October 7, 2025

Q&A: A novel therapy could calm anxiety for millions of Americans

October 7, 2025 / Clinical Practice, Mental Health / InnovateMed Author / anxiety, novel therapy

by Suzanne Leigh, University of California, San Francisco edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point where they rarely leave their home and are unable to work and build meaningful relationships. Standard medications […]

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People with restless leg syndrome may face higher risk of Parkinson’s, concerning study finds

October 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / parkinson

Anxiety could be a warning symptom of a benign brain tumour By ELEN JOHNSTON, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 11:00 EDT, 6 October 2025 | Updated: 12:55 EDT, 6 October 2025 People who suffer from agonizing restless leg syndrome may be at greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, concerning research has suggested. The condition, which affects up to 10 per cent

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Gaps and opportunities in precision medicine approach to obesity treatment identified

October 7, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / obesity treatment

by Louisiana State University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new report led by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center underscores the growing potential of precision medicine to transform how obesity is prevented, diagnosed and treated, while also illuminating key gaps and challenges that must be addressed. Published in

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Severe obesity causes lungs to age prematurely, study suggests

October 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / severe obesity

by University of Bonn edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Cell Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116285 A research team has determined that severe obesity causes the lungs to age faster. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Veronika Lukacs-Kornek from the “ImmunoSensation2” Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bonn and the Institute for Molecular Medicine

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Q&A: Breast cancer facts that could save lives

October 7, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / breast cancer

by Drew Davison, University of Texas at Arlington edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to spotlight a disease that will affect hundreds of thousands of Americans this year. In the U.S., a new case of breast cancer is diagnosed about every two

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Mechanisms of rare skin disease point to new treatments

October 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / skin disease

by Alex Gardner, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci193566 People with Sweet’s syndrome often wake up with a fever, body aches, and blisters on their neck, limbs and face. Also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, it is an

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Fetuses exposed to Zika virus have long-term, sex-specific immune changes, study reveals

October 7, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / zika virus

by Julie O’Connor, Wayne State University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes A Wayne State University School of Medicine research team led by Dr. Jiahui Ding recently published a study on the long-term immune challenges caused by Zika virus prenal exposure. Credit: Wayne State University A Wayne State University study published in Nature Communications revealed that Zika virus

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