August 2025

Gummy shark found safe, sustainable option for kids with fish allergy

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / fish allergy

by James Cook University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Meelan Bawjee Dr. Thimo Ruethers, who is based at James Cook University’s Tropical Future Institute in Singapore and serves as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Townsville, was a co-investigator of the study conducted at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne. He said fish allergy affects approximately […]

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Gastrointestinal tumor microbes may predict prognosis and inform treatment

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / gastrointestinal tumor

by American Society for Microbiology edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microbes inside cancerous tumors can influence the spread of disease and the effectiveness of treatment. Those roles make them appealing targets for new therapies and offer ways to better predict risk. Tumor microbiota-based tools could help identify high-risk patients and people

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A single gene may explain why immune responses differ between men and women

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / single gene

by University of York edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Schematic summary of the effect of Malat1 loss on Th2 cell differentiation. Credit: The Journal of Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf177 A new study has uncovered a key difference between the immune system of males and females—and it comes down to a single gene. The study is published in The Journal of

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West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes detected in San Jose

August 28, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / west nile virus

by Caelyn Pender edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been detected in the city for the first time this year, officials said. The Santa Clara County Mosquito and Vector Control District will begin spraying treatments to control the population of adult mosquitoes that carry the virus, according

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Research helps medical providers determine best approach to high blood pressure

August 28, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / blood pressure

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain University of North Carolina researchers affiliated with the School of Nursing and School of Medicine contributed to new blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Leslie Davis, Ph.D.,

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Health care helpline: Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to a preventive test but insurance says ‘no’

August 28, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / health care helpline

by Jackie Fortiér, Oona Zenda edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin C redit: CC0 Public Domain “My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. I reached

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Faster diagnostic method can detect sepsis in hours instead of days

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / sepsis

by KTH Royal Institute of Technology edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Henar Marino Miguelez prepares a blood sample for centrifuge in a new process that would reduce the time to confirm bacterial blood infections from days to hours. Credit: David Callahan – KTH Royal Institute of Technology CC-BY-0 A new diagnostic method would confirm

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Depression linked to specific altered brain cells—findings open door to new treatments

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / depression

by Keila DePape, McGill University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Chromatin architecture at the single-cell level. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02249-4 Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression. The study, published in Nature Genetics, opens the door to developing new

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High protein or Trp diet increases the risk of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism

August 28, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / venous thrombosis

by Boston University School of Medicine edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: AI-generated image Next to cancer recurrence or progression, cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in cancer survivors. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database revealed that among the more than three million who initially survived cancer between 1973 and 2012,

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People who skip breakfast and eat late dinners may have a higher risk of osteoporosis

August 28, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / osteoporosis

by The Endocrine Society edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who skip breakfast and eat late dinners may have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Lifestyle habits, such as exercise, alcohol consumption and smoking, are known to increase people’s risk of osteoporosis, however little

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