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TOPLINE: Conflicts of interests in rheumatology research — particularly for clinical trials — are often incorrectly reported, according to a new analysis. METHODOLOGY: Researchers reviewed the first 50 clinical research reports, reviews, and editorials published in 2019 by Arthritis & Rheumatology, Arthritis Care & Research, and Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism. They cross-checked disclosures from the first, second, and last […]

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers determined the association between regular physical exercise based on virtual reality (VR) and the development of depression and anxiety symptoms among hemodialysis (HD) patients. Study: Impact of virtual reality exercises on anxiety and depression in hemodialysis. Image Credit: OleksandrKhmelevskyi/Shutterstock.com Background Anxiety is a common psychiatric symptom in individuals suffering from end-stage […]

The thymus gland—which produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood— is often regarded as nonfunctional in adults, and it’s sometimes removed during cardiac surgery for easier access to the heart and major blood vessels. New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and published in the New England Journal of Medicine has uncovered evidence that the […]

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers used next-generation exome-wide sequencing to identify any association between treatment-resistant depression and uncommon functional genetic alleles. The results elucidated five genes that depicted excess variant copies at the exome-wide level. These genes are responsible for a broad spectrum of functions, including transcriptional regulation and immune response. These findings support […]

Reviewers’ Notes Patients who live in less affluent neighborhoods and those from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates. Further, the research shows that Black people are more likely than white people to be diagnosed […]

A new study looked at the effects of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) on cancer risk. Researchers tracked the daily vigorous activity of 22,398 non-exercisers using data from wrist-worn accelerometers and monitored their health records for cancer for almost 7 years. Compared with no VIPLA, 4.5 minutes of VILPA a day accrued through 1-minute bursts of activity was associated […]