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Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: Study

Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: Study

This is an image of a weight scale. Credit: CDC/Debora CartagenaA new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.On

Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: Study

This is an image of a weight scale. Credit: CDC/Debora CartagenaA new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.On
Decoding Organ Aging: Plasma Proteome Insights for Health and Disease

Decoding Organ Aging: Plasma Proteome Insights for Health and Disease

This study introduces a novel framework for modeling organ health and biological aging using plasma proteomics, offering a more nuanced understanding of aging at the organ level.

Decoding Organ Aging: Plasma Proteome Insights for Health and Disease

This study introduces a novel framework for modeling organ health and biological aging using plasma proteomics, offering a more nuanced understanding of aging at the organ level.
Re-engineered antibiotic shows potential for treatment of drug-resistant bacteria

Re-engineered antibiotic shows potential for treatment of drug-resistant bacteria

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a second-generation antibiotic that shows early effectiveness ag

Re-engineered antibiotic shows potential for treatment of drug-resistant bacteria

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed a second-generation antibiotic that shows early effectiveness ag
Research team investigates difference between baby formula and human milk's effect on intestinal growth

Research team investigates difference between baby formula and human milk's effect on intestinal growth

by Alexa Tomassi,Yale School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn articlepublished inGastro Hep Advancesby a team of Yale researchers and led by Lauren Smith, MD, ho

Research team investigates difference between baby formula and human milk's effect on intestinal growth

by Alexa Tomassi,Yale School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn articlepublished inGastro Hep Advancesby a team of Yale researchers and led by Lauren Smith, MD, ho
Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

by Simran Purewal and Julia Smith,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCommunity-engaged researchinvolves the active and meaningful involvement of people directly affected by a researc

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

by Simran Purewal and Julia Smith,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCommunity-engaged researchinvolves the active and meaningful involvement of people directly affected by a researc
Positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

Positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

byUniversity of QueenslandOrganization engagement by local government area. Credit:Child Maltreatment(2024). DOI: 10.1177/10775595241259994University of Queensland research shows chi

Positive parenting strategies can reduce child maltreatment

byUniversity of QueenslandOrganization engagement by local government area. Credit:Child Maltreatment(2024). DOI: 10.1177/10775595241259994University of Queensland research shows chi
Common human gene mutations linked to a range of health conditions

Common human gene mutations linked to a range of health conditions

byUniversity of GlasgowPCA plots of principal components calculated from Affymetrix genotype data from the 10,179 participants that had UK Biobank PC1 > 100 and PC2 > 0. (a) Participants w

Common human gene mutations linked to a range of health conditions

byUniversity of GlasgowPCA plots of principal components calculated from Affymetrix genotype data from the 10,179 participants that had UK Biobank PC1 > 100 and PC2 > 0. (a) Participants w
Medicare to cover Wegovy when patients also have heart disease

Medicare to cover Wegovy when patients also have heart disease

by Robin FosterMedicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday.The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug A

Medicare to cover Wegovy when patients also have heart disease

by Robin FosterMedicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday.The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug A
The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology

The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions

by Helen King,The ConversationCredit: public domainThere's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology
Spot-on laser treatment for skin blemishes becoming clearer with new index

Spot-on laser treatment for skin blemishes becoming clearer with new index

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Unirradiated melanosomes show a smooth surface. Right: Irradiation by picosecond lasers with a pulse width of 450 ps at a wavelength of 1,064 nm and a fluenc

Spot-on laser treatment for skin blemishes becoming clearer with new index

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Unirradiated melanosomes show a smooth surface. Right: Irradiation by picosecond lasers with a pulse width of 450 ps at a wavelength of 1,064 nm and a fluenc
Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital

Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital

JANUARY 16, 2024byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOrdering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic o

Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital

JANUARY 16, 2024byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOrdering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic o