious threat when uncontrolled causing several chronic diseases. A recent study in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews suggests that saffron can modulate inflammatory pathways in patients with diabetes and its mechanism inturnmay help halt the progression of diabetes and its related complications.

Selection of cast and wrought-wire clasps for removable partial dentures: Guideline

Use of dentures are growing with awareness of growing oral health. Dentures usually consist of replacement teeth attached to pink or gum-colored plastic bases. A partial denture may have a metal framework and clasps that connect to your teeth, or they can have other connectors that are more natural looking. Recent guidelines have suggested that combinations of clasp material and undercuts that would exert the maximum retentive force without deformation were the most effective, as published in the International Dental Journal. 

Renalase a Novel Biomarker For Diagnosing Renal Injury Due To Blunt Renal Trauma  

Kidneys are the most frequently injured organ in the genitourinary system, but there is no specific biological marker for this trauma. In the Journal of Pediatric Urology, researchers have suggested that renalase levels might be a useful biomarker for the diagnosis of renal injury due to blunt renal trauma.

The authors concluded, a definitive diagnosis of traumatic renal injury in children is made with contrast-enhanced computed tomography. It is reported for the first time that renalase levels may be useful as a biomarker for the diagnosis of renal injury due to blunt renal trauma.