Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday, calling for cheap…
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Key human proteins that power coronavirus replication point to new treatment strategies
Microscope image of human epithelium cells (blue) infected with SARS-CoV-2 (red), showing the virus spreading from one cell to another. Credit: Laura Martin-Sancho Despite vaccines and treatments, SARS-CoV-2—the virus that…
Storing breast milk for specific times of day could support babies’ circadian rhythm
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Breast milk is the first “super food” for many babies. Full of vitamins, minerals, and other bioactive compounds, it helps build the young immune system…
Less than half of England has access to Mounjaro on the NHS months after roll-out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Less than half of England has access to tirzepatide (Mounjaro) through their GP, despite the NHS roll-out of the weight-loss jab officially starting over two months…
Dietary changes could provide a therapeutic avenue for brain cancer
Brain cells use sugar (white) to make chemicals (green) that allow the brain to function properly. Glioblastomas, on the other hand, converted sugar into molecules (red) that help them invade…
Scientists target a key driver of inflammatory responses to curb preterm birth
Front to back: Dr. Eliza McElwee, Dr. Stephen Tomlinson and Devin Hatchell. Credit: Julie Taylor. An MUSC research team reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body’s…
Updated food reactivity tool explains why we eat what we see
Example pair of food and non-food (heart-shaped cake and heart-shaped cardboard storage box). Credit: Martin Binks Close your eyes and visualize the following: a decadent piece of chocolate cake, a…
Brain-wide activity map reveals decision-making at cellular resolution in mice
Brain-wide map showing 75,000 analyzed neurons, each dot is linearly scaled according to the raw average firing rate of that neuron up to a maximum size. Credit: Dan Birman, International…
An individual’s sex may affect the course of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are serious mental illnesses that affect both males and females, but research in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica indicates that sex may influence the…
Dad’s childhood passive smoking may confer lifelong poor lung health onto his kids
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A father’s exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD—a risk that…
