Team Metabolic Health A growing number of tech startups are using AI to advance pharmaceutical research. Iambic, which has previously won investment from tech giant Nvidia, published details of its new AI drug discovery model, named “Enchant”. The company said its model set a new benchmark, with a 0.74 accuracy prediction score. Biotech firm Iambic […]

Team Metabolic Health Just about every child gets tonsillitis at least once. But sore, red, inflamed tonsils can happen to anyone, including adults of any age. Here’s what you need to know about tonsillitis symptoms, treatment, and self-care methods you can use at home for much-needed relief. What is tonsillitis? Tonsillitis is inflammation and swelling […]

Team Metabolic Health Harvard Medical School is building artificial intelligence into the curriculum to train the next generation of doctors Within a few weeks of its public launch in November 2022, ChatGPT was already beginning to feel ubiquitous, and Bernard Chang, MMSc ’05, was thinking about what that meant for the future of medical education. “Maybe […]

Team Metabolic Health Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other stimulant drugs, a new study suggests. OD death rates were 8.9 deaths per 100,000 in communities with expanded access to treatment and naloxone, compared to 14.1 deaths per […]

Team Metabolic Health This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive it in your inbox for free sign up here, opens new tab. Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we highlight long-term data that found a laser procedure has significant benefits over the current […]

Team Metabolic Health At-home brain stimulation therapy can safely and effectively treat severe to moderate depression, a new clinical trial shows. Rates of treatment response and depression remission were three times higher in people receiving the noninvasive brain stimulation, researchers said. “The study results bring promise that an innovative treatment modality may become available for patients […]

Team Metabolic Health Key Takeaways Adobe Stock “Overall, 57% of U.S. adults have a pro-inflammatory diet and that number was higher for Black Americans, men, younger adults and people with lower education and income,” said lead study author Rachel Meadows, a visiting faculty member at Ohio State University’s College of Public Health. Her team used a […]

Team Metabolic Health Key Takeaways Adobe Stock “Body roundness” could be a better measure than BMI at predicting how excess weight might affect a person’s heart health, a new study finds. People who developed a high Body Roundness Index during a six-year period had a 163% increased risk of heart disease, researchers found, and even […]

Team Metabolic Health The gut is home to a network of over 100 trillion microorganisms, creating a vast microbiome that helps the body break down food and absorb nutrients. However, the gut does a lot more than just digest food. The overall state of a person’s gut can affect other aspects of health, making it […]

Team Metabolic Health BOULDER, COLO. — Not far from the majestic Rocky Mountains is an ordinary suburban neighborhood, a tree-lined street and a modest light gray home. It’s not the kind of place you’d imagine an investigation into black market Ozempic would lead. But it did. A CNBC investigation into counterfeit weight loss drugs revealed […]

Team Metabolic Health They’re a common cause of bad breath and sore throats — and apparently a well-kept secret. Recently, a friend asked me about tonsil stones. He has sore throats several times a year, which are instantly relieved by gargling to remove them. When I told him I thought tonsil stones were pretty rare, […]

Team Metabolic Health It is often the tiniest of interventions that may deliver some respite. One of the most undervalued vegetables happens to be broad beans, which scientists have highlighted for their potential mental health benefits. This article examines these findings, glancing at how a broad bean may be an ally in supporting mental wellness. What […]

Team Metabolic Health Fourteen years ago, the older drug cousin of semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) came onto the market. The drug, liraglutide, is sold under the brand names Victoza and Saxenda. Patents for Victoza and Saxenda have now expried. So other drug companies are working to develop “generic” versions. These are likely be a fraction of current cost, which is around A$400 a […]