15/March/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

Here are top medical stories for today :

Dietary fiber intake to reduce risk of incident disabling dementia

A Japanese study published in Nutritional neuroscience reports dietary fiber intake, especially soluble fiber, was inversely associated with risk of disabling dementia in a general Japanese population. What is this dietary fibre? Fibre is the type of a carbohydrate that helps keep our digestive systems healthy. The inverse association was more evident for soluble fiber intake and was confined to dementia without a history of stroke. As for fiber-containing foods, potatoes, but not vegetables or fruits, showed a similar association.

Atrial fibrillation and stress have bidirectional relationship

Stress has been linked with poor health outcomes, though the exact mechanism remains poorly defined. Psychological stress is recognized as a contributing factor in atrial fibrillation (AFib), both in initiation and heightening of AFib. The diagnosis of AFib is often associated with increased anxiety, psychological distress and suicidal ideation. In a review paper published today in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, potential mechanisms linking stress and AFib and the possible use of stress reduction in AFib management are explored.

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Atrial fibrillation and stress have bidirectional relationship, finds study

Green Tea fails to Prevent recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas

Green tea has long been linked with positive health outcomes. It contains antioxidants that may help to prevent DNA damage caused by free radicals, and this is why some people think that tea can help to prevent or cure cancer. However, in a recent study, researchers reported that green tea extract (GTE) does not protect against colorectal adenoma recurrence. The study findings were published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology on February 25, 2022.

Prevention of colorectal adenomas (CA) is likely to prevent colorectal cancer (CRC). Preclinical and small clinical trials suggest that epigallocatechingallate (EGCG), a major polyphenol in green tea, has a good safety profile and antineoplastic effects in the large bowel. However, larger studies exploring the effect of GTE in CA are rare. Therefore, Dr Thomas Seufferlein and his team conducted a study to examine the effect of EGCG on the recurrence of CA.

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Green Tea fails to Prevent recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas

Low birth weight boys more likely to have prediabetes during adolescence

Prediabetes is more likely to occur in adolescent boys with low birth weight, according to a recent study published in Clinical Obesity.

Prediabetes is increasingly affecting children and young adults in the United States. A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that around one in five adolescents (ages 12–18) and one in four young adults (ages 19–34) in the U.S. are now living with prediabetes.

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Low birth weight boys more likely to have prediabetes during adolescence: Study

BP control in early premenopausal women, a problem   

A new report points out the gaps in the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in premenopausal women. It was found that lack of awareness of their hypertension in 23%, ineffective treatment in 34% and lack of healthcare access in 43%; was one of the major risk factors in them. Raising awareness, empowering women, and delivery of guideline-concordant care will help premenopausal women gain control of their blood pressure.