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Medical Xpress / Once-weekly eloralintide leads to 20% weight loss in Phase II trial

A multicenter team including Endeavor Health and Eli Lilly found that once-weekly eloralintide produced dose-dependent weight loss up to 20% over 48 weeks in adults with obesity or overweight without type 2 diabetes.

Nov 11, 2025 in Medications
Medical Xpress / Self-reactive T cells may explain why some patients can't reach undetectable HIV levels

Despite the capability of antiretroviral drugs to suppress HIV to undetectable levels, some people living with the human immunodeficiency virus can't reach the goal of viral imperceptibility even with daily doses of the potent ...

Nov 11, 2025 in HIV & AIDS
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer forms 'synapses,' scientists discover

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of tumors. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) reports that pancreatic tumors exploit the body's nervous system by forming so-called pseudosynapses.

Nov 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Estrogen's role in boosting dopamine and cognition: Experiments uncover how hormones influence learning

Researchers have long established that hormones significantly affect the brain, creating changes in emotion, energy levels, and decision-making. However, the intricacies of these processes are not well understood.

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Research reveals shared genetic roots for psychiatric and neurological disorders

Researchers from the Center for Precision Psychiatry at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered extensive genetic links between neurological disorders like migraine, stroke and epilepsy, and psychiatric ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Infants born with hearing loss show disruptions in brain design, underscoring the urgency of intervention

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research.

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / It's not just in your head: Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain

While the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia are still largely unknown, researchers have been able to identify a key characteristic in affected brains: reduced blood flow. Building ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Physical inactivity and food insecurity emerge as key diabetes predictors in Southern California adults

Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers report that physical inactivity, routine checkups, binge drinking, lack of insurance, and food insecurity were the strongest correlates of diagnosed diabetes in Southern California. ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / Blood test offers hope for more effective ovarian cancer treatment

New clinical research has identified a blood test that can reveal which women are more likely to respond to a particular treatment for ovarian cancer, known as PARP inhibitor therapy.

Nov 11, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / The flexible brain: How circuit excitability and plasticity shift across the day

Our brains do not react in a fixed, mechanical way like electronic circuits. Even if we see the same scene every day on our commute to work, what we feel—and whether it leaves a lasting impression—depends on our internal ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Drug candidate slows motor neuron disease progression and preserves muscle function in preclinical study

A drug candidate found to protect nerve cells damaged by motor neuron disease (MND), could offer new hope to people living with the devastating condition.

Nov 11, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Global use of antiseizure drug linked to birth defects is on the rise

In a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, two Aston University academics have found that while access to antiseizure medication in low- and middle-income countries is growing, it is not necessarily ...

Nov 11, 2025 in Medications