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Breakthrough obesity treatments on the horizon, rivaling surgery's success

New obesity pharmacotherapies, including GLP-1 receptor agonists and combinations of entero-pancreatic hormones, show promise in achieving significant weight loss, potentially rivaling bariatric surgery's effectiveness.

4 Feb 2024

Lentils lower cholesterol and sugar response, study finds

Twelve weeks of daily lentil consumption significantly improves fasting cholesterol, postprandial glucose, and inflammation in overweight adults, offering a dietary strategy to enhance metabolic health without gastrointestinal distress.

4 Feb 2024

Gut health linked to Alzheimer's progression, study suggests diet as potential therapy

Study reviews the intricate relationship between diet, gut microbiome diversity, and Alzheimer’s disease progression, suggesting gut health could play a key role in managing the disease.

3 Feb 2024

CAR T cells target senescent cells, improve healthspan in mice

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have transformed the treatment of blood cancers in recent years. And there have been positive signs the "living drugs" can be harnessed against other diseases, like autoimmune disorders.

2 Feb 2024

New vaccine may be potential off-the-shelf treatment for pancreatic, colorectal cancer

A new vaccine shows encouraging early results as a potential off-the-shelf treatment for certain patients with pancreatic or colorectal cancer, according to a study co-led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

2 Feb 2024

New inhibitor drug shows promise in preventing diabetic eye and kidney disease

New research has shown a new type of inhibitor drug could prevent microvascular diabetic complications, such as diabetic eye and kidney disease.

2 Feb 2024

Speech Accessibility Project starts recruitment of U.S. and Puerto Rican stroke survivors

The Speech Accessibility Project has begun recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults who have had a stroke.

2 Feb 2024

Study shows how low dose of cadmium produces deleterious stress in lung epithelial cells

Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with the development and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which is the third leading cause of death worldwide.

2 Feb 2024

Proteogenomics reveals new target for beating drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

Doctors have nearly a dozen new targeted drugs to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, yet three of four patients still die within five years.

2 Feb 2024

Engrailed-1 protein promotes pancreatic cancer progression and metastasis

Pancreatic cancer is the No. 3 cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and only 12% of patients survive five years after being diagnosed.

2 Feb 2024

NAEC develops updated guidelines to improve quality of care for people with severe epilepsy

The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) has developed updated guidelines that outline the comprehensive services and resources epilepsy centers should provide to improve quality of care for people whose epilepsy is not well-controlled.

2 Feb 2024

Single-port robot introduced in the Mountain West for head and neck surgical cancer patients

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) proudly introduces the first and only single-port robot in the Mountain West for head and neck surgical oncology patients.

2 Feb 2024

MACUSTAR extends Europe-wide clinical study on intermediate age-related macular degeneration

The MACUSTAR consortium is extending the duration of a Europe-wide clinical study on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) under the coordination of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB).

2 Feb 2024

RAND report: Insulin prices in the U.S. are substantially higher than in high-income nations

The gross price of insulin in the U.S. is more than nine times higher than in 33 high-income comparison nations, according to a new RAND report.

2 Feb 2024

Viscoelasticity emerges as key marker for liver cancer in diabetes

For centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools - exploring joints and palpating abdomens to assess a patient's health.

2 Feb 2024

Structured, telephone-based psychological care can help prevent depression and loneliness

Depression and loneliness can be prevented using structured, telephone-based psychological care, delivered over eight weeks, according to new research.

2 Feb 2024

New therapy helps dementia patients and family carers achieve personal goals

Research led by Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, shows that a new therapy, NIDUS-Family, helps people with dementia and their family carers attain their personal goals.

2 Feb 2024

Researchers find new clue to treating aggressive Wilms tumor subtype

An international team, led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan, may have determined why the diffuse anaplasia (DA) subtype of Wilms tumor (WT) resists chemotherapy.

2 Feb 2024

Breakthrough gene-editing therapy transforms lives of patients with a hereditary disorder

A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy, according to the lead researcher.

2 Feb 2024

New molecule is one step closer to becoming a treatment for Phelan-McDermid syndrome

A molecule created at the University of Auckland is one step closer to becoming a treatment for an extremely rare and severely debilitating neurological disorder called Phelan-McDermid syndrome.

2 Feb 2024

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Breakthrough obesity treatments on the horizon, rivaling surgery's success

Lentils lower cholesterol and sugar response, study finds

Gut health linked to Alzheimer's progression, study suggests diet as potential therapy

CAR T cells target senescent cells, improve healthspan in mice

New vaccine may be potential off-the-shelf treatment for pancreatic, colorectal cancer

New inhibitor drug shows promise in preventing diabetic eye and kidney disease

Speech Accessibility Project starts recruitment of U.S. and Puerto Rican stroke survivors

Study shows how low dose of cadmium produces deleterious stress in lung epithelial cells

Proteogenomics reveals new target for beating drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

Engrailed-1 protein promotes pancreatic cancer progression and metastasis

NAEC develops updated guidelines to improve quality of care for people with severe epilepsy

Single-port robot introduced in the Mountain West for head and neck surgical cancer patients

MACUSTAR extends Europe-wide clinical study on intermediate age-related macular degeneration

RAND report: Insulin prices in the U.S. are substantially higher than in high-income nations

Viscoelasticity emerges as key marker for liver cancer in diabetes

Structured, telephone-based psychological care can help prevent depression and loneliness

New therapy helps dementia patients and family carers achieve personal goals

Researchers find new clue to treating aggressive Wilms tumor subtype

Breakthrough gene-editing therapy transforms lives of patients with a hereditary disorder

New molecule is one step closer to becoming a treatment for Phelan-McDermid syndrome

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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