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A summary of the research paper “Long-Term Brain Structure and Cognition Following Bariatric Surgery:”
1.🧠 Improved cognition and brain structure - Bariatric surgery led to enhanced cognitive abilities and modifications in brain structure, particularly in individuals with severe obesity.
2.🏋️♂️ Weight loss impact - Significant weight reduction post-surgery was associated with these cognitive and structural brain improvements.
3.📉 Decrease in depressive symptoms and increase in physical activity - Participants showed fewer signs of depression and engaged in more physical activities two years after the surgery.
4.🧬 Lower inflammation markers - A decrease in inflammatory biomarkers was observed, contributing to the overall health benefits.
5.📚 Temporal cortex changes - Notably, an increase in the thickness of the temporal cortex was detected, suggesting specific brain areas might be particularly affected by obesity and its treatment.
This study underscores the broader impacts of bariatric surgery beyond weight loss, highlighting its positive effects on brain health and function.
Thoughts:💭 What’s the mechanism by increased temporal thickness ? Less obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) night time brain hypoxia ? Less systemic inflammation?
#BrainHealth #weightloss #depression
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I wish we were still out there playing, but the future's looking bright in Jacksonville! @PlayersTribune
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Can you imagine the DMV if all Americans had the same drivers license expiration date? That’s health care every December. Insurance deductibles should renew on your birthday, helping #physician #BURNOUTSYNDROMES and #PatientExperience.
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Aloha! We would like to invite U2 join us at the 2023 Mayo Clinic Interactive Surgery Symposium, February 5-10, 2023 in Waikoloa, Hawaii
Topics include: Colorectal Surgery, HPB/Oncology, Hernia, Trauma/Critical Care, Bariatric and Breast. ce.mayo.edu/surgery2023
Thank you Senator @marcorubio for nomination of our son John to United States Naval Academy four years ago. John Graduated with Distinction in Ocean Engineering with Honors and selected for Naval Aviation. We are very proud.
Steven Bowers retweeted
Thank you Senator @marcorubio for nomination of our son John to United States Naval Academy four years ago. John Graduated with Distinction in Ocean Engineering with Honors and selected for Naval Aviation. We are very proud.
Steven Bowers retweeted
In this ex vivo study (press release), Michael Chan, Malik Peiris & John Nicholls et al. @hkumed show that at 24h after infection Omicron replicated ~70x faster than Delta in bronchus. Interestingly, it replicated ~10x less efficiently in the lung tissue. hkumed.hk/96b127/
With CO2 monitors only $100, wouldn’t it be great for indoor public spaces (and school classrooms) to post and monitor CO2 levels
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From review of infectious aerosols, 20% of flu patients are virus hyperemitters, and a small number are off the charts. Are these evident clinically, and can a hyperemitter phenotype be first priority for vaccine?
doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(2…
From review of reports on COVID PCR false negative rate, the ideal strategy for contact tracing/testing should Include test at 6-10 days after exposure, when FN rate nadirs at 21%. doi.org/10.7326/M20-1495
Younger people have greater water content of saliva, thus greater particle contraction by evaporation, and longer airborne particle life. pnas.org/content/117/22/1187…
Appears the mortality in CoVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation is reduced from about 41% to 28% with 10 day course of Decadron 6 mg/day.
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