By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new Chinese-developed GLP-1 weight loss drug could prove a new competitor to blockbuster drugs Ozempic /Wegovy and ...

Professor Sun Jinpeng's team and Professor Yu Xiao's team at Shandong University, collaborating with Professor Jiang Changtao from Peking University, Professor Pang Yanli, and Professor Ji Linong, ...

Researchers in Adelaide are looking to expand newborn heel-prick screening to help identify up to 600 additional genetic conditions early.

Genetic Mutations: Many metabolic conditions are inherited. For example, disorders like PKU and Gaucher’s disease arise from defective genes affecting enzymes critical to metabolic processes. Insulin ...

“Move Your Pheet” is a scenic walk to raise awareness for phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare, inherited metabolic condition where the body struggles to break down phenylalanine, an amino acid ...

Maintaining good metabolic control, especially in adolescence, can help to optimize cognitive development in adults with PKU. A rare metabolic disease, PKU is caused by a deficiency in ...

“From the start, they are involved in referring those newborn screen cases to a metabolic center or a PKU clinic.” But over time, she explained, the burden of managing PKU through strict dietary ...

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare, inherited metabolic disease, which affects the brain. It is caused by a defect in the gene that helps create the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine (Phe).