Electronic implant lowers blood glucose and reduces weight in mice

by rss feed | Oct 23, 2026 | News Feeds

Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common worldwide. Unlike type 1 diabetes, it is often linked to obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and excess energy intake over many years. Read Original...

Brain-computer interface enables unresponsive ICU patients to control sounds

by rss feed | Oct 23, 2026 | News Feeds

Unresponsive ICU patients in a new Columbia study were able to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone with their minds, via noninvasive EEG electrodes that recorded and translated their brainwaves. Read Original...

Postpartum recovery may influence long-term maternal aging and health

by rss feed | Oct 23, 2026 | News Feeds

Jesse Poganik, PhD, of the Division of Genetics within the Department of Medicine at Mass General Brigham, is the senior author of a paper published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, "The Postpartum Recovery Window as a Determinant of Maternal Aging." Stephen...

Study links recreational cannabis legalization to rising heart attack admissions

by rss feed | Oct 23, 2026 | News Feeds

Legalization of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Read Original...

Standardized protocol enables safer kidney biopsies in high-risk patients

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Results from a prospective study reveal that with standardized precautions, even high-risk patients may safely undergo a kidney biopsy, a cornerstone of kidney diagnostics that is often perceived as dangerous in certain vulnerable patient populations. Read Original...