The new class of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s can help reduce a type of heart failure, new research shows, in addition to other heart problems.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Enlisting the immune system: mRNA cancer treatment new target for Biden administration
Messenger RNA-based technology would be used to turn off and on multiple genes within immune cells involved in cancer and chronic conditions like long COVID.
What’s in a Y chromosome? Researchers mapped what makes males biologically distinct
The Y chromosome determines male fertility, including sperm production, and determines paternal lineage for tracking inheritance and ancestry.
New COVID vaccines, treatments: Feds begin doling out portion of $5 billion for future care
The money will be split by small biotech companies that might struggle to pay for clinical trials comparing new vaccines against those now available.
How 5th Circuit Court of Appeals mifepristone ruling pokes holes in wider FDA authority
By questioning the FDA’s authority to regulate an abortion drug, the courts undermine its authority to regulate all medications, legal experts say.
Another step toward using animal organs: Pig kidney sustains brain-dead man for a month
Pigs might help solve the organ transplant crisis if researchers can make the process safe enough. Preventing rejection in brain-dead subjects is a step toward that goal.
Among those spreading medical misinformation during the pandemic: 52 doctors
Misinformation that comes from doctors can be particularly damaging because of the trust associated with medical credentials.
Some say depression, anxiety contribute to cancer risk. A new study dispels that myth.
There’s a myth anxiety and depression can lead to cancer. A new study confirm it’s just that – a myth.
Make sure to stop and smell the roses. It just might boost your memory.
Older adults who slept with a diffuser that released seven different odors at night showed improvements in verbal memory, a new study shows.
The next pandemic could spring from the US meat supply, new report finds
While Americans may think a pandemic like COVID can’t start here, researchers say lax regulation of livestock and wild animals make it a real risk.