July 7, 2025

Precision medicine approach identifies promising ovarian cancer treatment

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / ovarian cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical College edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Ovarian cancer cells dividing. Credit: ecancer A pairing of two experimental drugs inhibits tumor growth and blocks drug-induced resistance in ovarian cancer, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The research reveals a promising strategy against this hard-to-treat malignancy, and more […]

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Cambridge study shows stem cell grafts can restore myelin in MS lesions in mice

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / myelin in MS lesions, stem cell grafts

University of Cambridge A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central nervous system. The findings suggest that neural stem cell-based therapies hold promise as a potential treatment for chronic demyelinating disorders, particularly progressive multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune

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Common medication for lung cancer symptoms found to limit effectiveness of cancer treatment

July 7, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / cancer treatment

High doses of corticosteroids, commonly prescribed to manage cancer-related symptoms and/or treatment side effects, shown to be the most significant factor in why some immunotherapies don’t work Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Southern California – Health Sciences FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Fumito Ito, MD, PhD, is an oncologist and immunologist with Keck Medicine of USC and lead author of

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Psoriasis: Causes, symptoms and treatments, a dermatologist explains

July 7, 2025 / Patient education, Psoriasis / InnovateMed Author / psoriasis

by Dr. Duaa AbdelHameid edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that mainly affects the skin. When you have psoriasis, your immune system sends signals to your skin cells to grow too fast. Normally, skin cells take about a month to form and rise to the surface. In people

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Parkinson’s disease: How the affected side shapes the disease’s course

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / parkinson

by University of Geneva edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Schematic view of the evolution of cognitive, psychiatric and emotional symptoms in Parkinson’s disease according to motor symptom asymmetry. Credit: npj Parkinson’s Disease (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41531-025-01046-4 Parkinson’s disease affects approximately 10 million people worldwide. It typically begins asymmetrically, initially impacting only one side of the body. Although it

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Pulsating microneedles a pain-free alternative to traditional needles

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / microneedles

by Griffith University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Small Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202500183 Needles designed to be less than 1mm in length painlessly penetrate the outer layer of the skin and deliver medication into the body, according to new research by a team from Griffith University and University of Newcastle. The new transdermal drug delivery

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Tiny light-sensitive magnetic robots can clear up bacterial infections in sinuses

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / bacterial infection

by Sanjukta Mondal, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Haidong Yu Tiny magnetic bots that are activated by light can clear bacterial infections deep in the sinus cavities, then be expelled by blowing out the nose. A new study published in Science Robotics unveiled copper single–atom–doped bismuth oxoiodide microbots, each smaller than a grain of salt, that can

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Scientifically grounded recommendations for stretching published for the first time

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / stretching

by Theresa Hübner, Bayreuth University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Journal of Sport and Health Science (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101067 For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of Bayreuth. Their recommendations, published in the Journal of Sport

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Why aren’t Italians as obese as Americans? It’s not really what they eat.

July 7, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / obese

There’s a much lower obesity rate in Italy than in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals. Here’s why. July 1, 2025 (Cece Pascual/The Washington Post; iStock) Column by Tamar Haspel I had the great good fortune to spend the entire month of May in Italy. And if you’ve heard the reports of people going

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Diabetes drug may help slash chronic migraine days by half

July 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / chronic migraine

Share on PinterestScientists are looking at the effects of GLP-1 agonists, usually used to treat diabetes and obesity, on migraine symptoms. Image credit: Hannes P Albert/picture alliance via Getty Images. Monthly migraine frequency depends on a person’s health and exposure to triggers. Currently, migraine is treated through medications and various lifestyle changes. A new study

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