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European Society of Endocrinology launches new Obesity and Endocrinology School for 2027

European Society of Endocrinology
Business Announcement

The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) has announced the launch of its ESE Obesity and Endocrinology School 2027, a new educational initiative designed to support the next generation of specialists working in obesity research and clinical practice. The inaugural School will take place from 15-17 March 2027 in Barcelona, Spain, and applications are now open.

Higher daily step counts linked to fewer mental health problems in early adolescence, study finds

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of more than 5,500 adolescents in the US found that those who took more daily steps at age 11 to 12 had fewer mental health problems a year later.

The relationship held all the way up to 12,000 or more steps a day, with no sign of the benefit levelling off within this data.

Adolescents with the highest step counts also showed differences in brain areas linked to movement and mood and these differences explained associations between step counts and mental health.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Brain & Behaviour Research Foundation, UK Research and Innovation, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

City of Hope and TGen study finds hidden mutation rates may shape cancer risk

City of Hope
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by scientists at City of Hope and TGen found surprisingly large differences in the number of mutations present in organs of healthy individuals. Some study participants had a similar number of mutations as is typically found in cancer patients. These results provide an explanation for why some individuals ultimately end up with cancer, opening the door to improved approaches for cancer risk assessment and prevention.

Journal: Cancer Research
Funder: Virginia Piper Charitable Trust, Robert and Lynda Carter Altman Family Foundation Research Fund, John Templeton Foundation

Postpartum initiation of GLP-1 receptor agonists among commercially insured women in the us

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This cross-sectional study examines glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist initiation rates among postpartum women with commercial insurance in the US.

Journal: JAMA

Building effective multimodal care for obesity and comorbidities in the GLP-1 therapy era

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This Perspective urges multimodal management of obesity that extends beyond pharmacological treatment to screening, early management, and intensive behavioral therapy across the life course.

Journal: JAMA

October 2026 Issues of APA Journals feature new research on neuromodulation and precision therapeutics, esketamine, and more

American Psychiatric Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The latest issues of four American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, American Journal of Psychotherapy, and Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice) are now available online.

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry

Novel treatment combination improves progression-free survival in most common form of metastatic breast cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Positive results from the evERA study, publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine, support an all-oral SERD-containing regimen for ER+ HER2- breast cancer

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

GATC Health joins C-Path’s New Approach Methodologies Developer Coalition

Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
Business Announcement

Critical Path Institute’s New Approach Methodologies Developer Coalition (NAMs-DC) today announced that GATC Health has joined as a contributing member, bringing computational modeling and multiomic data analysis to the coalition’s efforts to advance the adoption, validation, and qualification of new approach methodologies (NAMs) for drug discovery and development. GATC Health joins existing members CN Bio, Crown Bioscience, Curi Bio, Emulate, InSphero, Modelus, Myhre Syndrome Foundation, Revalia Bio, and VivoSphere, alongside a growing community of developers, end users, and regulatory colleagues working to close the gap between NAM development and regulatory acceptance.

Exercise rewires liver metabolism differently based on sex

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests that the benefits of exercise in cellular energy production may not look the same in males and females.

Journal: Cell Reports

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