In Lyme-endemic areas: what Pfizer–Valneva’s VALOR results mean for vaccine decisions
Pfizer and Valneva’s Phase 3 VALOR trial of the Lyme vaccine candidate PF-07307405 produced a mixed but important result: the…
Insulin pills may soon replace daily injections
Kumamoto University researchers have developed a DNP peptide platform that, in diabetic mice, enabled oral insulin with pharmacological bioavailability roughly…
Stanford flags heat-damaged DNA in grilled and fried animal foods as a preliminary genetic risk — dose and long-term effects still unknown
Recent work from researchers at Stanford University reports that DNA altered by high cooking temperatures shows genetic effects in laboratory…
Retatrutide Phase 3 (TRANSCEND‑T2D‑1) cut A1C up to 2.0% and body weight up to 16.8% after 40 weeks
Eli Lilly’s investigational triple agonist retatrutide produced large reductions in both A1C and body weight in TRANSCEND‑T2D‑1, a 537‑person Phase…
Semaglutide linked to significantly lower psychiatric risks in large Sweden and Australia studies
Two recent registry analyses from Sweden and Australia — together following nearly 100,000 adults, including more than 20,000 people who…
Whole diets vs. single superfoods: an evidence-based anti-inflammatory eating plan you can test in 2–3 weeks
An anti-inflammatory approach works best as a pattern—think Mediterranean, DASH, or the MIND hybrid—rather than searching for a miracle “superfood.”…
Lecanemab: Fc-Driven Microglial Plaque Clearance vs. Modest Clinical Gain and ARIA Risk
Lecanemab’s main action depends on its Fc fragment calling microglia into action: recent work from VIB and KU Leuven shows…
Evidence-based foods that raise or lower chronic inflammation — and when to adjust
Diet can meaningfully change low‑grade, chronic inflammation: some everyday foods consistently raise inflammatory markers, while others lower them. This guide…
Weekly injectable extended‑release buprenorphine increased prenatal opioid abstinence and reduced serious maternal adverse events
An NIH‑supported randomized trial of 140 pregnant adults with opioid use disorder found that weekly injectable extended‑release buprenorphine produced higher…
24-minute AI-personalized music with binaural beats reduced moderate anxiety in medicated adults in randomized trials
Randomized trials find that a single 24-minute session of AI-personalized music with embedded auditory beat stimulation (ABS) meaningfully lowers anxiety…
Melatonin for Kids: Useful in Specific Cases, Risky as a Routine Fix
Melatonin can help some children—especially those with neurodevelopmental disorders or clear circadian shifts—but product variability, rising accidental exposures, and sparse…