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Nov 2025
Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis
Findings indicate blood group A elevates the risk of primary biliary cholangitis, suggesting ABO group analysis could aid in autoimmune liver disease diagnosis.
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Nov 2025
BMI is failing to detect dangerous obesity as people age
A landmark study finds waist-to-height ratio more effective than BMI in identifying obesity risk, as central fat levels rise across the UK population.
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Nov 2025
Oral semaglutide delivers real-world drops in blood sugar and weight in diabetes trial
Oral semaglutide delivered meaningful reductions in HbA1c and body weight among GLP-1RA-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes in a Dutch real-world cohort. Lipid levels and blood pressure showed only small changes, reflecting modest cardiometabolic effects outside glucose and weight control.
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Nov 2025
Blocking mir-21 shows promise for slowing bladder cancer growth
Bladder cancer ranks among the ten most common types of cancer worldwide. The main treatment is bladder removal surgery, and despite advances in systemic therapies, recurrence is frequent in the most aggressive forms of the disease.
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Nov 2025
Study finds low uptake of colorectal cancer testing among adults aged 45 to 49
UCLA research finds that fewer than 1 in 4 eligible younger adults completed colorectal cancer screenings after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lowered the recommended screening age to 45 from 50.
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Nov 2025
Experts call for bold policies to curb the health harms of ultra-processed foods
The increase of UPFs in diets worldwide presents an urgent challenge to health that demands coordinated policies and advocacy action to address, says a new three paper Series authored by 43 global experts and published in The Lancet. The Series exposes the tactics UPF companies use to drive consumption and prevent effective policy.
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Nov 2025
New antibody strategy shows promise for halting cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a debilitating hereditary condition in which fluid-filled sacs form and proliferate in the kidneys. Over time, the painful, growing cysts rob the organs of their function, often leading to dialysis in advanced cases.
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Nov 2025
New AI investment aims to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine
As of 2024, over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-a chronic, life-threatening infection that remains one of the leading global causes of death.
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Nov 2025
DeepTarget tool uncovers primary and secondary drug targets across cancer types
One person's side effect could be another person's treatment if we expand our perspective on small molecule drug targets, according to a new study published November 5, 2025, in npj Precision Oncology.
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Nov 2025
Trial investigates how quickly human milk responds to common plant based meat swaps
Replacing beef with a plant based beef substitute for six days changed the fatty acid composition of human milk, increasing medium chain saturated fats and lowering key long chain polyunsaturated fats such as arachidonic acid. These biochemical shifts occurred without changes in maternal weight, appetite, glucose patterns or infant milk intake.
