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  • A large clinical trial in the US has found that omega-3 supplements will not slow cognitive decline in older people, debunking earlier research that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health. The paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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  • Researchers from University of Southern California have revealed that if your brain gets a chance to learn from its mistakes, it will turn failures in life into positive experiences. The paper is published in the journal Nature Communications.

  • Finasteride and Dutasteride are in the family of drugs known as 5alpha-reductase inhibitors (5A-RIs). They are often prescribed for the treatment of male pattern hair loss, known as alopecia, and benign prostate enlargement (BPH). A new study has revealed that these commonly prescribed medicines may lead to adverse sexual side effects such as loss of libido or erectile dysfunction. The study  appear online in Endocrine Reviews and Metabolic Disorders.

  • A 40 to 80 day treatment with the antiparasitic medication benznidazole significantly reduced parasite activity in the blood, but not progression, of serious heart problems over a 5-year period among patients with established Chagas disease (CD) cardiomyopathy, results of the BENEFIT trial show.

  • A new study has now revealed that obesity leads to a stiffening of the meshwork material that surrounds fat cells in the breast, called the extracellular matrix, and these biomechanical changes creates the right conditions for the growth of tumors. The findings are published in Science Translational Medicine.

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