October 15, 2025

To reverse prediabetes, you don’t need to lose fat, just shift it

Where your body stores fat may play a role in diabetes risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: Hugh Sitton/Stocksy Individuals with prediabetes, which involves elevated blood glucose (sugar) levels that do not meet the criteria for a diabetes diagnosis, are at a very high risk of progressing to diabetes. Clinical guidelines for delaying and […]

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New Type of Glucose Sensor to Enter US Market

The US FDA has granted a De Novo Classification for the Biolinq Shine, a novel real-time glucose sensor for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) not on insulin. The new classification allows the company to market the product in the US as a medical device, requiring a prescription. This new category of biosensors operates autonomously, working right out

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Apple Watch Hypertension Alert Moves BP Clues From Clinic to Wrist

  Hypertension affects more than 1.3 billion adults worldwide. Yet, its often silent nature means it may go undetected for years. In-office blood pressure measurements once or twice a year may also miss it. Could the Apple Watch hypertension notification feature, recently cleared by the US FDA, help address this diagnosis gap? “This kind of technology

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The surprising body change that happens when you roll your shoulders

Turns out a stretch can drop your blood pressure, which may be the reason for the pleasurable sensation. October 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. EDTYesterday at 6:00 a.m. EDT 5 min (iStock) By Teddy Amenabar We roll our shoulders and stretch our backs because it feels relaxing, refreshing and maybe even rejuvenating. But why is that?

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COVID-19 infection may alter sperm in ways that shape offspring behavior

By Paul McClure October 13, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email SARS-CoV-2 infection in fathers affected sperm, leading to changes in offspring behavior Depositphotos View 2 Images A new study suggests that a father’s COVID-19 infection could do more than make him sick – it may leave marks on his sperm that pass anxiety to

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Does Ethnicity Affect Skin Cancer Risk?

TOPLINE: The incidence of skin cancer in England varied by ethnicity: White individuals had higher rates of melanoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma than Asian or Black individuals. In contrast, acral lentiginous melanoma was most common among Black individuals, whereas cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma were highest among those in the “Other” ethnic group. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analysed

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Medicolegal Decisions Underscore Importance of Care Thoroughness, Documentation in Skin Cancer

Liz Scherer October 07, 2025 Poor documentation has been the main reason for adverse action against physicians by disciplinary bodies and courts following patient complaints, a study indicated. Patient complaints, however, tend to focus on diagnosis and communication. Dermatologists, while accounting for a mere 1.3% of closed cases over the past 40 years, have also

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Traditional Chinese medicine combined with peginterferon α-2b in chronic hepatitis B

Peer-Reviewed Publication Xia & He Publishing Inc. Background and objectives Peginterferon-α treatment exhibits low rates of the serological conversion rate of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and the negative conversion rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, with significant myelosuppression leading to treatment discontinuation in some patients. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may ameliorate liver inflammation

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Brain cell discoveries reshape understanding of psychiatric disorders

Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Cohen discusses revolutionary approaches and new results transforming mental health research Reports and Proceedings Genomic Press image: Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital/Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, USA. view more  Credit: Bruce M. Cohen BELMONT, Massachusetts, USA, 14 October 2025 — In a compelling Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic

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Study reveals new evidence: stress alters metabolic hormone with health consequences

New biomarker in mental health – FGF21 — offers a window into aging and disease risk Peer-Reviewed Publication Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health October 13, 2025 — A long-studied metabolic hormone, FGF21, also acts as a stress hormone—a discovery that helps explain how psychological stress causes metabolic dysregulation and drive physical disease, according to a

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