January 5, 2026

Nano-magnets may defeat bone cancer and help you heal

January 5, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / bone cancer

By Malcolm Azania January 03, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles could revolutionize the treatment of bone cancer Depositphotos View 1 Images In The Uncanny X-Men, Magneto, supervillain and CEO of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, wants to destroy humanity – and in the first X-Men movie, aims at forcibly mutating all human […]

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Can’t see to one side? Hemianopia finally has a treatment

January 5, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / hemianopia

By Malcolm Azania January 02, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Homonymous hemianopia makes tasks such as driving very hazardous, if not impossible Depositphotos View 1 Images Suddenly you can’t see to one side. It’s not that your left eye (or right) has stopped working entirely. It’s that you lose half of the visual field in

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Can Creatine Play a Positive Role in Obesity Treatment?

January 5, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / creatine

Julie Peck June 24, 2025 It’s been all over the popular media and social platforms lately: Recently released studies on creatine monohydrate’s potential to do everything from reducing cancer risk to boosting cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s have a lot of people talking. In fact, 1 million people per month search online for creatine, a statistic that’s rapidly increasing. This supplement

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What Comes Back When Stopping GLP-1s? –

January 5, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / GLP1

F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE DISCLOSURES November 24, 2025 Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. I’ve referred to GLP-1 agents like Ozempic and Mounjaro as “miracle drugs” — a cure not just for the obesity epidemic but for

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Weight-Loss Interventions Linked to Decreased Psoriasis Severity and Improved Quality of Life

January 5, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / psoriasis

Edited by Vineeta Teotia January 01, 2026 TOPLINE: In a systematic review and meta-analysis, weight-loss interventions demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in psoriasis severity and quality of life of patients. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 studies with 14 comparisons including 1145 patients with psoriasis (mean age, 49.7 years; 37.5% women; BMI, 30.8)

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Nanoparticle therapy reprograms tumor immune cells to attack cancer from within

January 5, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / nanoparticle

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Schematic illustration of the strategy for in vivo CAR-macrophage generation and cancer cell eradication via co-delivery of CAR mRNA and immunostimulants using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). Credit: ACS Nano (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c09138 Within tumors in the human body, there are immune

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Lead in Protein Supplements: What You Need to Know Before Your Next Shake

January 5, 2026 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / lead

Protein powders have become a pantry staple for gym-goers, busy parents, and anyone trying to eat more protein. But in October 2025, an investigation from Consumer Reports (CR) found that two-thirds of tested protein supplements contain concerning levels of lead — in some cases, far more than what experts say is safe to consume in a day.

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First new motion sickness drug arrives after nearly half a century

January 5, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / motion sickness

By Bronwyn Thompson January 02, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email This drug is expected to be a game-changer for millions who suffer from motion sickness Depositphotos View 1 Images Millions of Americans can now look forward to a better time traveling, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving a novel oral

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Silicon ‘postage stamp’ implant instantly emails your thoughts to AI

January 5, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / silicon

By Malcolm Azania January 01, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email A close look at the Biological Interface System to Cortex (BISC) Columbia University View 2 Images Imagined receiving – or being born with – a life sentence with no possibility of parole. The prison will be your own body. And in this prison, you

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New Artificial Intelligence Model Could Speed Rare Disease Diagnosis

January 5, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / diagnosis

Every human has tens of thousands of tiny genetic alterations in their DNA, also known as variants, that affect how cells build proteins. An example output from the popEVE portal. The left and center panels show variant scores in chart and list formats, ranging from most likely to cause disease (dark purple) to least likely

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