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Medical Xpress / Continuing tirzepatide at full dose helps preserve weight loss over 112 weeks

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The Lancet shows that people who have lost weight using the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of tirzepatide ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / A 13-gene panel may help predict response to chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have characterized cancer cell-specific features in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tissues, identifying ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Routine coastal flooding could become deadly for older adults

Routine high-tide flooding in coastal communities could lead to thousands of deaths among older adults by the end of the century, according to a new study co-authored by Florida State University researcher Mathew Hauer. Published ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Wearable sweat sensor monitors multiple biomarkers continuously for 21 days

University of California, Irvine researchers have invented a wearable, wireless, battery-free, bioelectronic sensor to monitor users' health by analyzing molecular biomarkers in human sweat. The device is called the In-Situ ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genetic risk of schizophrenia manifests in early adolescence, study shows

Research has found that children with higher genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia show decreases in frontal cortical surface area during early adolescence, in contrast to the regional expansion observed in children with ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Red meat is evolution's double-edged sword, argue researchers

A new interdisciplinary review published in The Quarterly Review of Biology argues that red meat, once an essential component of human evolution, has become a significant threat to human health and planetary sustainability. ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tiny hands, big clues: How babies learn to help their caregivers

Does your infant put their arm through their sleeve when you get them dressed? As you sort laundry, does your toddler pick up the shorts you dropped? These are examples of how infants help by participating in shared activities. ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Even at low concentrations, fine particle pollution is tied to increased hospitalizations for kidney disease

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports has shown a strong correlation between the concentration of particulate matter in the air of São Paulo, Brazil—primarily emitted by vehicle fuel combustion—and kidney disease. ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ted Turner's brain disease more common than previously thought, review finds

The degenerative brain disease that claimed CNN founder Ted Turner's life is likely more common than other rare but well-known neurological diseases, a new evidence review says.

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Everyday air pollution linked to poorer brain function, study finds

The air pollution we breathe daily could be harming more than just our lungs and hearts. New research from McMaster University suggests that fine particles from traffic, industry, and wildfire smoke are linked to worse cognitive ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Most weight loss achieved using injectable obesity drugs can be maintained by switching to orforglipron, study shows

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in Nature Medicine shows that most weight loss achieved using the injectable obesity drugs tirzepatide or ...

May 13, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genetic link between cannabis use and psychosis could help to identify those most at risk

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has highlighted the distinct and shared molecular pathways linking cannabis use disorder (CUD) and psychosis, offering ...

May 13, 2026