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People using Wegovy to lose weight have taken part in the study of its effects on taste. Reuters

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can 'change how food tastes'

Weight-loss treatments can help to reduce appetite by making meals appear sweeter or saltier, study finds

You can be fat and fit, finds diabetes study

Podcast'Transition overwhelm' - the small habits that have big impact on wellbeing

Is microdosing the answer to costly weight loss drugs?

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

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Israel is accused of instilling 'panic and extreme fear' in the Gazan people. AFP

Explained: Four acts of genocide Israel is accused of in Gaza

Arabic language education needs to be more accessible and immersive, say linguists. Getty Images

Stop apologising for your Arabic: Linguists demand end to dialect discrimination

Police officers outside Windsor Castle ahead of the state visit of President Donald Trump. Carl Court / Getty Images

What will come out of Trump's second state visit to the UK?

Dubai chocolate, filled with pistachio cream and crunchy kataifi pastry, has sparked an imitation industry. Getty Images

Dubai chocolatier condemns Europe's counterfeit kunafa craze

People fleeing the violence in West Darfur cross the border into Chad in 2023. Reuters

Interview'Libya scenario' must be avoided in Sudan, says African Union Commission head

Emirati artist Moza Abdullah at Inclusion International's World Congress event in Sharjah. Ali Al Shouk / The National

Emirati artist with cerebral palsy shows how creativity can overcome disability

HSBC's international wealth and premier banking business is vital for its overall growth strategy in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Photo: HSBC

HSBC opens wealth centre for rich clients in the UAE amid influx of millionaires

The Pearling Path landmark in Bahrain

Bahrain in 48 hours: Cultural weekend guide to exploring the island nation

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Dr Khalil Ramadi is an assistant professor at NYU Abu Dhabi, with the diminutive invention aiming to boost patient care. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Abu Dhabi scientists develop 'Ozempic-buster' weight-loss device

New York University Abu Dhabi creates oral LED alternative designed to regulate appetite

Why doctors have warned public against using baby teeth to treat diabetes

Pelage Pharmaceuticals have trialled a drug that aims to combat male-pattern baldness. Getty Images

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Boil don't fry: How you cook potatoes can limit diabetes risk

Nour Ibrahim and Ghenwa Yehia

Recipients of 2025-26 UAE mental health journalism fellowships announced

Babies made using DNA of three people in new IVF trial

Indians' ancient ancestry lies with Iranian farmers

How toxic fungus in Tutankhamun’s tomb can help fight cancer

Europe wary of new Nimbus Covid wave as cases emerge in UK and Italy

Buying Health

An optometrist examines a patient at the Moorfields eye hospital in Abu Dhabi. Cash-rich investment funds in the GCC are looking to life sciences, pharmaceutical and healthcare assets in the UK, the US and Europe. Pawan Singh / The National

Arab Health 2024 to showcase UK investment potential for Gulf boom

Dubai event to see UK healthcare and medical tech companies seek greater partnerships in the GCC

Private medical insurance inquiries soar as NHS waits grow

Patients face 'dire situation' as many opt for private health care

'Great resignation' of women raises pressure on global health sector

GoFundMe health care: Americans look to strangers to help pay bills

Early-stage lung cancer screenings can lift stigma

A last hope? More Americans travelling to Mexico for cancer treatment

Medical research

Pelage Pharmaceuticals have trialled a drug that aims to combat male-pattern baldness. Getty Images

Scientists comb through research for milestone cure for male baldness

Pharmaceutical companies look to gain a slice of the multibillion-dollar anti-baldness market

Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery

Exercise linked to brain changes that help prevent dementia, study finds

Volunteers to be injected with malaria to study long-term effects

UAE government issues new law to regulate drug industry

How AI can become a doctor's companion

Migraine drug offers pain relief from first day

Medicine

The president of the American University in Dubai called Penn 'a phenomenal partner'. Getty Images

American University in Dubai to establish school of medicine

Link-up with University of Pennsylvania will boost local healthcare system

Arab Parliament delegation visits UAE floating hospital

UAE evacuates critically injured Gaza child for hospital treatment

Prozac users in the UAE concerned as supplies of 'life-changing' drug run out

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