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Clinical Research · us

Weight-Loss Drug Moves Into Alcohol Addiction Treatment: Phase 2 Pemvidutide Trial Reduces Heavy Drinking

In a 100-person, 24-week randomized trial, the dual-receptor agonist pemvidutide significantly reduced heavy drinking days, with multiple secondary measures also pointing to a consistent effect; however, gastrointestinal side effects, the limited sample size, and topline data that have not yet undergone peer review remain key issues for further validation.

Biomedical AI · global

Physiological “Disconnection” During Sleep: AI Traces Clues to Neurodegenerative Risk in 124,000 Studies

A human expert-supervised multi-agent AI proposed and conducted five studies using more than 50 TB of sleep signals. Among the findings, weaker coupling among physiological networks such as the brain and heart was associated with subsequent diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, but is not yet sufficient for clinical prediction.

Biotechnology · asia

Turning Ribozymes into Reusable Tools: New System Separates a Key Step in Large-Scale Circular RNA Production

The SIE platform separates the catalytic ribozyme and RNA substrate into two components, enabling both the production of long, chemically modified circular RNA and the recovery of the catalytic component. Cell and mouse experiments showed that the products can express proteins normally, but purity, cost, and safety at industrial scale remain to be validated.

Medical Technology · global

AI Completes the Full Emergency Care Workflow: MIRA Outperforms Physicians in Simulated Diagnostic Accuracy, but Remains Far from Clinical Deployment

MIRA does more than answer medical questions: within a virtual electronic health record, it can take patient histories, order tests, interpret results, and arrange treatment. More than 500 retrospective cases demonstrate its potential while also exposing critical gaps in test utilization, comparison scale, and real-world validation.

Biomedical Technology · global

Seeing How RNA Is Regulated in Tissue Without Sequencing: Nanoneedle Arrays Map Molecules in Brain and Biopsy Sections

Spectrum-FISH extracts RNA from fresh tissue while preserving its original coordinates, using fluorescence decoding to reveal spatial differences in mRNA, microRNA, and RNA methylation. Results from mouse brains and human colorectal biopsies demonstrate its potential, but larger-scale validation is still needed before routine diagnostic use.