Hormone therapy was found effective in reducing insulin resistance in menopausal women
A new meta-analysis presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society suggests that hormone therapy could significantly benefit menopausal women by reducing insulin resistance 
Cardiovascular disease pathways associated with psoriasis, but not other immune-mediated diseases
A genetic connection between cardiovascular disease and psoriasis highlights shared inflammatory pathways, emphasizing the need for cardiovascular monitoring.
New biopsy technique reduces infection risk in prostate cancer detection
A multi-institutional clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches.
Study links diabetes drugs to lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease
A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the September 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Extended estrogen suppression treatment found safe for postmenopausal breast cancer patients
New evidence shows that extended estrogen suppression treatment using an aromatase inhibitors for hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal breast cancer is safe; it does not increase the risk of coronary artery calcification, a sign of active coronary atherosclerosis, as some prior studies had indicated.
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