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Danish studies find increased risk of optic nerve damage with diabetes medicine

Two independent studies from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) show that patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with the drug Ozempic have an increased risk of developing damage to the optic nerve of the eye, which can lead to severe and permanent loss of vision.

16 Dec 2024

Balanced breakfasts improve heart and metabolic health in older adults

Older adults with metabolic syndrome consuming either low- or high-energy breakfasts or low-quality breakfasts faced higher triglycerides, increased body fat, and worse kidney function. Breakfasts providing 20-30% of daily energy and high-quality nutrients improved lipid profiles and metabolic health.

16 Dec 2024

AASM urges permanent telehealth coverage for improved sleep care

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued a new position statement advocating for permanent telehealth coverage, emphasizing its essential role in providing high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with sleep disorders.

16 Dec 2024

Novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.

16 Dec 2024

Microbial bile acids affect colon cancer risk in opposite ways

Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats.

16 Dec 2024

Researchers gain new insights into the molecular changes leading to Rett syndrome

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have gained new insights into the molecular changes leading to Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder caused by mutations in the MeCP2 gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2).

16 Dec 2024

Collaborative project seeks to close diagnostic gap in asthma care

Asthma affects more than 260M people worldwide and nearly 28M people in the U.S. alone, where, on average, 10 people die from attacks of the chronic disease each day.

16 Dec 2024

Study reveals dopamine's role in stress-induced cardiovascular responses

Under stress, animals change their behavior, such as through "fight or flight" or "freezing" response. Simultaneously, physiological responses essential for stress adaptation are triggered in the body.

16 Dec 2024

New method detects Parkinson's disease through emotional brain responses

A joint research team from the University of Canberra and Kuwait College of Science and Technology has achieved groundbreaking detection of Parkinson's disease with near-perfect accuracy, simply by analyzing brain responses to emotional situations like watching video clips or images.

16 Dec 2024

Scientists create blood test to enhance cancer treatment effectiveness

Scientists from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute have developed a new blood test that could screen cancer patients to help make their treatment safer and more effective.

16 Dec 2024

NYU Langone IBD Center celebrates two years of transforming lives

A complex, chronic, and debilitating condition, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects roughly 3 million Americans, including those with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

16 Dec 2024

Flavonoid kaempferol could offer natural relief for food allergies

Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies have been increasing in frequency over the last few years.

16 Dec 2024

Study reveals tumor and immune cell interactions in craniopharyngiomas

Craniopharyngiomas are brain tumors that negatively impact the hormonal function of the nearby pituitary.

16 Dec 2024

The risks of reversed chirality: Study highlights dangers of mirror organisms

The study on mirror bacteria highlights risks of immune evasion and ecological threats, calling for collaboration to ensure safe synthetic biology practices.

16 Dec 2024

Obesity prevalence and BMI decrease in the US for the first time in a decade

Obesity prevalence in the US decreased in 2023, with significant drops in the South, highlighting the impact of GLP-1RA medications on health trends.

16 Dec 2024

Playing video games early may lead to faster development of gaming problems

People who started playing video games at an early school age developed problematic gaming more quickly compared to those who started playing a few years later.

16 Dec 2024

New statement highlights role of palliative care in stroke recovery

Palliative care, an approach to care that helps people manage pain and other symptoms during all stages of a serious illness (not just at end of life), can help improve quality of life for stroke survivors as well as their family members, according to "Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Stroke," a new scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed scientific journal Stroke.

16 Dec 2024