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10-Nov-2025

WVU research finds self-control runs in the family

When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia University psychology researcher Amy Gentzler who led a six-month survey of more than 200 Appalachian adolescents and their parents.

Journal: Social Development
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

10-Nov-2025

Obesity drugs improve heart health: Study shows additional benefits of semaglutide and tirzepatide

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Injectable weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events for people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harvard Medical School have demonstrated this in using insurance claims data. They found that semaglutide and tirzepatide – marketed as Ozempic and Mounjaro – reduced the risk of serious cardiovascular events by up to 18 percent.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Deutsche Herzstiftung
Meeting: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025

10-Nov-2025

GLP-1 drugs tirzepatide and semaglutide provide protection for heart health

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mass General Brigham researchers used real-world data to conduct a head-to-head study to investigate cardioprotective effects, finding both medications reduced risk

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, German Heart Foundation

10-Nov-2025

Breast cancer case study could inform clinical trials

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CSHL Professor David Spector and graduate student Disha Aggarwal have tracked levels of long non-coding RNA MALAT1 over the course of one woman’s experience with triple-negative breast cancer. Their findings could help inform clinical trials of a drug targeting MALAT1. They also suggest MALAT1 may play a role in determining whether and where the cancer will spread.

Journal: Molecular Therapy Oncology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Northwell Health

9-Nov-2025

Should kids be screened for high cholesterol genes?

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that screening children for genes causing severe high cholesterol could prevent premature heart disease, but an early screening program is currently too costly.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health