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Low B12, Folate in Fathers Linked to Birth Defects ▫️The Importance of Adequate Vitamin B12 And Folate During Pregnancy For Preventing Birth Defects Is Well-Known, But A New Study Suggests Fathers May Also Need to Watch Their Levels of These Key Nutrients. ▫️The Research, Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Found That Low Concentrations of Vitamin B12 And Folate in Both Mothers And Fathers During Conception And Early Pregnancy Are Associated With A Higher Risk For Birth Defects in Their Offspring. @MedicalNoteBook

Doxycycline Offers No Benefit in Recurrent Miscarriage ▫️In A Placebo-Controlled Trial, Preconceptual Doxycycline Failed to Improve Cumulative Live Birth Rates, Ongoing Pregnancy Rates, or Time to Conception in Women With Recurrent Miscarriage And Chronic Endometritis (CE), As Defined by CD138-Positive Stromal Cells. ▫️It Was Published Online on August 20, 2026, in Human Reproduction. @MedicalNoteBook

Early Menopause Leaves Lasting Trace on Brain ▫️Women Who Reach Menopause Around Age 47 - 5 Years Earlier Than The Average Age of Onset - May Experience Accelerated Cognitive Decline, Earlier Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, And Faster Brain Aging, A New Study in JAMA Network Open Suggested. @MedicalNoteBook

Compound in Blueberries May Help Muscle Cells Burn Excess Fat ▫️Scientists in Japan Have Identified A Natural Compound Found in Blueberries, Grapes, And Other Berries That May Help Muscle Cells Burn Excess Fat Instead of Storing it. ▫️The Compound, Pterostilbene, Reduced Abnormal Fat Buildup in Cultured Mouse Muscle Cells by Boosting Fat Breakdown And Helping Stabilize A Key Protein Involved in Fatty Acid Metabolism. ▫️Pterostilbene Is A Naturally Occurring Polyphenol Found in Blueberries, Grapes, And Other Berries. ▫️The New Findings Were Published in Volume 83 of The Food Bioscience Journal On September 1, 2026. @MedicalNoteBook

Antiseizure Medications in Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk for Poor Fetal Growth ▫️In A Large Cohort Study, Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medication Was Associated With Poor Fetal Growth. The Risk Was Greatest With Polytherapy, Which Was Linked to A Lower Birth Weight Centile And Higher Risks For Small For Gestational Age (SGA), Severe SGA, And Low Birth Weight Compared With Monotherapy. ▫️It Was Published Online  in September 2026 in The Lancet Neurology. @MedicalNoteBook

High Blood Sugar May Help Cancer Cells Hide From The Immune System See More: Science Advances Saturated Fat Tied to Worse Survival After Prostate Cancer Link: JAMA Network Open Study Links Popular Weight-Loss Drugs to Increased Male Hair Loss Link @MedicalNoteBook

Mirabegron Shows Promise For Pediatric Bladder Dysfunction ▫️Most Children With Neurogenic And Non-Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction And Related Urologic or Bowel Conditions Who Received Mirabegron Experienced Improvement in Their Symptoms, With Generally Mild Side Effects That Resolved After Stopping The Drug. ▫️It Was Published Online on August 31 in The Journal of Pediatric Urology. @MedicalNoteBook

Increased Coffee Intake May Lower Liver Disease Risk ▫️A Higher Intake of Coffee Was Associated With dose-Dependent Reductions in The Risk For Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), And Liver-Related Mortality. ▫️Participants Consuming at Least Five Cups Daily Showed More Than 30% Lower Risk For Incident Cirrhosis, Nearly 50% Lower Risk For HCC, And Over 40% Lower Risk For Liver-Related Mortality Than Nondrinkers. ▫️It Was Published Online in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. @MedicalNoteBook

Researchers Found One Childhood Behavior Linked to Folic Acid Use Before Pregnancy ▫️Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Before Conception Was Associated With A 34% Lower Risk of Peer Relationship Problems Among Children Aged 2–8 Years. ▫️The Researchers Analyzed Data From The Mothers' And Their Children's Healthcare Experience Study, A Sub-Study of The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. ▫️The Analysis Included 646 Children Born to 563 Mothers From The 1989–95 Cohort of The Larger Study. Link: European Journal of Nutrition @MedicalNoteBook

Genetic Marker Links Popular Seizure Drug to Life-Threatening Reaction See More: JAMA Network Open A Simple At-Home Test Could Cut Colorectal Cancer Death Risk by 43% See More: JAMA Network Open Coffee’s Link to Parkinson’s Risk May Depend on How Your Body Handles Caffeine Link: Nature @MedicalNoteBook

Oral Antihistamines Ease Allergic Rhinitis Symptoms in Children ▫️Oral Antihistamines Appeared to Be Safe And Effective in Reducing Nasal Symptoms And Improving Quality of Life Compared With Placebo in Children With Allergic Rhinitis, But The Addition of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists to Antihistamine Therapy Did Not Provide Additional Benefits. ▫️The Study Was Published Online on August 14 in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. @MedicalNoteBook

FDA Approved First Oral Therapy for Dermatomyositis in Adults ▫️The US Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Has Approved Roivant Subsidiary Priovant’s Lisraya (Brepocitinib) 30mg For The Treatment of Adults With Dermatomyositis (DM). ▫️Lisraya Is A Pill Taken Once Daily. ▫️DM Is A Rare Systemic Autoimmune Disease Characterized by Progressive Muscle Weakness And Extensive, Painful, And Pruritic Skin Lesions. @MedicalNoteBook

FDA Approved Lilly's Mounjaro to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in T2D ▫️Eli Lilly's Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) Is Now FDA-Approved to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). ▫️Given As A Once-Weekly Subcutaneous Injection, Tirzepatide Is The First Dual GIP And GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Shown to Lower The Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cardiovascular Death in Those With T2D at High Risk For These Events. ▫️Lilly Also Markets Tirzepatide As Zepbound, Which Is Approved For Chronic Weight Management And Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults. @MedicalNewsToday

FDA Approved Rusfertide For Polycythemia Vera ▫️Japan’s Largest Drugmaker Takeda Announced That The US Food And Drug Administration (FDA) Has Approved The New Drug Application (NDA) For Mimrylo (Rusfertide) For The Treatment of Erythrocytosis in Adults With Polycythemia Vera (PV), A Blood Cancer. ▫️Mimrylo Is A First-in-Class Hepcidin Mimetic Designed to Regulate Iron Distribution in The Body And Red Blood Cell Overproduction to Control Hematocrit Levels, Which Is The Ratio of Red Blood Cells to The Total Amount of Blood in The Body. @MedicalNoteBook

A Common Vape Flavoring May Disrupt Early Embryo Development ▫️Vanillin, A Flavoring Chemical Commonly Used in e-Cigarettes, May Interfere With Normal Embryonic Development in Pregnant Women Who Vape, According to Research Led by UC Riverside. ▫️The Findings, Published On August 12 in Human Reproduction, Offer A Possible Explanation For Previously Observed Links Between Vaping, Difficulty Becoming Pregnant, And Miscarriage. @MedicalNoteBook

Common Lipid-Lowering Drug May Slow Diabetic Eye Damage ▫️Adults With Mild or Moderate Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy On Fenofibrate Had Nearly Half The Odds of Progressing to Vision-Threatening Disease, More Than 40% Lower Odds of Developing Cataracts, And Over Two-Thirds Lower Odds of Developing Diabetic Macular Edema Compared With Those Not On The Drug. ▫️It Was Published Online on August 21 in British Journal of Ophthalmology. @MedicalNoteBook

Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk For Sudden Cardiac Death ▫️Diabetes Was Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) Regardless of The Presence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), And Among Patients With Both Diabetes And CAD, Revascularisation Was Linked to A Lower Risk for SCD. ▫️Although Diabetes Conferred Similar Risks For Sudden And Non‑Sudden Death, The Majority of Deaths Were Due to Non-Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). ▫️It Was Published Online on August 18, 2026, in Cardiovascular Diabetology. @MedicalNewsToday

Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Lower Height, Higher BMI in Children ▫️Children Aged 5-11 Years With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Had Lower Heights But Higher Weights And BMIs Than Reference Percentiles, With The Largest Height Deficit Observed in Boys, According to A Study. ▫️The Study Published Online on August 18 in Pediatric Dermatology. @MedicalNoteBook

T2D Linked to Faster Brain Thinning, Processing-Speed Decline ▫️Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Was Associated With Accelerated Cortical Thinning in Seven Frontal, Parietal, And Occipital Brain Regions Over Nearly Three Years in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Adults, Independent of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Pathology And Cerebrovascular Burden. ▫️It Was Published Online on August 24, 2026, in Brain. @MedicalNoteBook

Long-Term Melatonin Use Linked to 90% Higher Heart Failure Risk ▫️Long-Term Use of Melatonin, A Widely Used Sleep Supplement, Was Linked to A Higher Risk of Heart Failure, Hospitalization For Heart Failure, And Death From Any Cause Among People With Chronic Insomnia, According to Preliminary Research Presented at The American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2025. @MedicalNoteBook