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E-Newsletter • August 2024 |
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Editor's E-Note
Those with low stress resilience, or difficulty coping with stress, are at greater risk for the development of psoriasis, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, published in The Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
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— Kate Jackson, editor |
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Stress Resilience Is Linked to Increased Risk of Psoriasis
Young adults who find it harder to cope with stress are more likely to develop psoriasis later in life. Low stress resilience when enlisting for military service involves a 31% higher risk of developing psoriasis compared with high stress resilience. This has been shown by a large register-based study at the University of Gothenburg.
The study is based on data from more than 1.6 million Swedish men who enlisted for military service between 1968 and 2005.
As part of the enlistment process, all the men underwent psychological assessment in accordance with the same strict template. Based on this assessment, the researchers divided up the data on the men’s stress resilience into three levels. One-fifth (20.4%) of those who enlisted were placed in the lowest group, and an additional fifth (21.5%) were placed in the highest group. More than one-half were therefore placed in the intermediate group. Data relating to the men was then cross-checked with other registers. The National Patient Register was used to obtain the diagnosis codes for psoriasis and the joint disease psoriatic arthritis.
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Surprising Benefit of Drugs for Enlarged Prostate
Recent research at the University of Iowa Health Care indicates that certain drugs used to treat an enlarged prostate may lower the risk of dementia with Lewy bodies and that they may prove to be useful in treating a range of neurodegenerative conditions.
Older Women Neglected by Research
Women are woefully out of the picture when it comes to medical research, particularly older women, with significant consequences for their well-being. KFF Health News reports on the research priorities for the future to ensure their health.
A Promising Parkinson’s Treatment
Time reports on a small study that may point to improved diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine, included work from researchers at the University of Texas, the Mayo Clinic, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Weight Loss Drugs May Reduce the Risk of Cancer
Popular weight loss drugs in the class known as glucagon-like peptide 1, such as Ozempic, reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open and reported in Newsweek. |
Guidance About Recovery
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Boosting Hand Hygiene
CenTrak, a leader in real-time location technology solutions, has launched Hand Hygiene, an advanced, cloud-based software application designed to combat the spread of health care-associated infections while optimizing clinical and operational efficiencies. It provides automated compliance reporting that can help meet the stringent requirements of the Joint Commission and the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization focused on health care safety. Learn more » |
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