September 8, 2025

A single fecal transplant provides years of health benefits

September 8, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / fecal transplant

By Paul McClure September 07, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A capsule full of healthy gut bacteria provided obese teens with health benefits for years Depositphotos original extended using GenAI View 1 Images A single fecal microbiota transplant in obese teens delivered long-lasting metabolic benefits, shrinking waistlines, reducing body fat and inflammation, and lowering heart disease […]

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Creatine increases muscle strength in Alzheimer’s patients

September 8, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / alzheimer patient, creatinine

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D.Reviewed by Lauren HardakerSep 8 2025 Early evidence shows that daily creatine supplementation may help Alzheimer’s patients preserve muscle strength and size, offering a low-cost strategy worth testing in larger trials. Study: Eight weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation is associated with increased muscle strength and size in Alzheimer’s disease: data from a single-arm pilot

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Smart drug delivery with luteolin may transform atherosclerosis treatment

September 8, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / atherosclerosis

Researchers developed a nanomedicine that delivers luteolin precisely to plaques, boosting fat clearance and improving artery stability Peer-Reviewed Publication Research image: Medical illustration showing how plaque buildup and clot formation can restrict blood flow in arteries. Researchers have developed a luteolin-based nanomedicine that targets and stabilizes these plaques, offering a potential new therapy for atherosclerosis.

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A newly identified reductive uric acid pathway offers hope for gout

September 8, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / gout, uric acid pathway

Peer-Reviewed Publication Higher Education Press image: Uric acid degradation pathways. view more Credit: Zhi Li, Wei Meng, Zihan Gao, Wanli Peng, Zhandong Hu, Jianhao Zhang, Yining Wang, Xiaoxia Wu, Zipeng Zhao, Chuyuan Zhang, Zhuohao Tang, Zhujun Nie, Shaohua Wu, Benjuan Wu, Hui Zheng, Duqiang Luo, Yang Tong, Yiling Hu, Zehan Hu, Yifeng Wei, Yan Zhang Uric

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Non-hormonal biomaterial could help combat vaginal changes associated with menopause

September 8, 2025 / Research update, Women's health / InnovateMed Author / menopause, Non-hormonal biomaterial

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Diego image: Samples of vaginal tissues removed after 14 days of treatment, showing, clockwise, healthy tissues, then menopausal tissues treated with saline, the vECM hydrogel, and collagen. In menopausal vaginal tissues treated with the hydrogel, stem cells (magenta) match the appearance of those in healthy tissues. view more Credit:

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Clinical study deepens understanding of mesothelioma and opens the door to potential treatment options

September 8, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / mesothelioma

Peer-Reviewed Publication Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON – People with operable diffuse pleural mesothelioma may benefit from immunotherapy before and after surgery, based on results of a clinical trial exploring the sequence of treatment and the role of surgery for this difficult to treat cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that affects the tissue that

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What suicidal teens say matters most to them

September 8, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / suicide

by Lauren Alex O’Hagan, Ana M. Ugueto, Mathijs Lucassen, The Conversation edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Why would a suicidal teenager choose to live? It’s not the kind of question most of us ever want to ask. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds worldwide. Much of the research

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AI helps older adults report accurate blood pressure readings at home

September 8, 2025 / Artificial Intelligence, Blood Pressure, Geriatric health, Research update / InnovateMed Author / blood pressure readings at home

by American Heart Association edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents helped older adults with high blood pressure to accurately report their blood pressure readings and improved blood pressure management, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025 held in Baltimore, September 4–7,

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FDA creates ‘green list’ of GLP-1 drug ingredients approved for entry in the U.S.

September 8, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / GLP 1 drug

by Tina Brown edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has created a “green list” import alert to stop unapproved and unverified glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drug ingredients from entering the United States. Due to shortages of the FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs, like semaglutide and tirzepatide, which are used for

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Is multicancer testing valuable? Questions to ask before getting screened

September 8, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / multi cancer testing

by Cory Franklin edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: CC0 Public Domain For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears. Doctors could screen and treat patients earlier in the course of disease. As

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