Replacing animal products with plant-based foods, even ultra-processed ones, leads to weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity in people with type 1 diabetes, according to new research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

It’s time to see lived experience - knowledge gained by being a patient, caregiver, or relative - as essential expertise, to ensure that healthcare is relevant, responsive, effective, resilient, equitable, and fully inclusive, say experts in a special collection of articles published by The BMJ today.

Good physical performance is associated with better cognition in people with relapsing-remitting MS, according to a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland. Good functional capacity was also clearly related to cognition and physical performance. The study was published in the prestigious Journal of Central Nervous System Disease.