New drug lowers brain pressure to treat blinding headaches
‘Blinding’ headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension could be treated with an injectable peptide used for type 2 diabetes.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 10
Life-changing protein reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
The estimated number of individuals who are deemed obese is raising to an alarming rate with an expected 1 billion adults obese by 2025.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 7
People lost over 50 pounds by taking new FDA-approved drug
These results are an important step forward in potentially expanding effective therapeutic options for individuals with obesity,
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 6
Cancer and Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by transgenes in the gut
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 7
People lost over 50 pounds using new FDA-approved pill
In this study, about nine out of 10 individuals with obesity lost weight, said Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 6
Groundbreaking diabetes discovery brings the world closer to life without insulin
People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 6
Transgenes in the gut found to reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
Researchers used novel drug discovery to uncover a metabolite that converts white fat cells (“bad” fat) to brown fat (“good” fat) cells.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 21
Artificial pancreas is proven a game-changer for type 2 diabetes patients
Cambridge scientists have delivered amazing results from an artificial pancreas in use by patients living with type 2 diabetes.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 14
Drinking coffee found to reduce severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Caffeine, polyphenols, and other natural products found in coffee may help reduce the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 8
Researchers identify how exercise preserves physical fitness during aging
Proven to protect against a wide array of diseases, exercise may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 6
Groundbreaking diabetes discovery brings the world closer to life without insulin
People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 6
Transgenes in the human gut can reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 5
Gut bacteria can both cause and prevent Type 2 diabetes
One type of bacteria found in the gut may contribute to the development of Type 2 diabetes, while another may protect from the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 31, 2022
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
“Metabolism” describes the body’s chemical changes that create the necessary materials for growth and overall health.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 6, 2022
Transgenes in the gut found to reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 19, 2022
Remarkable protein could revolutionize type 2 diabetes treatment
People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 7, 2022
People lost over 50 pounds using new FDA-approved medication
Recently approved by the FDA to treat type 2 diabetes, the medication may help adults without diabetes lose weight as well, the study found
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2022
Transgenes in the gut can reverse cancer and Type 2 diabetes
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 1, 2022
Nitric oxide gel therapy prevents obesity and Type 2 diabetes
Supplying exogenous nitric oxide at a sustained level may be an efficient way of treating the cardiometabolic syndrome, study finds.
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