Although metformin is the most widely prescribed diabetes drug in the world, its mechanism of action is still not clear. Kobe University endocrinologist Ogawa Wataru has now made significant progress,…
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Fall allergy symptoms are similar to spring and summer—and can hit as hard
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If you’re wondering why your spring allergy symptoms never went away, it’s possible you are suffering from spring… into summer… into fall allergies. “Some people suffer…
Researchers train AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients using low-tech electrocardiograms
WVU computer scientists are training AI models to diagnose heart failure using data generated by low-tech equipment widely available in rural Appalachian medical practices. Credit: WVU/Micaela Morrissette Concerned about the…
Why endurance events like marathons should have weight divisions for heavier runners
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In sports such as wrestling, boxing, rowing, weight lifting and the martial arts, athletes are grouped by weight to make things fairer. It wouldn’t make sense…
Build social ties through live events
If your social life has been lived out in Zoom calls since the height of the pandemic, Labor Day weekend is prime time for a reboot. Attending live events builds…
Stubborn high blood pressure drops with an experimental drug that targets hormone imbalance
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the…
Sex-selective abortion bans harm maternal and infant health, according to study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sex-selective abortion bans (SSABs)—which prohibit the seeking of abortions based on the fetus’ sex—increase the likelihood of low birth weight and preterm births among infants born…
Scientists create realistic brain-wide connection maps through digital modeling
Comparison of 65 reconstructed (blue) and 65 of the 1695 synthesized axons (red) of MOp5 pyramidal cells. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62030-3 EPFL researchers have developed a powerful method…
CDC scales back foodborne illness tracking
by I. Edwards Federal health officials have cut back a long-running program that tracks foodborne illnesses in the United States. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, will…
Around 90% of middle-aged and older autistic adults are undiagnosed in the UK, review finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Some 89–97% of autistic adults aged 40+ years are undiagnosed in the UK, according to the largest review of its kind which was conducted at the…
