Medications
WHO issues first guidance on using GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever guideline on using GLP-1 medications to treat obesity.
Dec 2, 2025
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Cardiology
People with diabetes face higher risk of sudden cardiac death
The risk of sudden cardiac death is higher for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a large study published in the European Heart Journal. The increase in risk is especially noticeable among younger adults.
Dec 3, 2025
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Medications
How anti-epilepsy drugs alter a key brain protein structure
A multi-institute team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators established for the first time how certain drugs used to treat epilepsy affect their target.
Dec 2, 2025
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Medical research
Poor kidney health linked to higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers in blood
People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.
Dec 3, 2025
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Genetics
Autistic children born preterm often show more complex needs—but share similar genetic background
A new study shows that children born preterm who are later diagnosed with autism often present with more extensive support needs and a higher number of co-occurring conditions than autistic children born at full term. Surprisingly, ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal complex interactions between heart disease and cancer
A surprising new discovery by Prof. Ami Aronheim and his team at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology shows that in the absence of anti-cancer treatments, cancer development may actually improve heart function and ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Diabetes
GLP-1 receptor agonist use linked to chronic cough among adults with type 2 diabetes
For patients with type 2 diabetes, there is an association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use and chronic cough, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Order of cancer-driving mutations affects the chance of tumor development, study shows
The order of cancer-driving mutations—genetic changes—plays an important role in whether tumors in the intestine can develop, new research reveals.
Dec 5, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Australia ban offers test on social media harm
Australia's under-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology's impact on young people, experts say.
Dec 1, 2025
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Genetics
Hidden cellular layers revealed in brain's memory center
Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain's most important ...
Dec 3, 2025
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