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The rapid adoption of GLP-1 therapeutics such as semaglutide and tirzepatide has changed obesity treatment. Still, experts say drugs alone are not enough to combat one of the country’s most pressing chronic diseases. A new commentary has been published in the journal of the American College of Gastroenterology. GastroenterologyRethinking POWER in the GLP-1 Era updates the groundbreaking POWER (Practical Guide to Obesity and Weight Management, Education, and Resources) framework, first published in 2017. This article reflects significant advances in obesity treatment, including the emergence of highly effective anti-obesity drugs, new evidence supporting endoscopic obesity treatment and metabolic therapy, expanded indications…
Biosafety prevents biohazard risks to humans and the environment, biosecurity prevents the misuse of biological assets, and One Health is a multidisciplinary framework that integrates human, animal, and environmental health, all of which are at the core of global health protection. Reviews published in Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity We analyze the role of vaccines across these areas, advocate tailored strategies for high-risk groups, address laboratory biosafety and zoonotic disease control, and highlight personalized and modern vaccination policies.Modern vaccine platforms include live attenuated vaccines, live inactivated vaccines, subunit vaccines, recombinant vaccines, and virus-like particle vaccines, each of which elicits a…
Every time you commute to work or go to the grocery store, your car tires wear down, causing small pieces of rubber to flake off the tire’s surface. That microscopic debris can be washed into rivers, streams, and estuaries when it rains. “Driving a car or riding a bus is like dragging an eraser across the earth, except the pieces are microplastics. Toxic microplastics.” “Driving a car or riding a bus is like dragging an eraser across the Earth, except the pieces are microplastics, which are toxic microplastics,” said Britta Beichler, ocean plastics research director at the Ocean Conservancy. When…
New research published in human nature report that parents do not simply invest more in their daughters and sons overall, but rather that investment varies by sector, with mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons showing distinct patterns. Human parenting is unique in the animal kingdom. This is because human child rearing is long-term, expensive, and often requires a great deal of care from both mother and father. Much of the previous research on parental investment has focused on broad questions such as how much time and money parents spend on their children, rather than examining the different ways parents invest in…
Could improving gut health also help improve mental health? A small clinical trial suggests that probiotics, often referred to as ‘good bacteria’, may give older people treated for depression an extra boost of energy. Researchers found that older adults with depression who took daily probiotics alongside regular antidepressant treatment experienced modest but significant improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms compared to older adults who received a placebo. Placebos are inert treatments designed to look just like the real thing. This study Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Exploring the relationship between the intestines and the brain Scientists are becoming increasingly…
PwC’s mid-year outlook report said the number of health services deals fell in the first half of 2026, but deal values ”remained resilient” due to “risk of re-pricing” by strategic acquirers and dealmakers. The mid-year outlook highlights how health services trading activity is evolving amid market pressures, highlighting strategic focus, technology and portfolio optimization, the report authors wrote. Healthcare services investors and traders entered 2026 with strong momentum, but geopolitical dynamics, policy, reimbursement uncertainties, and continued pressure from the “SaaS apocalypse” kept trading volumes in check. The health services market is feeling the weight of rising costs, labor shortages, and…
An evidence-based analysis of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for professionals focused on metabolic health and clinical nutrition.
A Tulane University School of Medicine laboratory has enhanced its drug screening and tumor modeling workflows by adopting advanced liquid handling solutions from INTEGRA Biosciences, including the PIPETBOY GENIUS serological pipette controller and VIAFLO electronic pipette. Image credit: Tulane University School of Medicine More than 4,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in Louisiana, and the death rate is 14 percent higher than the national average. Tulane researchers are working to improve outcomes across the state and Bay Area. Jorge Belgodere, a lecturer at Tulane School of Medicine with an adjunct appointment at Louisiana State University in Baton…
New research from the University of Surrey has found that infants’ activity during sleep is rhythmic. The findings provide important insight into infant sleep cycles during the first year of life. In the largest study of its kind, Surrey scientists led by Dr Eva Winnebeck looked at the development of sleep cycles in 152 infants aged 3, 6 and 12 months. To learn more, the infants’ motor levels were closely monitored for 10 days at each age using an actigraphy device, a non-invasive wearable technology placed on the infant’s ankle. Parents were also provided with a wrist actigraphy device to…
People tend to interpret the exact same statement differently depending on the speaker’s political identity or personal beliefs. New research published in journal open mind This provides evidence that the implicit meaning of a sentence is easier to hear when listeners share the party affiliation of the politician who is speaking. This suggests that the trust we have in a speaker plays a major role in how we decipher indirect communication in everyday life. Every day, people use language to imply things without explicitly saying them. For example, if someone says that they ate “some” of a cookie, the listener…