May 29, 2025

Six-month injection lowers blood pressure in patients not helped by standard drugs

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / blood pressure

by Queen Mary, University of London edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Results from a clinical trial led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London, published today in JAMA, show that giving people with high blood pressure an injection every six months can lead to a meaningful, sustained reduction in their blood pressure. The […]

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Targeting ‘hunger hormone’ receptor could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / parkinson

by University of Queensland edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2025.05.005 Considered the natural “hunger hormone,” ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease, University of Queensland researchers have found. The research is published in the journal Molecular Cell. Associate Professor Sebastian Furness from

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Early detection is key to improving treatment of uveitis, a global leading cause of vision loss

May 29, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / vision loss

by University of Bristol edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Clinical features of uveitis. Credit: JAMA New treatment guidance has been developed to help doctors tackle uveitis—one of the leading causes of vision loss. The new clinical guidance, by a team at the University of Bristol, aims to help thousands of sufferers keep this painful eye condition

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Treatment guide: Biologics for Crohn’s disease

May 29, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / crohn disease

What is Crohn’s? How do biologics work? Common biologics Side effects Costs Treatment guide Biologics are a targeted treatment for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. Doctors currently prescribe several types of biologics for Crohn’s, all of which work differently to help manage inflammation. This treatment guide addresses how biologics for Crohn’s disease work, as well

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Revamped Antibiotic May Treat Deadly Eye Infection

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / eye infection

The relatively new antibiotic cefiderocol given in the form of eye drops may be a way to combat a type of ocular infection that broke out in the United States last year, according to research presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The infections, linked to contaminated bottles

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Autism linked to elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / autism

by Karolinska Institutet edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports. The researchers believe that the two conditions can share underlying biological mechanisms. The study is based on registry

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‘FLAGGING’ SHOWS PROMISE AGAINST TOUGH CANCERS

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer

MAY 20TH, 2025POSTED BY GEORGIA TECH (Credit: Getty Images) SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter Reddit Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. TAGS CANCER UNIVERSITY GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Researchers have created a treatment that could one day unlock a universal strategy for treating some of the hardest-to-treat cancers—like those

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Researchers identify key symptoms of long COVID in young children

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / long covid

by Mass General Brigham edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Long COVID—symptoms that linger long after the initial viral infection—can affect people of every age, including children. But the lasting symptoms in an infant, toddler, or pre-school-aged child may be different than symptoms in adults and older children. A new study

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Reading the language of cells

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / language of cells

Although single-cell analysis has dramatically advanced medical research, it also produces massive amounts of data that pose significant challenges. Language of cells – abstract artistic impression. Image credit: Alius Noreika / AI To address this, researchers from Yale Engineering, Yale School of Medicine, and Google’s DeepMind have developed Cell2Sentence (C2S)— a system that transforms complex multi-omic

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KIST develops multifunctional peptide that fights viruses and promotes wound healing

May 29, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / wound healing

Development of a peptide derived from natural protein metabolites with both antiviral and tissue regenerative functions Peer-Reviewed PublicationNational Research Council of Science & Technology FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: The peptide metabolite Ac-Tβ1-17, derived from the human protein Thymosin β4, was observed to exhibit antiviral activity, cell regeneration, wound healing, and angiogenesis-promoting effects. view more Credit: Korea Institute of

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