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A new study analyzing data from the German Lung Emphysema Registry shows that after endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) for severe emphysema, women report greater improvements in quality of life and symptom scores compared to men, even though both sexes show similar physical lung function improvements.
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Researchers found that poor sleep in early midlife—such as longer sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and insomnia—is linked to unfavorable Alzheimer’s disease biomarker levels in the blood and brain scans taken 20 years later, suggesting sleep is a key modifiable risk factor for the disease.
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This study highlights the urgent need for international treatment guidelines for pediatric Cogan syndrome, a rare vasculitis, after presenting the case of a 4-year-old child who unexpectedly died despite treatment, with only about 50 cases and 2 previous deaths reported in children.
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