Opinion: Two years since Dobbs, reproductive freedom must be protected from assault
It’s been two years since America’s highest court removed a constitutional right — for the…
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Opinion: To reduce suicide, primary care and mental health clinicians need to work together. Congress can help that happen
Suicide rates in the United States increased approximately 36% between 2000 and 2022, according to…
Study identifies first drug therapy for sleep apnea
An international study shows new drug improves sleep, health in patients diagnosed with obesity and…
Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance
Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in…
Imaging technology captures how neurons communicate with new clarity
Insights from advanced imaging technology show how neurons communicate at the atomic level for the…
ChatGPT is biased against resumes with credentials that imply a disability — but it can improve
Researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as…
How old is your bone marrow?
Our bone marrow the fatty, jelly-like substance inside our bones is an unseen powerhouse quietly…
Study challenges popular idea that Easter islanders committed ‘ecocide’
Some 1,000 years ago, a small band of Polynesians sailed thousands of miles across the…
Chilling discovery: Study reveals evolution of human cold and menthol sensing protein, offering hope for future non-addictive pain therapies
Menthol sensing appeared long before cold sensing, suggesting distinct activation modes that can be disentangled,…
Boosting biodiversity without hurting local economies
Protected areas, like nature reserves, can conserve biodiversity without harming local economic growth, countering a…
New survey: Needle starting to move on alternative medical plans – Mercer
New survey: Needle starting to move on alternative medical plans Mercer Read Original Article: New survey:…
Opinion: The FDA needs to embrace phage therapy to help fight antimicrobial resistance
My daughter, Mallory, died in 2017 at the age of 25 from a multiply resistant…
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Hank Green on his ‘Pissing Out Cancer’ comedy special, ulcerative colitis, and the jokes that got cut
There’s a website dedicated to asking how many days it’s been since Hank Green started…
Opinion: Readers respond to essays on long Covid, hypochondria, and more
First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and maybe even provocative articles about the…
Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier — a bonus for consumers
An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the…
Hidden DNA mechanisms of rare genetic diseases uncovered
Researchers have uncovered how specific DNA rearrangements called inverted triplications contribute to the development of…
Novel catalysts for improved methanol production using carbon dioxide dehydrogenation
Encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals has been shown to significantly enhance the…
Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought
A professor analyzes the conflicting impacts of human activities on extreme spring droughts. Read Original…
Prying open the AI black box
Meet SQUID, a new computational tool. Compared with other genomic AI models, SQUID is more…
Resiliency shaped by activity in the gut microbiome and brain
A new study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions…
Wild Chimpanzees May Practice Natural Medicine – U.S. News & World Report
Wild Chimpanzees May Practice Natural Medicine U.S. News & World Report Read Original Article: Wild Chimpanzees…
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VA FARMS Seeds Hope Through Alternative Therapy | VA Portland health care – Veterans Affairs
VA FARMS Seeds Hope Through Alternative Therapy | VA Portland health care Veterans Affairs Read Original…
Promise green hydrogen may not always be fulfilled
Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. Read Original Article: Promise…
Unifying behavioral analysis through animal foundation models
Behavioral analysis can provide a lot of information about the health status or motivations of…
Membrane protein analogues could accelerate drug discovery
Researchers have created a deep learning pipeline for designing soluble analogues of key protein structures…
AI-driven plant root analysis
As part of an investigation to boost agricultural yields and develop crops that are resilient…
Lab-grown muscles reveal mysteries of rare muscle diseases
Biomedical engineers have grown muscles in a lab to better understand and test treatments for…
Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia
While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia…
Restoring the Great Salt Lake would have environmental justice as well as ecological benefits
Inland seas around the world are drying up due to increasing human water use and…
Activating molecular target reverses multiple hallmarks of aging
Researchers have demonstrated that therapeutically restoring ‘youthful’ levels of a specific subunit of the telomerase…
How to make aging a ‘fairer game’ for all wormkind
Researchers have discovered a new fundamental mechanism governing the rules of ageing in worms. The…
Unlocking the entrepreneurial brain: New perspectives on cognitive flexibility
Pioneering research highlights the importance of combining neuroscience with traditional entrepreneurial studies to gain a…
STAT+: The CEO of Kaiser’s new health network shares why he’s making a bet on a tiny North Carolina hospital system
Outside of North Carolina, most people probably haven’t heard of Cone Health. But the relatively…
STAT+: Jury orders Stanford to pay millions to employee in racial harassment case
A jury has found Stanford University and Stanford Health Care liable for millions of dollars…
STAT+: Vertex reports positive results in stem cell trial for type 1 diabetes
ORLANDO — Twelve people with type 1 diabetes who received a therapy derived from stem…
STAT+: House panel weighs new plan for Medicare coverage of Wegovy, cancer blood tests
WASHINGTON — A House panel is exploring holding a vote on scaled-back versions of two…
‘We’re failing right now’ in type 2 diabetes, FDA chief says
ORLANDO — The United States is at a critical juncture in its efforts to treat…
STAT+: Kaiser adds a small North Carolina health system to its Risant Health network
Kaiser Permanente on Friday announced the next deal to build out its Risant Health network…
STAT+: What the Sarepta decision means for Duchenne patients, the company, and the FDA
Sarepta Therapeutics always wins. That was a given, even before the Food and Drug Administration…
STAT+: Federal judge rules in favor of hospital lobby in privacy lawsuit
A federal judge has sided with a powerful hospital lobby in a legal battle with…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA approval for Sarepta drug, MSF closing access campaign and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Can JAK inhibitors bolster checkpoint inhibitors?
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Supreme Court outlawed segregation of disabled people 25 years ago. But change has come slowly
As a toddler, Veronica Ayala loved Fridays. At 5 o’clock sharp, her mom whisked her…
Opinion: ‘Patients like mine’ technologies must rest on solid evidence
Vendors of electronic health records and other health technology platforms have begun to publicize and…
Opinion: Medical experts must step up if health justice is to enter the courtroom
Danyel Smith has served 21 years of a life sentence at Dooly Correctional Facility in…
STAT+: Top FDA official Peter Marks overruled staff, review team to approve Sarepta gene therapy
For a third time, Sarepta Therapeutics has convinced a top Food and Drug Administration official…
Scientists at uOttawa develop innovative method to validate quantum photonics circuits performance
A team of researchers has developed an innovative technique for evaluating the performance of quantum…
Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard
Iron meteorites are remnants of the metallic cores of the earliest asteroids in our solar…
Scientists discover new behavior of membranes that could lead to unprecedented separations
Argonne scientists have used isoporous membranes — membranes with pores of equal size and shape…
STAT+: Ginkgo Bioworks lays off 158 employees, with more to come
BOSTON — Ginkgo Bioworks, the once-high-flying Boston life sciences firm, on Thursday said it has…