MD/PhD Endocrinologist Scientist. Cancer metabolism, cachexia, insulin, PI3K, diabetes, obesity. GI Villi lover. Metabolic Consulting. NYJ/NYY/NYCFC/NYK fan.

New York
Joined April 2009
New paper out in @cellpressblue ! We found that reintroducing refined starch after weight loss activates the innate immune system through the complement pathway, while sugar has the opposite effect. With @eze_dantas , @davidludwigmd , CaraEbbeling, @CantleyLab , and team. 🧵
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New at #ESMO2026 AVEO's anti-GDF-15 antibody, rilogrotug. Phase 1b dose escalation (NCT05865535), 50 to 800 mg alongside standard cancer therapy. Weight gain and improved appetite through week 12 at all doses. @MDRoeland @OHSUKnight
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No DLTs. No TEAE led to discontinuation, dose reduction, or death.
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Impressive weight loss reversal.
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The sooner the better.
By every measure, Opus 4.8 beats human experts as peer reviewers in a study of 124 Harvard social science papers covering a range from statistical analyses to formal models to qualitative work. As academics, we need to figure out how to adapt the practice of science to AI, fast.
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The wirelessly powered device can be linked to a clinically available continuous glucose monitor to catalyze the conversion of glucose to gluconate, which is then renally excreted. doi.org/10.1126/science.aem0…
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Weight loss during intermittent fasting, not Mediterranean diet quality alone, is associated with lower inflammation: A randomized controlled trial sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Retatrutide, the most potent GLP-1 agent in this family of drugs to date, had a marked benefit vs sleep apnea in a randomized trial, in people with obesity, just published @NEJM AHI-apnea-hypopnea index nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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It maps throughout three #Cachexia stages -as defined in humans (Pre-CAC, Early-CAC and Late CAC), the evolution of #Polar and #Lipid metabolic networks in 10 different tissues in both #Male and #Female mouse models of pancreatic CAC.
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In one of the hardest NCI funding cycles in decades, these institutions remained R01 powerhouses Full FY'26 dataset in 🧵 below MD Anderson: 131 R01s (55% of portfolio), UCSF: 91, , Penn: 83 (highest R01 %), MSK: 76 (37% R01s but heavy on K-awards) Across the top 20 institutions: 1,223 R01 records, which is ~36% of the national total Huge congrats to the PIs, labs & research teams keeping cancer discovery moving forward🎗️ - - - - - Source: NIH RePORTER via @Jori_health - - - - -
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Preprints: pre-conditioning with dietary restrictions- serine/glycine starvation or caloric restriction- limits cancer cachexia by establishing the normal protective response to nutrient limitation. @CancerGrand biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Caveats: single-arm, single institution, n=16, no control group. Authors say: this does not show glutamine + chemo beats chemo alone. OS follow-up still immature. Dose was supervised, clinical-grade. Interesting signal that needs an RCT.
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Manganese availability determines hepatic insulin sensitivity by enhancing Akt activity, and fructose promotes hepatobiliary Mn excretion. jci.org/articles/view/200951
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I think I somehow missed this great paper from few months back.
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