STAT+: A Celldex treatment induces symptom relief in patients with chronic hives
An experimental drug from Celldex Therapeutics induced complete symptom relief in half of patients with…
Month: June 2022
Research reveals structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase
The crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase has similarities to HIV reverse transcriptase,…
Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel
Biofuel scientists used an oddball molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of…
Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
Researchers have discovered potential new drugs that target mitochondria in cancer cells. Their study in…
Gemini North spies ultra-faint fossil galaxy discovered on outskirts of Andromeda
An unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outer fringes of the Andromeda…
Borrowed gene helps maize adapt to high elevations, cold temperatures
An important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering…
Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid crisis
UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre…
Supreme Court’s decision on abortion sparks health tech’s Cambridge Analytica moment
In 2018, the tech industry found itself in a harsh spotlight amid a scandal involving…
STAT+: The near-term outlook for pharma industry earnings just got a little worse
The near-term earnings outlook for the pharmaceutical industry was revised downward by a major credit…
Listen: Medical privacy post-Roe, fixing clinical trials, & the next Covid vaccines
How do you stop a Covid surge? Why are clinical trials so white? And what…
The hawk has landed: Braking mid-air to prioritize safety over energy or speed
New research using computer simulations and Hollywood-style motion capture shows how birds optimize their landing…
Signaling molecule potently stimulates hair growth
Researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may…
Scientists engineer synthetic DNA to study ‘architect’ genes
Researchers have created artificial Hox genes — which plan and direct where cells go to…
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs
Researchers have developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without…
Sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new…
Cosmological thinking meets neuroscience in new theory about brain connections
A collaboration between a former cosmologist and a computational neuroscientist generates a new way to…
Optical fiber imaging method advances studies of Alzheimer’s disease
An optical fiber as thin as a strand of hair holds promise for use in…
New flood maps clarify the risk homeowners face
Flooding in urban areas cost Americans more than $106 billion between 1960 and 2016, damaging…
Building explainability into the components of machine-learning models
Researchers have created a taxonomy and outlined steps that developers can take to design features…
How bacteria adhere to cells: Basis for the development of a new class of antibiotics
Researchers have unraveled how bacteria adhere to host cells and thus taken the first step…
Breaking AIs to make them better
Current AIs are very accurate but inflexible at image recognition. Exactly why this is remains…
A closer look into the emergence of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols and its monitoring
While there are many studies that discuss antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in soil and water…
Baking trust into tech, Cerebral’s prescribing, & the evolution of post-Roe privacy
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
Through intricate study of cave deposits in Spain, geologists identified a rapid rise in sea…
Democrats tweak their drug pricing plan in last-ditch effort to pass reforms
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are vetting a new, tweaked version of a drug pricing package as…
STAT+: New analysis of Amarin’s Vascepa resurrects big questions about effectiveness
A new analysis of Vascepa, a medicine derived from fish oil and used to prevent…
Researchers propose widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life
Changes in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in…
As these bacteria eat, they generate an unusual triangular molecule that can be used to make jet fuel
Aircrafts transport people, ship goods, and perform military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power…
Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, a…
The unlikely crusader who’s winning the fight to lower hospital prices
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
How pandas survive solely on bamboo: Evolutionary history
An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda to survive solely on bamboo and the evolutionary…
FDA recommends vaccine makers update Covid-19 shots to target Omicron
The Food and Drug Administration is advising vaccine makers to reformulate their Covid-19 shots to…
BMA must go further and faster on tackling sexist behaviour, annual meeting agrees
The BMA needs to do more to value and support its female members and those…
Pioneering recycling turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently…
Overturning Roe v Wade has had an immediate chilling effect on reproductive healthcare
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States unleashed an unprecedented attack on women,…
How dengue and Zika infections could make people more attractive to mosquitoes
Being bit by a mosquito carrying dengue or Zika virus can make you sick. The…
Powerful links between methane and climate change
Using data gathered over the last four decades to study the effects of temperature changes…
Working hour limits must not be axed in post-Brexit legal overhaul, says BMA
Restrictions on doctors’ working hours must not be watered down as part of post-Brexit legislative…
Deborah James: podcaster and cancer campaigner
Deborah James (later Dame Deborah) was a deputy head teacher aged 35 when she found…
The mere sight of a meal triggers an inflammatory response in the brain
Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger…
Opinion: How the Dobbs decision changed my research on reproductive health technology
If you are using technology to track your period, and abortion is even a remote…
LGBT+ health inequalities persist in Scotland, report shows
LGBT+ people in Scotland continue to face major health inequalities in every measure of wellbeing,…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer and U.S. strike $3.2 billion deal for Covid vaccine; marketing of morning-after pills shifts to mail-order options
Good morning, everyone, and nice to see you again after we took an all-too-quick, day-long…
England’s shortage of GPs and practice nurses will escalate over next decade, report warns
More than a quarter of GP and practice nurse posts in England could be vacant…
The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks
A pair of Orca (Killer Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White Sharks…
NICE recommends three more treatments for atopic dermatitis
Doctors now have three more prescribing options for patients with severe atopic dermatitis who do…
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—30 June 2022
Spare the tonsils?I’m from a generation whose tonsils and adenoids were whipped out at the…
Covid-19: Canada outperformed comparable nations in pandemic response, study reports
Canada performed better than the majority of G10 countries in its response to the first…
Transforming mental health for all
The World Health Organization’s latest world mental health report aims to inspire and inform the…
Abortion: BMA will lobby Northern Ireland Assembly over failure to commission services
The BMA will continue to lobby Stormont to commission safe and accessible abortion services in…