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Intermittent fasting triggers surprising changes in the brain
Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time
How Turkey Hacked the Hair Transplant Industry
Turkey’s hair‑transplant sector has become a $3 billion engine of medical tourism, driven by cheap, high‑volume procedures that rely on hacked equipment and algorithmic methods. The boom fuels cultura
Fish oil lowers insulin resistance in non‑obese rats
A Brazilian‑funded study showed that fish oil supplementation reduces insulin resistance, improves blood sugar control, and lowers cholesterol in non‑obese type 2 diabetes rats. The findings highlight
Bepirovirsen 20% Cure Could Cut Hepatitis B Costs
Bepirovirsen is reported as a breakthrough hepatitis B treatment achieving a 20% cure rate, with potential to cut mortality and billions in treatment costs.
BioNTech Pfizer bispecifics; FDA Pazdur restructure
At the ASCO meeting, BioNTech and Pfizer unveiled new bispecific antibody data, while FDA official Rick Pazdur framed the agency’s current challenges as a chance to restructure. The juxtaposition high
Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows
A triple‑action cancer jab, amivantamab, showed dramatic tumor shrinkage and complete eradication in a multinational trial of patients with resistant head‑neck cancer. The subcutaneous therapy, develo
Rick Pazdur urges FDA overhaul as China drug rivals
Former FDA oncology chief Rick Pazdur warned that Trump‑era appointees caused extensive damage to the agency, but he sees the fallout as a rare chance to rebuild the FDA from the ground up. He propose
Revolution Medicines Ships Experimental Pancreatic Drug
Revolution Medicines has begun delivering its experimental pancreatic‑cancer drug daraxonrasib to patients under an FDA‑authorized early‑access program. The drug, not yet approved, showed in a Phase 3
Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests
A new international trial shows that a DNA‑based Prosigna test can identify roughly two‑thirds of early‑stage breast‑cancer patients who can safely skip chemotherapy, with five‑year survival rates nea
Trial of multi-cancer blood test among 142,000 NHS patients fails to meet main aim
A massive NHS trial of Grail’s Galleri multi‑cancer blood test, involving nearly 143 k asymptomatic adults, failed to cut late‑stage cancer diagnoses, missing its primary endpoint. While the test show
Melatonin Boosts DNA Repair in Night‑Shift Workers
While SKIMNEWS has been tracking Meta’s AI push on Threads and Strategy’s $1.5 billion convertible‑debt retirement, a new BMJ‑published trial shows that a modest melatonin supplement can boost DNA rep
Trump Doctor Says He’s Excellent, Urges Weight Loss
Amid high‑stakes diplomatic moves, a massive legal battle, and a $10 B+ weekly funding request, Trump’s latest medical memo says he’s in excellent health but needs to shed weight and exercise more. Th
This tomato-soy juice reduced inflammation in just four weeks
A four‑week clinical trial at Ohio State University shows that a lycopene‑rich tomato‑soy juice dramatically lowers key inflammation markers in obese adults, outperforming plain tomato juice. Lead res
NUS Study: Caffeine Reverses Sleep‑Loss Social Memory
A team at the National University of Singapore showed that a brief five‑hour sleep loss impairs social memory by disrupting synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal CA2 region, but a week‑long caffeine
Blue Micromoon Peaks May 31 — But It Won't Be Blue
A 'blue micromoon' rises on May 31 — the month's second full moon, also coinciding with the moon's farthest orbital point. Despite the name, the moon won't appear blue, and UK viewers won't see this c
Cathy Tie launches VC‑backed embryo‑editing startup
Canadian entrepreneur Cathy Tie—dubbed “Biotech Barbie”—is launching a venture‑backed startup to edit embryos for disease prevention, promising transparent, regulator‑approved work after a high‑profil
Insomnia triples early‑onset cancer risk in under‑50s
Two massive U.S. studies from MD Anderson Cancer Center found that adults under 50 with disrupted sleep are up to three times more likely to develop early‑onset cancers, a possible contributor to the
Prosigna Validated in Optima Trial, Sparing Millions
An international Optima trial led by University College London found that the Prosigna genomic test can reliably identify low‑risk breast cancer patients who can safely for chemotherapy, instead recei
‘Like Christmas’: woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy
An international Optima trial of the Prosigna genomic test showed that women with early‑stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without compromising survival. The five‑year disease‑free survi
Cannabis Edibles + Alcohol: Synergistic Driving Impairment
Johns Hopkins researchers found that combining cannabis edibles with alcohol produces synergistic driving impairment greater than either substance alone, and that standard field sobriety tests frequen
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