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Medical Xpress / Patients who discontinue GLP-1s found to have more weight gain, complications during pregnancy

In a study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham, pregnant individuals who stopped taking popular weight loss GLP-1 medications before or early in their pregnancy tended to gain more weight and have higher risks of diabetes ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Untreated sleep apnea raises risk of Parkinson's, study finds

New research reveals that people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. However, they can significantly reduce the risk by improving the quality of their sleep by using ...

Medical Xpress / Cellular targets to overcome KRAS inhibitor resistance in pancreatic tumors identified

A study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers sheds new light on how pancreatic cancer cells resist treatment and points to potential new combination therapies to make treatments more effective.

Nov 24, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / 'Footsteps illusion' experiment reveals how social circle may influence body image perception

A study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has determined that the size and composition of our social support networks directly influence how we perceive our body image. The findings could help us in treating ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How the brain resolves visual conflict to generate conscious perception

A research group led by Prof. Zhang Peng from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how the human brain resolves perceptual conflicts and generates conscious perception through local ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Genetic mechanisms promote antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified previously unknown genetic mechanisms that promote antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea, findings that may inform the development of more effective treatment strategies, according ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Decision tree distinguishes closely related psychotic disorders

How can closely related mental illnesses with similar symptoms be reliably distinguished from one another? As part of a German-Chinese collaboration, researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Microprotein adipogenin found to regulate fat storage in cells

A microprotein called adipogenin appears to play a key role in helping fat cells store lipid droplets—a phenomenon that's pivotal for metabolic health, a study co-led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / How brain tumors respond to low-nutrient environments

A new study led by Peter Mac Professor Louise Cheng on fruit-fly brains has uncovered how cells that form the brain's protective barrier can act as "gatekeepers" and slow down the growth of some brain tumors.

Nov 24, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Those with positive experiences or conflicts of interest dominate FDA drug advisory meetings

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees play a key role in evaluating the efficacy and safety of new drugs. They include open public hearing sessions, whereby patients, clinicians, and advocates share ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Culturally tailored intervention improves dialysis care for Hispanic and Latino patients

A randomized trial led by Lilia Cervantes, MD, MSc, professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, has found that a culturally tailored intervention helped achieve a modest reduction ...

Medical Xpress / Most preschoolers failing to meet daily physical activity guidelines, study suggests

Fewer than 1 in 4 children aged 2 to 4 meet the recommended daily physical activity levels, a new study has found. Additionally, while children are much more active on days when they attend early years settings, most preschoolers ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Pediatrics