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Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic instruction can produce weight loss and blood glucose control in murine models that lasts up to 10 times as long as incretin-mimicking drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. If sho

Millions of orthopedic surgeries are performed globally every year, offering pain relief and restored mobility to patients. However, an international study published in JMIR Perioperative Medicine warns that the risk of postsurgical complications, particularly "silent" heart inju

A study conducted by the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) and Hospital de Sant Pau has identified for the first time in living individuals a brain pattern related to the tau protein that changes according to the stage of Huntington's disease. This discovery opens the doo

There is currently a serious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the severe and often fatal illness. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, severe dehydration and hemorrhage. Rapid clinical deterioration is common. University of Liverpool researchers have led

Several tools are currently used to assess the health of older people and their risk of future health problems, but it is unclear which perform best. A new study published in BMC Medicine compares seven widely used geriatric assessment tools. The results show that a relatively si

New research presented at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2026 Annual Meeting highlights a significant step toward developing a stem cell-based treatment for chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), a condition for which no effective restorative therapy currentl

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed one of the first experimental models that faithfully reproduces eosinophilic gastritis (EoG), a rare but increasingly recognized allergic disease of the stomach. Using this model, they identified the immune pathways responsible fo

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges keep emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none.

An international team led by the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC) in Barcelona, the Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENyO) and the University of Granada (UGR) has identified a new biological vulnerability in one of the most aggressive forms of child

A new study shows that a smoking cessation treatment program delivered in community oncology care settings can nearly double quit rates for patients with cancer who currently smoke. Investigators from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cente

The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page

This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performersLaunched in 1981, the pioneering Montpellier Danse festival changed the face of contemporary dance, in France and beyond. In 2024, its own face ch