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Scientists create ALS on a chip to uncover disease clues

Using stem cells from patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness as well as effective treatments.

24 Jun 2025

Once-monthly obesity injection shows double-digit weight loss in major clinical trial

Researchers found that once-monthly maridebart cafraglutide led to substantial weight loss and improved glycemic control in adults with obesity, with or without diabetes, in a phase 2 randomized trial. The drug demonstrated an acceptable safety profile and supports further study in phase 3 trials.

24 Jun 2025

Study: Intravenous rehydration ‘safe’ for severely malnourished children

Children with critical levels of malnutrition can be safely rehydrated intravenously, according to a new study that calls for a review of the existing global treatment guidelines.

24 Jun 2025

Diabetes drug semaglutide shows promise in reducing dementia risk

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have found that semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

24 Jun 2025

Experimental drug promotes weight loss by heating fat instead of suppressing appetite

An article published in the journal Nature Metabolism presents an experimental drug that stimulates adipose tissue cells to produce heat through a process known as thermogenesis, thereby promoting weight loss.

24 Jun 2025

Clinical trial finds new benefits of semaglutide for adults with type 1 diabetes

A new clinical trial found that taking a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug once weekly significantly improves blood sugar and leads to substantial weight loss in adults with Type 1 diabetes who use automated insulin delivery systems.

23 Jun 2025

Genetically engineered skin grafts help heal chronic wounds in patients with epidermolysis bullosa

Skin grafts genetically engineered from a patient's own cells can heal persistent wounds in people with an extremely painful dermatologic disease, a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial has shown.

23 Jun 2025

Bispecific antibodies offer new hope for resistant NSCLC patients

As the leading cause of cancer-related death, lung cancer remains a noteworthy hazard to human health. NSCLC is the most prevalent subtype, accounting for nearly 85% of all lung cancer cases.

23 Jun 2025

Low FODMAP diet shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis

A low FODMAP diet developed by Monash University researchers for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis.

23 Jun 2025

New oral drug shows promise for type 2 diabetes and obesity without side effects

Lower blood sugar and increased fat burning – without negatively affecting appetite or muscle mass. These are some of the most promising effects of a new potential drug treatment for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a new study published in the journal Cell by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.

23 Jun 2025

Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right.

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket.

23 Jun 2025

Men lose more weight than women on the keto diet, new study reveals why

Men lose more weight than women on a ketogenic diet, according to a comprehensive review in Frontiers in Nutrition. Sex differences in hormones, metabolism, and fat distribution influence the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet for obesity.

22 Jun 2025

Healthy gut microbiome before chemo could help protect breast cancer patients against cardiotoxicity

New research suggests that a healthy microbiome before chemotherapy could help protect breast cancer patients against heart damage, or cardiotoxicity, as a result of cancer therapy.

21 Jun 2025

BMJ investigation raises new concerns over ticagrelor approval trials

In a follow up investigation into the multibillion dollar drug ticagrelor, The BMJ has uncovered fresh concerns, this time in key platelet studies used in its FDA approval.

21 Jun 2025

Diabetes medication shows promise in cutting migraine days by more than half

A diabetes medication that lowers brain fluid pressure has cut monthly migraine days by more than half, according to a new study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025.

20 Jun 2025

Trial shows limited bone protection from weighted vests or resistance training in older adults

A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University, did not find evidence that wearing a weighted vest or engaging in resistance training prevented bone loss in older adults undergoing intentional weight loss.

20 Jun 2025

New ACC guidance helps incorporate pharmacologic weight management strategies into cardiovascular care

The American College of Cardiology has issued a Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) document to aid clinicians in the use of medication for weight management in patients where treatment may provide cardiovascular benefit.

20 Jun 2025

New clinical trial tests non-invasive method to protect hearts during chemotherapy

A simple intervention, similar to the tension applied to the arm during a blood pressure reading, is being tested in a Phase II clinical trial to see if it can help cancer patients treated with common chemotherapy drugs, called anthracyclines, avoid heart failure.

20 Jun 2025

Sleep deprivation alters brain response to pain in migraine sufferers

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven't slept enough.

19 Jun 2025

New 3D model reveals how nose stem cells support sense of smell

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play a more significant role in preserving the sense of smell than originally believed.

19 Jun 2025

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Clinical Trial News and Research

Scientists create ALS on a chip to uncover disease clues

Once-monthly obesity injection shows double-digit weight loss in major clinical trial

Study: Intravenous rehydration ‘safe’ for severely malnourished children

Diabetes drug semaglutide shows promise in reducing dementia risk

Experimental drug promotes weight loss by heating fat instead of suppressing appetite

Clinical trial finds new benefits of semaglutide for adults with type 1 diabetes

Genetically engineered skin grafts help heal chronic wounds in patients with epidermolysis bullosa

Bispecific antibodies offer new hope for resistant NSCLC patients

Low FODMAP diet shown to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in women with endometriosis

New oral drug shows promise for type 2 diabetes and obesity without side effects

Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right.

Men lose more weight than women on the keto diet, new study reveals why

Healthy gut microbiome before chemo could help protect breast cancer patients against cardiotoxicity

BMJ investigation raises new concerns over ticagrelor approval trials

Diabetes medication shows promise in cutting migraine days by more than half

Trial shows limited bone protection from weighted vests or resistance training in older adults

New ACC guidance helps incorporate pharmacologic weight management strategies into cardiovascular care

New clinical trial tests non-invasive method to protect hearts during chemotherapy

Sleep deprivation alters brain response to pain in migraine sufferers

New 3D model reveals how nose stem cells support sense of smell

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