Cardiology

Unexpected lipid drop in obesity could lead to new therapies

New research from Weill Cornell Medicine has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes—not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study, published Feb. 25 ...

Health

Social media use linked to poor adolescent diets

Poor dietary habits in adolescence—lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast—is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research has found.

Medications

ALS drug effectively treats Alzheimer's disease in animal study

Experimental drug NU-9—a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—improves neuron health in animal models ...

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