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Medical Xpress / Wegovy may have highest 'eye stroke' and sight loss risk among semaglutide GLP-1 agonists
Wegovy, a GLP-1 agonist for weight loss, may carry the highest risk of "eye stroke" (ischemic optic neuropathy) and sudden sight loss of the semaglutide drugs, finds an analysis of unintended side effect reports published ...
Medical Xpress / Specific gut bacteria species linked to muscle strength
A species of gut bacteria called Roseburia inulinivorans is specifically associated with human muscle strength and improved muscular performance in mice, finds research published online in the journal Gut.
Medical Xpress / How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the field and practice of medicine, including legal liability and the perception of who is at fault when a patient experiences harm. "AI holds promise to improve the quality and safety ...
Medical Xpress / The timing of rewards plays a key role in learning, study finds
For almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific situations. One well-known and ...
Medical Xpress / Predicting brain health with a smartwatch
Can smartphones or smartwatches help detect early signs of neurological or mental illness? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) monitored a group of participants wearing connected devices, and used artificial intelligence ...
Medical Xpress / What fly courtship reveals about the brain: Real-time optogenetics shows social learning
In a German-U.S. collaboration with the participation of the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G), researchers have shown that fruit flies can adapt their social behavior and learn from these experiences. These ...
Medical Xpress / Gut motility increases within minutes of physical activity, research shows
Gut health plays a vital role in overall well-being, with constipation remaining one of the most widespread and frustrating digestive issues that people face today. It affects individuals of all ages and backgrounds, leading ...
Medical Xpress / Nanohydrogels steer cancer drugs to tumors, aiming to spare healthy tissue
Exhaustion creeps in. Appetite vanishes. Hair thins. The person in the mirror looks gaunt. It's the paradox of cancer treatment: The same drugs meant to save a life can also wear the body down. Nick Housley, assistant professor ...
Medical Xpress / AI boosts breast cancer detection by 10.4% in UK screening evaluation
The UK's first comprehensive evaluation of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in breast cancer screening found that it can increase breast cancer detection by 10.4% and has the potential to reduce the workload of health ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test predicts dementia in women as many as 25 years before symptoms begin
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that a novel blood-based biomarker can predict a woman's risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms appear.
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify the gatekeeper of retinal progenitor cell identity
The retina is a thin layer of neural tissue at the back of the eye that detects light and converts it into signals, sent to the brain. During development, all the specialized neurons in the retina—including photoreceptors ...
Medical Xpress / Clotting protein presents a potential target in pancreatic cancer
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that depleting a clotting protein made by the liver could slow down pancreatic cancer. The research, recently published in ...
