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UT Health San Antonio-led research discovers a way to slow or block recurrence of glioblastoma

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio discovers a means of slowing or even blocking recurrence of glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer.

Journal: EMBO Molecular Medicine

Weight-loss drug use has risen sharply among children and adults with type 1 diabetes

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Popular prescription weight-loss drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists are now frequently used by type 1 diabetes patients, despite limited data on the drugs’ safety and effectiveness in this patient population, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Journal: Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Japanese researchers argue ChatGPT is ready to teach medical ethics

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The current capabilities of large language models already qualify them to advise students on medical ethics

Journal: BMC Medical Education
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education

New science-backed tool helps select safer, more sustainable foodware and food packaging

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
Reports and Proceedings

The free Understanding Packaging (UP) Scorecard tool allows anyone to compare the environmental and human health impacts of their foodware and food packaging choices

Soldiers can cope with killing

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have investigated the mental health of all of Norway’s Lebanon and Afghanistan veterans. One factor determines whether they struggle after having killed another person.

Journal: Armed Forces & Society

‘It's a shot, not a vaccine like MMR’: New skepticism prompts call for action

Lancaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new type of ‘vaccine scepticism’ has been uncovered by researchers at Lancaster University, who examined a nine-million-word corpus of tweets looking at vaccine comparisons and evaluations.

Journal: Vaccine

New study reveals significant cost disparities and information gaps in UK fertility treatments

Queen Mary University of London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Queen Mary University of London has unveiled significant cost disparities and information challenges faced by fertility patients in the UK. The research, led by Prof Manuela Perrotta, explores the financial burden of fertility treatment add-ons and highlights growing concerns over the reliability of information provided by clinics.

Journal: Human Fertility