TEHRAN (ANA)- A new research by a British Columbia University team, headed by the Iranian scientist Mahyar Etminan, showed that medications known as GLP-1 agonists—which includes brands like Wegovy, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Saxenda—are associated with an increased risk of serious medical conditions, including stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction.
TEHRAN (ANA)- Elon Musk's brain-machine interface company Neuralink has implanted its brain device in a second patient and the surgery "went well," according to the company.
TEHRAN (ANA)- A study from Nagoya University shows that consuming foods with high tellurium levels, a byproduct of industrial activities, correlates with higher blood pressure and monitoring and managing dietary tellurium intake could help reduce hypertension risk globally.
TEHRAN (ANA)- According to a new study on pregnant mice, a diet rich in fiber improves the long-term heart health of developing offspring, significantly lowering their risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company have succeeded in producing a wide range of laboratory and research extraction and diagnosis kits and are now studying ways to make kits for dengue fever and Mpox (monkeypox).
TEHRAN (ANA)- A new injection, which is an mRNA vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus positive tumors, has been approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration for Phase-I clinical trials.