Lori Youmshajekian

New York, Sydney, Yerevan

Science Journalist at Freelance

Freelance science journalist | #SHERP41 @NYU_journalism | words: @sciam @newscientist @abcnews @RetractionWatch @YaleE360 @Medscape and more

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Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Lori Youmshajekian

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Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

1 week ago | wired.com | Lori Youmshajekian

Statistically, men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with about 18 million more men living with the condition worldwide. This doesn’t tell the whole story. When women do get a diagnosis, they’re often older and have a higher body fat mass. They’re also more likely to die from diabetes-related causes, especially heart disease. And some researchers think underdiagnosis might explain part of the gap—perhaps more cases are being missed in women.
Dozens of Elsevier papers retracted over fake companies and suspicious authorship changes

3 weeks ago | retractionwatch.com | Lori Youmshajekian

Since March of last year, Elsevier has pulled around 60 papers connected to companies in the Caucasus region that don’t seem to exist. The retraction notices attribute the decision to suspicious changes in authorship and the authors being unable to verify the existence of their employers. Online sleuths have also flagged potentially manipulated citations among the articles. Each of the retracted papers appears to follow an identical pattern, based on the details given in the retraction notices.
People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why.

4 weeks ago | livescience.com | Lori Youmshajekian

For most of her life, Alyssa Fraser took comfort in cooking. Fraser, a former food reporter from Minnesota, used to relish the process of whipping up her favorite chicken and vegetable recipe or batches of pasta. But after she started taking the popular weight-loss medication Wegovy, her culinary interests seemed to disappear because she became disinterested in food — and certain types of food became particularly off-putting.
De meeste mensen stoppen na twee jaar met Ozempic. Wat gebeurt er dan met je gewicht en gezondheid?

1 month ago | eoswetenschap.eu | Lori Youmshajekian

Afvalmedicijnen zoals Ozempic zijn ontwikkeld als levenslange behandelingen. Een nieuwe studie heeft in kaart gebracht dat de meeste mensen het medicijn na twee jaar niet meer gebruiken. Welke impact heeft dat? Medicijnen die gewichtsverlies bevorderen, zoals semaglutide – bekend onder de merknamen Wegovy en Ozempic – zijn razend populair geworden voor de behandeling van obesitas. Ze zijn vooral effectief als mensen ze eeuwig blijven innemen. Dat is iets dat in de praktijk niet gebeurt.
Former Italian university head faces retractions and criminal investigations

2 months ago | retractionwatch.com | Lori Youmshajekian

A prominent Italian pharmacologist under investigation for embezzlement and rigging university contracts has garnered a dozen and a half retractions in the last year for image alterations and duplications. But Salvatore Cuzzocrea, the former rector of the University of Messina, told us he did not agree with the retractions because they were decided “without clear communication,” and that none of the papers had problems that he wasn’t able to reply to.
Cortisol rises during intense workouts. Is that really a bad thing?

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.com | Lori Youmshajekian

Fitness influencers claim intense workouts such as HIIT or running can spike cortisol and hinder weight loss, while gentler alternatives like walking keep it in check. But cortisol’s role in exercise is far more than simply “good” or “bad.”Often branded as the “stress hormone,” cortisol is blamed for everything from belly fat to burnout. But it plays a crucial role in keeping the body running.
Are Foodborne Illnesses and Deaths in the U.S. Worsening? New Data on Recalls Explain

2 months ago | scientificamerican.com | Lori Youmshajekian

Food recalls seemed relentless in the U.S. last year. Cucumbers, eggs, even big-brand products such as McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and Boar’s Head deli meats were implicated in dozens of foodborne illness cases, leaving many questioning whether their favorite foods were safe to eat.
Seven years after ‘noncompliance’ finding, whistleblowers push for retractions

Mar 5, 2025 | retractionwatch.com | Lori Youmshajekian

Seven years after investigations uncovered “serious noncompliance” in the collection of biological samples at a California VA hospital, the original whistleblowers say several papers related to the work use these problematic samples and should be retracted. But the principal investigator of the work says there’s no reason to question the findings.
Does Stopping Ozempic Cause Rebound Weight Gain and Health Problems?

Mar 4, 2025 | scientificamerican.com | Lori Youmshajekian

The class of weight-loss drugs including semaglutide, sold as Wegovy, have become immensely popular new treatments for obesity. One key factor in their effectiveness is that people need to take them indefinitely—but in practice, many don’t. A recent JAMA Network Open analysis found the vast majority of people quit taking these drugs within two years—such stops in treatment often reverses weight loss and health gains.

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Articles

Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

Why Women With Type 2 Diabetes Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

Dozens of Elsevier papers retracted over fake companies and suspicious authorship changes

People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why.

De meeste mensen stoppen na twee jaar met Ozempic. Wat gebeurt er dan met je gewicht en gezondheid?

Former Italian university head faces retractions and criminal investigations

Cortisol rises during intense workouts. Is that really a bad thing?

Are Foodborne Illnesses and Deaths in the U.S. Worsening? New Data on Recalls Explain

Seven years after ‘noncompliance’ finding, whistleblowers push for retractions

Does Stopping Ozempic Cause Rebound Weight Gain and Health Problems?

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