How do women picture the partner of their dreams? And how does this vary between women based on their age? A team of researchers has investigated the complex relationships between age and preferences for a partner in a large, international sample of single women. The study found that most preferences for a partner showed no variation between women of different ages. However, higher age was linked to a preference for confident and assertive partners, as well as acceptance of a larger age range, in particular a higher acceptance of a partner being younger than oneself. Age was also linked to the parenting intentions of the ideal partner: consistently high in importance until approximately age 28 and then decreasing thereafter.
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Most patients with Type 2 diabetes will end up needing to add a second-line medication after metformin -- the go-to primary drug for glucose management -- to control their blood sugar levels. But adherence to these second-line drugs can be hit or miss, reports a new study.  Among patients prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), half (50%) discontinued treatment. 
Read more …Nearly 40% of Type 2 diabetes patients stop taking their second-line medication

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