Cardiology News: Ozempic: the popular weight-loss drug's association with cancer & more...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:57:28 -0700

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Ozempic: the popular weight-loss drug's association with cancer

Ozempic is well-known for its popularity in mainstream media as a weight loss drug. However, it was (and still is) originally indicated to treat diabetes mellitus. Ozempic is part of a group of medications called glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA for short.) There have been claims of associations ...

Using Your Brain at Work May Lead to Better Health Later in Life

A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that having a job that challenges your brain may lead to fewer thinking and memory problems later in life. The study included over 7,000 participants and over 300 unique jobs. The cognitive demands of each job were measured based on the amount of routine ...

Timing of Exercise Throughout Day May Change Health Outcomes

New research published in the journal Diabetes Care suggests that exercising later in the day has greater health benefits for people with obesity. The study included nearly 30,000 participants who were diagnosed with obesity, and a subset of the participants (about 3,000) were also diagnosed with type 2 ...

Understanding heart regeneration and the potential for human applications

Can the heart physiology of zebrafish help treat human heart conditions? This is what a recent study published in Biology Open hopes to address as a team of researchers from the University of Utah compared the fish species of zebrafish and medaka since the ...