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Medical Xpress / Forget GLP-1s—GLP-3s show promise in phase 3 weight loss and diabetes trial
Phase 3 clinical trial results (TRANSCEND-T2D-1) published in The Lancet report that retatrutide, an investigational once-weekly injection for diabetes management, can significantly improve blood sugar levels and lead to ...
Medical Xpress / Bacterial responses to plasma may forecast mild vs severe COVID-19
Information processing using living organisms is an important area of biotechnology that has already been explored in previous studies.
Medical Xpress / Brain glutamate changes could link cannabis use to a higher risk of psychosis
Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is a plant that contains psychoactive compounds that can temporarily alter people's brain activity and perceptions. While the consumption of this plant for medical or recreational purposes ...
Medical Xpress / New study provides first evidence of dopamine system injury in the brain of long COVID patients
A new brain imaging study led by researchers at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), published in eBioMedicine, provides the strongest evidence to date that long COVID is associated with injury to dopamine-releasing ...
Medical Xpress / Fasting primes gut microbiome to improve intestinal recovery after radiation treatment
A new preclinical study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a gut bacterium that, when combined with short-term fasting, helps prepare the small intestine to regenerate more effectively after ...
Medical Xpress / Do your dreams have smells? New study on 'blind minds' reveals vast differences in imagination
It's common to think we all have similar experiences of life. But the more we learn about other people's hidden thoughts, the more evidence there is that this is untrue. For instance, not everyone has the same ability to ...
Medical Xpress / New soft wearable device could support at-home sleep monitoring
Good sleep is essential for brain health. During sleep and rest, the glymphatic system, the brain's waste-clearing process, helps remove metabolic waste that accumulates during waking hours. This activity is linked to memory ...
Medical Xpress / Brighter days linked to better sleep, study finds
A new study led by University of Manchester scientists has revealed that brighter, more consistent daytime light exposure could be key to earlier bedtimes, better-quality sleep and deeper rest. The research throws new light ...
Medical Xpress / Links between genetics and cognition change across childhood
Rare DNA changes are most strongly linked to cognition in early childhood, but the link fades as children age, while common DNA changes show stronger links later in childhood, a new study finds. The research was reported ...
Medical Xpress / This unusual epigenetic modifier promotes certain cancers but suppresses others
The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such modifiers. But MLL4 is quite special: In a specific type of leukemia, it drives disease progression, while ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer evolution study reveals biology of glioma progression
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress toward greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of glioma cells to transform into immature, stem cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators ...
Medical Xpress / First-in-human immunotherapy more than doubles progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults, remains one of the most challenging cancers to treat because of limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Patient outcomes have remained largely unchanged ...
