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Even though weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are medical breakthroughs, scientists are continuing to work on the next generation of obesity drugs. The latest discovery involves another hormone known as amylin, which scientists say could help revolutionize weight-loss drugs as we know them. RELATED: Why Up to 75% of People on Weight-Loss Drugs Stop Taking Them, Cardiologist Says. …

Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at risk of extinction” from HIV — to tell the world how they did the impossible: squash childhood HIV rates. The number of children living with HIV has declined sharply everywhere, but nowhere more so than in Botswana, which has managed …

Summary: A new large-scale study finds that the long-observed “unhappiness hump,” where mental distress peaked in midlife, has disappeared. Instead, younger people now report the highest levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, with ill-being declining across the lifespan. Data from millions of participants across 44 countries suggest this is a global trend. Researchers point to economic pressures, healthcare gaps, pandemic …

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Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out  The New York Times HHS winds down pediatric brain tumor pact after 26 years, prioritizing other childhood cancer work  Endpoints News A major childhood brain cancer network is ending  statnews.com NCI axes funding for pediatric brain cancer trial consortium, shifts focus to broader oncology group  fiercebiotech.com Pratiti Bandopadhayay: Urgent Need to Sustain Funding for Pediatric …

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Doctors have long relied on measurements like body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratios to assess health risks. However, researchers are increasingly focusing their attention on an unexpected indicator: neck circumference. A thick neck might project strength, like that of heavyweight boxers or rugby players, but studies suggest it could signal a concerning health issue. BMI, which divides weight by …

Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is removed? For decades, scientists believed that when a body part is amputated, the brain’s body map dramatically reorganises itself, with neighbouring body parts …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scaled back a federal-state surveillance program for foodborne pathogens. As of July 1, the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which works with the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and 10 state health departments to track infections commonly transmitted through food, has reduced required surveillance to …

Doctors Now Recommend This Blood Pressure Level to Prevent Dementia  Money Talks News New Blood Pressure Guidelines: My Likes and Concerns  Medscape How to lower blood pressure without medication  CNN New high blood pressure guide reveals link between hypertension and alcohol usage  WECT American Heart Association’s revised Blood Pressure guidelines can help Diabetics if they follow THIS…  Times of India Source link