July 25, 2025

Unlocking the brain’s filing cabinet

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / brain

USC researchers have discovered how the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing. Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Southern California Researchers at USC have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the human brain forms, stores and recalls visual memories. A new study, published in Advanced Science, harnesses human patient brain recordings and a powerful machine […]

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Engineers take a closer look at how a plant virus primes the immune system to fight cancer

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cancer

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Diego image: Side-by-side illustration of the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV, left), which has potent cancer-fighting effects, and the closely related cowpea cholorotic virus (CCMV, right), which does not exhibit anti-tumor effects. view moreCredit: Anthony Omole A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as

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FDA approves first cream for treating chronic hand eczema

July 25, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / chronic hand eczema

by Denise Mann edited by Andrew Zinin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signed off on the first-ever cream specifically approved for treating chronic hand eczema (CHE). CHE is common condition marked by redness, itching and cracking on the hands and wrists. Anzupgo (delgocitinib cream) is approved for adults with moderate-to-severe CHE who can’t use topical

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GLP1 weight loss injections may reduce asthma symptoms

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / asthma

by University of Aberdeen edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain GLP1 agonist drugs, commonly known by brand names such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, reduce asthma symptoms in obese people according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen and the Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI), Singapore. This is the latest

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Tirzepatide Tops TRT for Men With Hypogonadism and Obesity

July 25, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / obesity

San Francisco — Tirzepatide is a promising treatment for metabolic hypogonadism in men with obesity, new research suggested. In a study of 83 men with obesity, functional hypogonadism, and insulin resistance, those treated with the dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist tirzepatide for 2 months had greater weight loss, increased

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Cardiologists Are Begging People To Stop Doing This One Thing ASAP To Help Prevent Blood Clots

July 25, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / blood clot

Casey Clark Wed, July 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM MST 5 min read According to the National Blood Clot Alliance, approximately 274 people die every day from blood clots. Recent research also suggests that there are over 900,000 blood clot cases per year. For most people, the thought of getting a blood clot is scary (understandable!), so wanting

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From sweetener to cancer fighter? Fermented stevia shows promise in pancreatic cancer study

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / pancreatic cancer

by Justin Stebbing, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Stevia rebaudiana. Credit: public domain In an unexpected twist in the fight against cancer, humble kitchen bacteria and a plant best known for sweetening tea could one day help in treating one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, new research suggests. A group of scientists in Japan has discovered

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Device could pave way for human eye transplants

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / human eye transplant

by University of Miami edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Ashutosh Agarwal, associate professor of biomedical engineering, holds the eye-ECMO device that his lab created as part of the whole eye transplant project led by Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The device was recently able to keep a human eye alive outside of the body for several

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Researchers reduce cardiac arrhythmia after heart attacks using gene therapy

July 25, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cardiac arrhythmia, Gene therapy, heart attack

by University Hospital of Bonn edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Timeline of the in vivo transduction experiments. Credit: The Journal of Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1113/JP288020 During a severe heart attack many heart muscle cells die and are replaced by scar tissue to stabilize the heart wall. Connective tissue cells, known as fibroblasts (FB), are the dominant cell

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