September 24, 2025

Could Edible, Fat-Trapping Microbeads Spur Weight Loss?

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / Weight loss

TOPLINE: Edible microbeads made from green tea polyphenols and vitamin E led to 17% weight loss in rats fed a high-fat diet, and a human trial is underway. METHODOLOGY: Researchers developed plant-based beads that spontaneously form through a series of chemical bonds between green tea polyphenols and vitamin E, serving as the fat-binding core of the microbeads. The beads […]

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Can Precision Gerontomedicine Reverse Biological Age?

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / Gerontomedicine

GerontomedicineAt the Frailty in Older Adults 2025 Congress, Yves Rolland, MD, PhD, professor of internal medicine and geriatrics at the Gerontopôle of Toulouse, Toulouse, France. He is the clinical research director of the IHU HealthAge and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Frailty, Clinical Research and Geriatric Training, highlighting the connections between intrinsic capacity, biological ageing, and

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Nano-cubosome eyedrops target macular degeneration without needles

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / Nano cubosome eyedrops

By Bronwyn Thompson September 23, 2025 Dao Nguyen examines a vial of lutein formulation for use in eyedrops Will Wright/RMIT University Scientists have developed a new eyedrop that can ferry protective compounds all the way to the retina, paving the way for a less-invasive injection-free method of managing sight-stealing diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researchers at

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Home high-intensity aerobic training outperforms balance training for cerebellar ataxias

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cerebellar ataxias.

by Justin Jackson, Phys.org edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Columbia University Medical Center-led research reports that home high-intensity aerobic training improved ataxia symptoms, fatigue, and aerobic fitness more than dose-matched home balance training in individuals with cerebellar ataxias. Cerebellar ataxias are a group of different disorders marked by progressive

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‘Switching off’ enzyme prevents diet-induced obesity, other metabolic diseases

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / metabolic diseases

by Monash University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Camkk2MKO mice are protected from HFD-induced hepatic steatosis. Credit: Molecular Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102250 An international team led by Monash University and Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, has found “switching off” an enzyme called CaMKK2 in immune cells that drive inflammation prevents diet-induced obesity, diabetes and fatty liver

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Is TikTok right? Should I avoid matcha if I have low iron?

September 24, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / low iron

by Margaret Murray, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The popularity of matcha continues to boom. But recent videos on social media have suggested it could be bad for you if you have low iron. One Sydney woman recently told media she had “no idea” her daily matcha latte could affect her

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Unlocking the immune system’s instruction manual: How T follicular helper cells mount a flexible response

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / T follicular

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Top: Visium spatial tonsil data displaying a ranked score of pathogen-specific signatures onto GCs highlighted by the core TFH cell signature. Bottom: Xenium spatial human lymph node data displaying a ranked score of pathogen-specific signatures in TFH cells and GCs highlighted

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These cells have hidden powers that could heal brain injuries

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / brain injuries

by Robin Marks, University of California, San Francisco edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes (Left) A mouse brain cortex seven days after a stroke that caused injury. Fibroblasts (green) have created collagen (pink) to form a protective scar layer around the injury. (Right) The same injury 14 days after the stroke. The scar now

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Protein in urine can predict risk of dementia

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / dementia, protein in urine

by Karolinska Institutet edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Adjusted hazard ratio of albuminuria with the incidence of all-cause dementia (panel a) and distribution of albuminuria (panel b). Credit: Journal of Internal Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1111/joim.70022 A new study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk

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Fatty acids feed cancer-promoting bacteria: How chronic cellular stress alters the gut microbiome

September 24, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / fatty acids

Peer-Reviewed Publication Technical University of Munich (TUM) image: A team led by Dirk Haller, Professor of Immunology and Nutrition at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Dr. Olivia Coleman has deciphered a mechanism by which bacteria in the gut microbiome multiply that, in excessive amounts, promote cancer. In this image, Dirk Haller and Olivia

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