November 13, 2025

Normalizing blood sugars could cut type 2 diabetes risk in half

November 13, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / type 2 diabetes

by Deakin University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Prediabetes has long been thought to lead to type 2 diabetes, but according to new Deakin research, for some that isn’t always the case. A global study led by Deakin’s Institute for Physical and Mental Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) found […]

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Common cold virus may unlock better COVID vaccine

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / common cold

by Jim Schnabel, Cornell University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding suggests a

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Novel artificial muscles move with sound

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / muscle sound

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound. In the future, these muscles could be deployed in technical and medical settings as gripper arms, tissue patches, targeted drug delivery, or robots. A stingraybot made from microbubble array artificial muscles, directed using ultrasound and capable, for example, of transporting

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New treatment for combating iron deficiency more effectively

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / iron deficiency

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed and tested a new compound to combat iron deficiency. The body can absorb this iron virtually twice as fast as iron in current supplements. It could effectively treat iron deficiency, which affects 2 billion people worldwide. Supplements. Image credit: Montatip Lilitsanong via Unsplash, free license Iron deficiency is globally widespread.

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Global experts outline path to long-term remission and cure in gout

November 13, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / gout

A new review outlines the challenges and strategies of shifting gout care from flare management to long-term remission Peer-Reviewed Publication Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd. image: Prolonged hyperuricemia is a major risk factor for gout, which is now regarded as a curable disease. Awareness of the various factors that can trigger gout flares

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One-hour blood glucose level: a better chance to prevent diabetes

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / blood glucose level

Peer-Reviewed Publication Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state – even before prediabetes. Affected individuals respond particularly well to lifestyle interventions. This value could become a new clinically relevant biomarker – and enable more targeted, earlier prevention of

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Scientists use stem cells to move closer to large-scale manufacturing of platelets

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / stem cell

Peer-Reviewed Publication International Society for Stem Cell Research Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or medical conditions, including bone marrow disease, leukemia, or sepsis, can be lifesaving. Despite being a standard clinical

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New study could help your doctor make smarter treatment decisions

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / treatment decision

Researchers identify ‘sweet spot’ in clinical decision-making, offering several more thoughtful options Peer-Reviewed Publication Northwestern University Thoughtful electronic health record system design can nudge physicians toward evidence-based, less invasive treatments Doctors offered two or more treatment alternatives were significantly more likely to choose a better option (62%) than those offered only one (44%) ‘We’re trying

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Pancreatic cancer research project attacks ‘seeds of metastasis’

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / pancreatic cancer

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Illinois Chicago image: UIC researchers are using microfluidics to make advancements in pancreatic cancer treatment. view more Credit: (Photo: Sana Sheybanikashani) Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It’s also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC. PDAC is

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Scientists map the cells that drive Crohn’s disease fistulas

November 13, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / Crohn's disease

by University of Oxford edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Fibroblast states that support fistula tract epithelialization. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09744-y. Scientists at the University of Oxford, have identified how rare populations of abnormal cells drive the formation and persistence of fistulas—painful, tunnel-like tracts that develop in around 30% of people with Crohn’s disease. The

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