Month: September 2023

Improving End-of-Life Care for Patients with Parkinson Disease

End-of-life care for patients with Parkinson Disease (PD) is a complex and challenging issue. In this retrospective analysis, researchers examined the in-hospital management and utilization of palliative care (PC) services for patients with PD at the end of life. They found that there are no widely accepted guidelines for managing symptoms in these patients. The […]

Published on September 6, 2023

Resistant starch supplement reduces liver triglycerides in people with fatty liver disease

Resistant starch is a nondigestible fiber that ferments in the large intestine, and consumption of it has previously been shown to have a positive effect on metabolism in animal studies. Now, a 4-month randomized controlled trial in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) indicates that daily intake of resistant starch can alter gut bacteria […]

Published on September 5, 2023

Global trends and prospects about synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer’s disease: a bibliometric analysis

Background and purposeIn recent years, synaptic plasticity disorders have been identified as one of the key pathogenic factors and the early pathological characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this study, we tried to use bibliometric analysis to gain a systematic understanding about synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer’s disease.MethodsWe extracted relevant publications from the Web of Science […]

Published on September 5, 2023