July 24, 2025

Key enzyme in cell migration and tumor metastasis identified

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / tumor metastasis

by University of Konstanz edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Ppm1f-/- embryos display distorted cell and matrix organization in the forebrain. Credit: BMC Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12915-025-02254-3 Konstanz researchers identify an enzyme that plays a role in the migration of cells in our body—not only during normal tissue formation and wound healing, but also when tumor cells metastasize. […]

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NEW THEORY MAY EXPLAIN ONE OF THE MYSTERIES OF SLEEP

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / sleep

JULY 21ST, 2025POSTED BY U. MICHIGAN (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 BRAINS MEMORY SLEEP UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Researchers may have developed a new theory to account for one of sleep’s looming mysteries. Every living thing that sleeps

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Study offers security measures for safeguarding brain implants

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / brain transplant

by Mike Cummings, Yale University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Example intrusion risks to BCI patients. Credit: Neuroethics (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s12152-025-09607-3 Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs)—implantable medical devices used to treat neurological conditions—are becoming increasingly sophisticated, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. In a new study, researchers with Yale’s Digital Ethics Center (DEC) recommend measures that BCI manufacturers and government

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Experts say this RFK Jr. idea could be a good one

July 24, 2025 / News update / InnovateMed Author / RFK

Alex Hogan/STAT Fewer than a third of medical students in the U.S. receive the recommended minimum of 25 hours of nutrition education, and more than half report receiving no formal education on the topic at all. Kennedy wants that to change: “One of the things we’re gonna do at NIH is to really give a

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AI tongue scanner can diagnose illnesses with 96 percent accuracy

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / tongue scanner

The new machine learning system builds on 2,000-year-old traditional Chinese medicine techniques. Andrew Paul Aug 13, 2024 12:50 PM EDT Tongue health has been a key indicator of illnesses for millennia. Credit: Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Email address Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new artificial intelligence machine

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Babies born using 3 people’s DNA lack hereditary disease

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / hereditary disease

The method could eliminate mutations for future generations The IVF technique, pronuclear transfer, can prevent children from inheriting mitochondrial mutations from their biological mother (Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images) By Devika Rao, The Week US published yesterday Mitochondria are widely known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because of their ability to

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Study finds immune cells undermine cancer therapy by triggering their own death

July 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer therapy

by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Physician-scientist Christopher Klebanoff of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering A team of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have made an important finding about why genetically engineered immune cells sometimes fail to finish the job when given as a

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Orlando Bloom tried to ‘clean’ his blood to get rid of microplastics—here’s what the science says

July 24, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / microplastics

by Rosa Busquets, Luiza C Campos, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When actor Orlando Bloom revealed recently that he’d undergone a procedure to have his blood “cleaned,” many people raised eyebrows. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star had turned to a treatment known as apheresis—a medical process in which blood is removed

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Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains

July 24, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / sleeping

by Charlotte Gupta, Gabrielle Rigney, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Acharaporn Kamornboonyarush from Pexels We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again—not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive.

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A Review of Transnasal Cooling for Migraine Relief

July 24, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / transnasal cooling

Transnasal evaporative cooling as an acute treatment for migraine has been tested in two randomized clinical trials showing some level of efficacy and tolerability as well as safety. CALM1 Accrual Issues The first, CALM 1, was presented as a virtual poster at the 2023 American Headache Society meeting. Although this study enrolled 87 patients with migraine with or without aura, only

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