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From turmeric to fenugreek, scientists examine nature’s potential role in diabetes care

A narrative review examined how curcumin, honey, culinary spices, and traditional remedies may influence oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial function, and insulin signaling in diabetes. Although experimental research and some clinical trials suggest potential metabolic benefits, the authors emphasize that larger, well-controlled studies are needed to establish their effectiveness and safety alongside conventional treatments.

14 Oct 2026

Switching to a vegan diet rapidly alters liver metabolism

A team from UNIGE has shown that switching from a vegetarian to a vegan diet is enough to modify the liver’s metabolism within a few days.

13 Oct 2026

Undecimal Bio launches with $18 million oversubscribed seed financing to address ‘liver trap’ in siRNA therapeutic delivery

Undecimal Bio, a platform biotechnology company advancing targeted delivery of siRNA therapeutics, today announced an oversubscribed $18 million USD seed financing.

From UndecimalBio 13 Oct 2026

Mursla Bio publishes peer-reviewed validation of tissue-specific extracellular vesicle platform for liquid biopsy

Mursla Bio, a precision medicine and diagnostics company built on tissue-specific extracellular vesicles (TS-EVs), today announced publication of a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (impact factor 21.7), the founding journal of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles. This validates the TS-EV platform for a new class of liquid biopsy: the multiomic disease biology of living cells in a chosen tissue, read from blood, starting with the liver.

From Mursla Bio 13 Oct 2026

Long-term anabolic steroid use linked to lasting heart damage

Long-term use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) has serious consequences for the heart, according to a new study that has been following weightlifters for nearly 10 years.

12 Oct 2026

Long non-coding RNAs offer new pathways to overcome cancer treatment resistance

Scientists are highlighting long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as promising targets in the effort to overcome one of cancer treatment's most persistent challenges: therapeutic resistance.

12 Oct 2026

RNA modification enzyme FTO shows therapeutic promise in gastrointestinal cancers

A new review in Genes & Diseases highlights FTO, an enzyme involved in RNA modification, as a potentially important biomarker and therapeutic target across gastrointestinal cancers.

12 Oct 2026

Targeting lipophagy could help treat metabolic and oxidative stress-related diseases

A review published in Genes & Diseases highlights lipophagy, the cellular process that selectively breaks down lipid droplets, as a potentially important therapeutic target for conditions driven by disrupted lipid metabolism and oxidative stress.

12 Oct 2026

Proposed heart transplant policy uses objective data to save lives

Donor organs are exceedingly scarce, so much so that one in five people on the waiting list for a heart transplant in the U.S. dies or is removed from the list before receiving a transplant.

12 Oct 2026

Diet drinks showed no clear weight-loss edge over water after two years

In a two-year randomized trial combining assisted weight management with an unassisted follow-up year, completers maintained average weight losses of 4.8 kg with diet drinks and 3.7 kg with water. Researchers found no significant difference between groups, but fewer than half of the 493 participants completed follow-up.

11 Oct 2026

Study finds both the liver and brain drive distinct symptoms of rare genetic epilepsy

A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that both the liver and brain contribute pathways to differing symptoms of the same rare inherited disorder.

9 Oct 2026

Molecular regulator CA8 may offer new therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes

Maintaining healthy blood glucose levels involves striking a balance between the glucose produced by the liver during fasting, and the insulin released from pancreatic beta cells after meals.

9 Oct 2026

New immune aging map helps decode future chronic disease risks

While birthday candles measure the number of years someone has lived, they don't always tell the full story about someone's health.

9 Oct 2026

Late-night snacking may affect liver health

New research led by Oregon Health & Science University suggests you should think twice about indulging in a late-night snack if you'd like to preserve liver health.

9 Oct 2026

Bonn researchers successfully rejuvenate human cells in a test tube

Researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn have succeeded in dramatically rejuvenating human cells in a test tube.

9 Oct 2026

Body fat distribution may influence hunger hormones more than daily diet

Body fat distribution may reveal more about hunger hormones than recent diet.

9 Oct 2026

SPRED2 coordinates three signaling pathways to suppress liver cancer stemness

Liver cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 70-85% of primary liver cancers, and its five-year recurrence rate can reach 70-80%.

8 Oct 2026

Why is dengue spreading while malaria has declined?

Rising temperatures are reshaping malaria and dengue dynamics, revealing contrasting trends driven by urbanization, disease control, and socioeconomic factors.

8 Oct 2026

Gut inflammation may explain food sensitivities in IBD patients

A new study, to be published in Gastroenterology, finds that gut inflammation can change the way gut bacteria break down food - possibly triggering immune reactions to foods that were previously fine to eat.

7 Oct 2026

Nerve-stimulation device enters human trials for cancer-related cachexia

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today that OnVagus, a medical device company incubating at the Institute, has received institutional and regulatory approval to begin the first human trial of its noninvasive nerve-stimulation device for patients experiencing cancer-related wasting.

7 Oct 2026