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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

Does extra protein protect aging muscle during fasting?

A randomized trial found that alternate-day fasting reduced weight in older men, while added protein and leucine did not prevent lean mass loss.

7 Oct 2026

UCLA scientist develops new way to map cellular metabolism

Nutrition advice is everywhere. Eat more protein. Cut back on sugar. Get more fiber. But beneath all that advice is a surprisingly basic gap in our understanding: Scientists still have a limited view of what happens when specific nutrients reach individual cells inside the body.

6 Oct 2026

Skin biopsy offers less invasive diagnosis for mitochondrial disease

Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine have published one of the largest studies to date evaluating advanced laboratory testing for mitochondrial disease, providing new evidence that a small skin biopsy can often help diagnose these rare and complex conditions without the need for more invasive procedures.

6 Oct 2026

Mount Sinai adopts automated data integration for oncology clinical trials

The Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has transitioned its electronic health record (EHR)-to-clinical trial data integration technology from pilot to routine use across its cancer research program.

6 Oct 2026

Enlicitide offers oral treatment option for patients avoiding cholesterol injections

In 2015, a new class of cholesterol-lowering injectable drugs called PCSK9-inhibitors was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a result of clinical research led by UT Southwestern.

5 Oct 2026

Older donor hearts showed signs of rejuvenation in younger recipients

Findings suggest systemic environment affects biological age of transplanted hearts, with implications for improving organ allocation in transplantation.

5 Oct 2026

Gut mRNA tech supercharges vaccine and GLP-1 delivery

From vaccines to gene therapies, mRNA medicines often rely on tiny fat-based particles called lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, to carry treatments where they need to go.

5 Oct 2026

ASAC trial reveals aspirin fails to improve metastatic colorectal cancer survival

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and up to half of patients develop liver metastases during the course of their disease.

5 Oct 2026

Lab-grown human pituitary cells work and survive after transplantation into a primate

Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been surgically removed, successfully restoring critical hormone signals.

1 Oct 2026

Synthetic protein targets TLR4 membrane region to reduce inflammation

To sense their environment and respond accordingly, cells enlist membrane proteins as communication hubs, receiving molecular messages from outside and triggering responses inside.

1 Oct 2026

Mitochondrial protein SLC25A34 links body clock, cold and diet to brown fat metabolism

Brown fat burns fuel to make heat, and this activity is controlled by the body clock: dropping during sleep and rising before waking. But a cold morning or a skipped meal makes demands the clock never planned for.

1 Oct 2026

Varying mutation rates in healthy organs explain cancer risk

A new study by scientists at City of Hope® and TGen, part of City of Hope, found surprisingly large differences in the number of mutations present in organs of healthy individuals.

1 Oct 2026

New fluorescent paper strips make vitamin B12 testing simpler

Measuring vitamin B12 in food usually means bringing the sample to the laboratory. A new fluorescent sensor could help move part of that process onto something much simpler: a paper strip or cotton swab.

1 Oct 2026

High-dose taurine aggravates alcohol-induced liver injury, study shows

The researchers first tested whether taurine could compensate for reduced intestinal taurine availability and protect against alcohol-induced liver damage.

30 Sep 2026

Intestinal enzyme links microbial metabolism to MASH progression

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is often viewed through the lens of hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammation and fibrosis. A new study published in eGastroenterology shifts attention upstream, identifying intestinal neutral ceramidase as a gut-derived driver of MASH progression through its effects on microbial metabolism, epithelial signalling and intestinal barrier function.

29 Sep 2026