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28/10/2025

Professor Junling Guo of Sichuan University, whose research introduces a natural, drug-free alternative to weight loss medication. Using edible microbeads made from tea, vitamins, and algae, Dr. Guo’s team found a way to capture fats, sugars, and oils before they’re absorbed, offering a safer, more sustainable path to managing obesity.

Takeaways:

- Drug-free innovation for weight management
- Inspired by ingredients found in everyday life
- A step toward healthier, accessible solutions for all

“What’s Next in Weight Loss Science" is now on the Curious by Nature podcast with Professor Junling Guo.

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27/10/2025

Cedars-Sinai Experts Highlight Digestive Health Advances
https://www.newswise.com/articles/cedars-sinai-experts-highlight-digestive-health-advances
Cedars-Sinai

27/10/2025

Research Roundup: What's That Sound?
https://www.newswise.com/articles/research-roundup-what-s-that-sound
University of Northern Colorado, UNC

Research Roundup is a series that features Q&As with UNC faculty to share insights about their research in an approachable, bite-sized format. Each installment highlights the questions driving their work, why it matters and how it connects to broader issues in our community and beyond.

27/10/2025

New Tool Screens for Access to Healthy Food
https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-tool-screens-for-access-to-healthy-food
Tufts University

24/10/2025

2025 Mental Health, Brain, and Behavioral Science Research Day Tackles Addiction and Maternal Mental Health
https://www.newswise.com/articles/2025-mental-health-brain-and-behavioral-science-research-day-tackles-addiction-and-maternal-mental-health
University of Utah Health

24/10/2025

Cedars-Sinai’s Ravi Thadhani, MD, MPH, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
https://www.newswise.com/articles/cedars-sinai-s-ravi-thadhani-md-mph-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine
Cedars-Sinai

Ravi Thadhani, MD, MPH, executive vice president of Clinical Affairs and chief medical officer for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

23/10/2025

Dr. Alan Levinovitz, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at James Madison University, unpacks The Rumpelstiltskin Effect, the idea that naming an illness can bring relief, validation, and even transformation.

Takeaways:
- Naming a condition can reduce fear and give patients a sense of control.
- Words in medicine can heal or confine, depending on how we use them.

Healing is as much about meaning as it is about medicine.
“Healing with Words like Rumpelstiltskin" is now on the Curious by Nature podcast with Dr. Alan Levinovitz.
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23/10/2025

Is finding the name of your affliction like finding the name of ?
Dr. Alan Levinovitz, Professor of Religion and Philosophy at it The Rumpelstiltskin Effect, the idea that naming your illness can take away some of its power. We explored how words and stories can shape not just how we understand disease, but how we actually experience it.

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23/10/2025

The Medical Minute: E-Bike and E-Scooter Injuries Are on the Rise in Children
https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-medical-minute-e-bike-and-e-scooter-injuries-are-on-the-rise-in-children
Penn State Health

22/10/2025

VUMC Performs Nation’s First Surgery Using Latest Generation of Intraoperative PET-CT Scan Technology
https://www.newswise.com/articles/vumc-performs-nation-s-first-surgery-using-latest-generation-of-intraoperative-pet-ct-scan-technology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Surgeons in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have successfully performed the country’s first procedure using the latest generation of intraoperative PET (positron emission tomography) and CT (computed tomography) technology, with the goal ...

22/10/2025

ASU’s New School of Medicine Receives Preliminary Accreditation, Gift and New Name
https://www.newswise.com/articles/asu-s-new-school-of-medicine-receives-preliminary-accreditation-gift-and-new-name
Arizona State University

The opening of Arizona State University’s new medical school took a giant leap forward today with two important pieces of news that will accelerate activity as the school begins to prepare for its first class in August 2026. ASU leaders announced that the school, the flagship of the university’s...

22/10/2025

AI Models Outperform Traditional Climate Predictions, Offering New Insights for Coral Reef Futures
https://www.newswise.com/articles/ai-models-outperform-traditional-climate-predictions-offering-new-insights-for-coral-reef-futures
Wildlife Conservation Society