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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 ...
Medical Xpress / Pediatric surgery program cuts opioid use by 56%
A 21-element recovery program for children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery reduced opioid use during hospitalization by 56%, according to a large clinical trial led by Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie ...
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. ...
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.
Medical Xpress / Double take: Scientists solve the neurological mystery of 'hyperfamiliar' faces
Imagine walking down the high street and feeling a powerful spark of recognition for almost every person you pass. For some sufferers of a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF), this confusing and sometimes ...
Medical Xpress / Simple blood test could help spot dementia risk earlier by combining aging and genetic clues
Having a biological age older than chronological age is associated with a greater likelihood of developing dementia, a new study has shown. By combining measures of biological aging and genetic risk, researchers have identified ...
Medical Xpress / Calculating cancer risk through the genetic fingerprints of tumors
Why do two people with the same cancer diagnosis—the same stage, the same cell type, and the same clinical profile—often have completely different outcomes? For decades, scientists have studied acquired mutations in cancer ...
Medical Xpress / Parental support package cuts burnout among new physician trainees in randomized trial
Occupational burnout is a growing threat to care quality, workforce retention and physician well-being. Pregnant and postpartum physicians-in-training are especially at risk, facing stigma, limited support, and physical demands, ...
Medical Xpress / A new approach to cancer vaccination yields more powerful T cells
MIT engineers have developed a new way to amplify the T-cell response to mRNA vaccines—an advance that could lead to much more powerful cancer vaccines and stronger protection against infectious diseases.
Medical Xpress / Urine nanosensor tracks lung cancer signals and early fibrosis, moving toward clinical trials
A urine test developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge has moved a step closer to clinical use following new findings revealing it could do more than first thought. Originally designed to detect early signs of ...
Medical Xpress / Using real-time brain signals to predict and prevent attention lapses in kids
Inside a deep brain stimulation program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), researchers have discovered a brain signal that predicts when a child is about to lose attention—and that a brief, targeted intervention ...
Medical Xpress / New study challenges the idea that testosterone drives risk-taking behavior
Men are more likely to take risks in tricky situations than women, but whether there is an inherent biological reason behind it is a question researchers have been asking for quite some time. A popular theory suggests that ...
