For many years, scientists believed that helping the heart burn more fat for energy was generally a good thing. After all, fat is the heart’s main fuel source under normal conditions. Every day, the heart beats more than 100,000 times and needs a huge amount of energy to keep blood moving throughout the body. Most […]

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Medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have become household names in recent years. Originally developed to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, these drugs later gained enormous attention because of their ability to help people lose significant amounts of weight. Millions of people now use them, and doctors […]

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Weight-loss drugs have transformed the treatment of obesity in recent years. Medications such as tirzepatide can help people lose a significant amount of body weight, often far more than what can be achieved through diet and exercise alone. These treatments have given new hope to millions of people struggling with obesity and its related health […]

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge and startup company GlitterinTech have developed a tiny, low-cost device that could bring powerful chemical sensing capabilities to wearable technology. The new device is an optical spectrometer—a tool that analyzes how light interacts with materials. Spectrometers are widely used in science, medicine, manufacturing, and environmental monitoring because they can […]

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An endocrinologist’s new weight-care system halted population-level weight gain and could reshape obesity treatment across America. For years, endocrinologist Leigh Perreault, MD, believed there had to be a more effective way to help people manage their weight than simply advising them to eat healthier and exercise more. “There was a moment I put my face [...]

Scientists may have found the brain-cell switch that determines how long Ozempic’s weight-loss effects last. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have gained new insight into how GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide produce their weight-loss effects. While scientists have long known which areas of the brain are involved, much less has been [...]