In a recent study published in BMJ, a team of Norwegian researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized trial to examine whether wearing surgical face masks while in public spaces resulted in a lower incidence of self-reported respiratory infection symptoms than not wearing a face mask. Study: Personal protective effect of wearing surgical face masks…

In a recent review published in the journal Cell, researchers collate and elucidate recent research and clinical trials highlighting the mechanistic underpinnings and beneficial outcomes of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based polyagonists. First developed as anti-type 2 diabetes (T2D) interventions, these biochemically engineered drug interventions have presented extraordinary success in the pharmacological treatment of excess body fat,…