Combination therapy improves response rates for chronic hepatitis B patients
Background and aims The optimal management strategy for adults with immune-tolerant (IT) chronic hepatitis B infection remains undefined.…
Targeting a key protein reduces injury in steatotic liver transplantation
Background and aims Steatotic donor livers are highly susceptible to post-transplant dysfunction; however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely…
Aerobic exercise mitigates nanoplastic damage in female zebrafish
Using female zebrafish as a model, researchers have found that aerobic exercise may influence various connections in the…
Chia seeds may boost fetal brain DHA during obesity-linked pregnancy
In obese pregnant rats, chia seed enrichment helped shift omega-3 metabolism, increasing DHA availability in maternal tissues, placenta,…
Colbopasvir plus sofosbuvir achieves high cure rates in chronic hepatitis C
Abstract In this real‑world multicenter study (Wenzhou, China), 113 chronic hepatitis C patients received colbopasvir (60 mg) +…
Adult weight gain strongly linked to higher obesity-related cancer risk
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows…
New AI Blood Test Detects Silent Liver Disease Before Symptoms Appear
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have created an AI-powered blood test that may uncover silent liver disease years before…
Metformin targets the gut instead of the liver to lower glucose
For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly…
Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms
In this interview, News Medical speaks with Dr Katie Barber, Clinical Director, GP, and Registered BMS Menopause Specialist at…
Study links microplastics in arterial plaque to fourfold increase in stroke risk
In a Perspective published today in the inaugural issue of Brain Health (https://doi.org/10.61373/bh026p.0006), an international team of investigators…
NIH awards $3.9 million grant to develop a non-opioid pain treatment
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded…
UCLA researchers build programmable artificial organelles using RNA
Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells…