July 30, 2025

Do Collagen Supplements Work? Science-Backed Benefits for Skin, Joints, and Muscles

July 30, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / collagen supplement

By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Introduction Types and sources of collagen Absorption and bioavailability Mechanisms of action Clinical evidence Safety, dosing, and regulation Limitations and controversies Conclusions and future directions References Further reading Take a closer look at the promising benefits and persistent controversies of collagen supplementation, including what’s proven, what’s emerging, and what […]

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Canadian scientists trap gut microbe fuel to improve blood sugar and liver health

July 30, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / blood sugar, liver health

McMaster University 30, 2025 A team of Canadian scientists has discovered a surprising new way to improve blood sugar levels and reduce liver damage: by trapping a little-known fuel made by gut bacteria before they wreak havoc on the body. The findings, published in Cell Metabolism on July 29, 2025, could open the door to new therapies

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A 15-year study reveals which diets best protect your brain and heart in later life

July 30, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / diet

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc.Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Jul 29 2025 A major Swedish study finds that what you eat now could shape how many chronic illnesses you face later, highlighting the power of a healthy diet to slow the march of multiple diseases in older age. Study: Dietary patterns and accelerated multimorbidity in older adults. Image Credit: luigi giordano /

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AI Outperforms People in Scoring Melanoma Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells

July 30, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / immune cells

New research from Yale confirms that artificial intelligence (AI)-based scoring of melanoma tumor-infiltrating immune cells called lymphocytes significantly outperforms traditional pathologist eyeballing. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, found open-source AI tools offered a more standardized and reproducible method for assessment, underscoring the potential for AI to enhance clinical pathology workflows. A new Yale study found that

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Integration of machine learning and experimental validation reveals new lipid-lowering drug candidates

July 30, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lipid lowering drugs

Peer-Reviewed Publication FAR Publishing Limited In a breakthrough for cardiovascular medicine, researchers have harnessed artificial intelligence to discover unexpected lipid-lowering effects in existing FDA-approved drugs. The study, published in Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, addresses critical gaps in hyperlipidemia treatment—where many patients struggle with intolerance or inadequate response to statins and other standard therapies. Using a novel machine

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Respiratory viruses can wake up breast cancer cells in lungs – cancer

July 30, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lung cancer, respiratory virus

Researchers have found the first direct evidence that common respiratory infections can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus by CU Anschutz Medical Campus edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin JULY 30, 2025—Researchers at the University of Colorado

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McMaster research offers promising new treatment for liver cancer

July 30, 2025 / Cancer, Research update / InnovateMed Author / liver cancer

Peer-Reviewed Publication McMaster University Liver cancer cells thrive on fat, posing a serious risk of cancer diagnosis for millions of people living with fatty liver disease. But researchers at McMaster University in collaboration with Espervita Therapeutics have developed a promising new treatment that helps the immune system attack and destroy these tumours. The discovery, detailed

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New findings reveal how β-cell subtypes influence type 2 diabetes development

July 30, 2025 / Diabetes, Research update / InnovateMed Author / type 2 diabetes, β-cell

by Lorena Infante Lara, Vanderbilt University edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin M+N+ and M-N+ progenitor-derived β cells have different proliferation rate, viability, and secretory function. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60831-0 If it has seemed like more people you know are developing diabetes, you are right. The diabetes epidemic is not called an epidemic for nothing: According to the

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Exercise rehab can lessen severity, frequency and recurrence of irregular heart rhythm

July 30, 2025 / Exercise, Research update / InnovateMed Author / irregular heart rhythm

by British Medical Journal edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation lessens the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, or AF for short, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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‘Tongue swallowing prevention maneuvers’ delay CPR, could contribute to brain injury or death for collapsed athletes

July 30, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / CPR

by Elsevier edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite widespread public health efforts, the dangerous myth of “prevention of tongue-swallowing” continues to persist during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). New research in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology exposes the mainstream and social media’s detrimental role in perpetuating this misconception, which often leads to critical delays in proper CPR

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