Pharmacy expert calls for hybrid digital-human models in NHS healthcare
A pharmacy academic from Kingston University has provided special expertise to the UK Parliament on two key Health…
Study links diabetes to worse long COVID health outcomes
People with diabetes who have had COVID-19 tend to recover more slowly, experience more long COVID complications, have…
Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
A dozen cutting-edge projects will benefit thousands of patients battling obesity across the UK. A dozen cutting-edge projects…
Single DNA injection provides long-lasting weight loss in mouse study
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic…
GLP-1 weight loss pills may be bad thing for job insurance coverage
The new GLP-1 pills are likely to boost consumer demand for these popular weight-loss drugs. But it could…
Chester County has a new outdoor gym as a result of a national fitness campaign
Chester County has an elaborate new outdoor gym, installed as part of a national campaign to encourage exercise…
Neuroticism and adversity dominate depression and anxiety risk in UK Biobank study
A 13-year UK Biobank analysis suggests that neuroticism, adversity, and other psychosocial pressures may explain more of the…
Nutrition matters for GLP-1 drug users
We noticed it right away in 2005 when the first GLP-1 medication for people with diabetes hit the…
Gene linked to lower BMI points researchers toward a new obesity target
Scientists are tracing how a lipid-signaling receptor linked to blood pressure, insulin resistance, and weight gain could open…
Lost weight is less likely to return when exercise follows obesity treatment
Exercise may offer a modest but measurable defense against weight regain after dieting or bariatric surgery, but the…
USC study links modified Mediterranean diet to longer lifespan
A plant- and fish-based, low-protein diet paired with small amounts of an amino acid commonly found in eggs,…
Microdosing Ozempic: Benefits, risks and what doctors say
It doesn’t take much these days to fall down a GLP-1 rabbit hole on the internet. TikTok, Instagram,…