Recent studies and announcements, explained with the same rigor as our analyses: sources, context, and the limitations of the data.
An overview of 21 reviews identifies associations between diet, lifestyle and endometrial cancer, without demonstrating a causal protective effect.
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A review of seven studies reports no increase in hospitalizations or mortality during Ramadan. It does not establish safety for everyone.
A review of 11 studies links premenstrual symptoms to poorer well-being among female health sciences students, without establishing causation.
A meta-analysis of 27 studies suggests that exercise training improves walking economy, with less conclusive results after a stroke.
A trial involving 102 pregnant women suggests psychological benefits from haptonomy. The available abstract does not allow their magnitude to be assessed.
A preclinical review finds reduced reward-related behaviors with GLP-1, without demonstrating psychiatric benefits in humans.
A review of 11 studies suggests that training targeting the weaker leg reduces asymmetries more consistently, but results remain heterogeneous.
A systematic review of human studies finds no consistent alteration in metallothioneins associated with autism.
A systematic review examines treatments for tension-type headaches. Differences between trials limit comparisons and the scope of the conclusions.
A pilot trial compares online and in-person exercise in 35 adults aged 60 or older. Dropouts remain a challenge in both formats.
In 20 trained freedivers, seven days of creatine appear to improve breath-hold cycling performance. The size of the benefit remains unknown from the abstract.
A review of 27 studies suggests that hearing interventions offer good economic value after 60, despite methodological limitations.
In 30 participants with patellofemoral pain, squats with hip adduction appear to reduce pain more than standard squats after eight weeks.
A review of 33 trials in patients with cancer reports encouraging findings on well-being, but does not allow the benefit to be quantified.
A randomised trial involving 68 adults suggests benefits of telerehabilitation for the impact of fibromyalgia and sleep, without specifying the practical magnitude of those benefits.
A Chinese randomised trial reports improvements in several markers in patients at risk of kidney disease. The clinical benefit remains to be established.
A review of nine trials on medical cannabis and insomnia finds uncertain sleep benefits and a possible increase in adverse effects.
In 90 patients after a heart attack, adding evolocumab to atorvastatin lowered LDL further, without demonstrating a clinical benefit in this trial.
A meta-analysis of 34 trials finds a modest rise in VEGF and an increased risk of peripheral edema, without resolving long-term safety questions.
Eight women describe their experience of medically supervised fasting. This qualitative study does not establish a fertility benefit.
