İyi Giden Şeyler — Issue No. 13

A research team from England and Canada found that a 24-week regimen of low-calorie diet and exercise led to remission in more than half of participants with Type 2 diabetes diagnosed before age 45. This suggests that lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the long-term risk of complications for younger patients.

A new study from Penn State University shows that just four minutes of daily strength training significantly improves balance and leg strength in older adults after 12 weeks. This brief routine helps maintain physical function, supporting independence and reducing the risk of falls.

An observational study in Neurology followed 294 patients for up to seven years: those reporting more than eight hours of weekly physical activity showed almost no change in memory and thinking scores, and their movement symptoms worsened more slowly. Activity was self-reported and the study does not prove cause and effect.

Ghana Health Service figures put malaria deaths at about 3,300 in 2011 and 52 in 2025, a 98% fall, credited to vaccines, bed nets and effective treatment. The head of infectious diseases at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital says she has seen no malaria death in two years. Cases remain high, at 4.3 million confirmed in 2024.

Prime Medicine gave the first patient in a phase 1/2 trial for Wilson disease, which damages the liver and nerves, a single intravenous infusion of a prime-editing therapy; Nature reports it as the first in-body use of the technique. Whether the edit worked is not yet known; first data are expected in 2027.

Agrivoltaic setups above grapevines substantially boosted fruit development and yield while simultaneously generating clean energy. This approach demonstrates how renewable infrastructure can directly enhance agricultural productivity.

The American NGO Rainforest Trust aided in the creation of a 715,000-acre wildlife reserve along the Iténez River in Bolivia. Scientists describe this waterway as a 'link of life,' contributing to the conservation of 70 million acres in the Amazon.