This Weight Loss Drug Linked to “Eye Stroke” and Sudden Blindness
A new medical study suggests that Wegovy, one of the world’s most popular weight loss drugs, may be linked to a rare but potentially...
Obesity May Quietly Damage Nerves Throughout the Body
A team of scientists in Germany has developed a new artificial intelligence system that can scan an entire mouse body in incredible detail.
Using this...
Can Ozempic-Like Weight Loss Drugs Help Fight Cancer Spread?
Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have already transformed the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Millions of people now use these medications to...
Your Brain May Clean Itself During Sleep—and This Could Prevent Dementia
For many years, scientists believed sleep was mainly important for rest, recovery, and memory. But a new article published in the journal Science suggests...
Weight-Loss Injections Are Replacing Surgery Faster Than Experts Expected
For many years, bariatric surgery was considered one of the most powerful medical treatments for severe obesity.
In these operations, doctors reduce the size of...
New Bedtime Pill May Treat Sleep Apnea Better
Millions of people around the world struggle with obstructive sleep apnea, a serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during...
Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Slow the Spread of Some Cancers
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have become widely known for helping people lose weight and control diabetes.
Over the past few years,...
Why Poor Sleep May Raise the Risk of Dementia
Scientists have long known that conditions such as chronic stress, depression, heart disease, aging, and poor sleep are linked to a higher risk of...
Very fit young men may face one heart risk
A large Swedish study is helping answer a question that has worried some athletes and doctors for years: can very high fitness increase the...
Major review finds repeated weight loss may not damage metabolism after all
Many people who struggle with weight have heard the phrase “yo-yo dieting.” It describes a pattern where someone loses weight, regains it, and then...