STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA meeting on MDMA, a new obesity pill, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. There is nothing…
Category: Human Health
Opinion: Outdated Medicare rules prevent some dementia patients from getting the medications they need
Memory loss is the most obvious symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. But for the more than…
STAT+: Novartis is flashing warning signs about the fate of its newly acquired myelofibrosis drug
CHICAGO — Something is off about the way Novartis is talking about pelabresib, its newly…
A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine
Carbon dioxide monitors have been around for decades. But in 2020, they became, almost overnight,…
STAT+: Tracking the FDA advisory panel on MDMA therapy for PTSD
Good morning, and welcome to STAT’s live blog of the Food and Drug Administration’s scientific…
STAT+: How a device maker inundated pain patients with unwanted batteries and surprise bills
Michelle Bean is drowning in batteries she doesn’t need. For two years, the batteries and…
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5 takeaways from STAT’s look at unwanted supplies and surprise bills from device maker Zynex Medical
Sending patients heaps of medical supplies to score more money from insurers is common in…
Sunshine spurs spending: Investors bet big on sunny days
New research has found a connection between pleasant weather conditions and higher investment in lottery-like…
Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode
A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshade,…
Airplane noise exposure may increase risk of chronic disease
A new study indicates that airplane noise may increase one’s risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases,…
A technique for more effective multipurpose robots
MIT researchers developed a technique to combine robotics training data across domains, modalities, and tasks…
Researchers call for strengthening sustainability regulations in laws governing space exploration
Researchers call for strengthening existing planetary protection policies beyond the space surrounding Earth to include…
New machine learning method can better predict spine surgery outcomes
Researchers combine AI and mobile health to predict recovery from lumbar spine surgery. Read Original…
Battling Against a Sweet Tooth? 6 Natural Sugar Alternatives With Health Benefits – CNET
Battling Against a Sweet Tooth? 6 Natural Sugar Alternatives With Health Benefits CNET Read Original Article:…
Microscopic defects in ice shape how massive glaciers flow, study shows
A glacier’s flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new…
Oral nucleoside antiviral is progressing toward future pandemic preparedness
Obeldesivir (GS-5245), a novel investigational small molecule oral antiviral, represents a new tool in the…
Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there
The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents — or carbon cycle —…
Novel software that combines gene activity and tissue location to decode disease mechanisms
A new computational machine learning method developed by computational biologists can help researchers discover spatial…
STAT+: Illumina board agrees to spin off Grail, as divestment plans proceed
Illumina said Monday afternoon that its board of directors had approved a spin-off of its…
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Altered carbon points toward sustainable manufacturing
Researchers develop a vastly more productive way to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials and…
STAT+: ASCO Daily Recap: A CAR-T advance, money talk, and tossing the cancer treatment ‘sandwich’
You’re reading the web edition of ASCO in 30 Seconds, STAT’s guide to the American…
STAT+: Leading CRO to pay record fine for badly neglecting hundreds of beagles in breeding facility
A leading contract research organization has agreed to pay $35 million — including the largest-ever…
The embryo assembles itself
Biological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific conditions, these interactions…
New study sheds light on the effects of humor in medical practices
A humorous remark at just the right time can go a long way. Benevolent humor…
Computational insights into colonic motility to aid understanding of ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores)…
Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective — and essential to solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis
Snaring — a non-selective method of poaching using wire traps — is widespread in tropical…
Urgent need for action now for increasing threat from invasive alien species
Urgent action now is needed to tackle the major and growing global issue of invasive…
Thawing permafrost: Not a climate tipping element, but nevertheless far-reaching impacts
Permafrost soils store large quantities of organic carbon and are often portrayed as a critical…
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has…
Greenhouses cover more and more of Earth’s surface
Greenhouse cultivation is booming globally, especially in the Global South — and across one country…
Mapping the mind with BARseq
A team has scaled up the powerful brain-mapping tool BARseq. The technology is now capable…
Protein discovery could help prevent cancer treatment-related heart damage
Blocking a protein known as CDK7 could prevent heart damage associated with a commonly used…
Kinship and ancestry of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Celtic culture of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe has left…
How sharks survived a major spike in Earth’s temperature
The sharks we know today as the open ocean’s top predators evolved from stubby bottom…
The unexpected connection between brewing coffee and understanding turbulence
Using unconventional statistical mechanics to understand fluid dynamics, a professor helped solve a 150 year…
The coldest lab in New York has new quantum offering
Physicists describe the successful creation of a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). Made up of dipolar…
Researchers call for return of Sumas Lake following devastating 2021 floods
A new proposal has emerged in response to the November 2021 floods that swept Sumas…
Paving the way for hydrogen from algae enzymes
Under certain conditions, some algae are able to produce hydrogen — a much sought-after green…
Healthy adults under age of 75 urged to take recommended daily allowance of vitamin D
Healthy adults under the age of 75 are unlikely to benefit from taking more than…
STAT+: At ASCO, AstraZeneca says its CAR-T therapy shrank solid liver tumors in early trial
CHICAGO — A next-generation CAR-T therapy was able to substantially shrink tumors in patients with…
Anthony Fauci, facing GOP accusers, says debate on Covid origins has been ‘seriously distorted’
WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease official and a longtime foil…
STAT+: Becton Dickinson to buy Edwards patient monitoring unit for $4.2 billion
Becton Dickinson plans to pay $4.2 billion for Edwards Lifesciences’ critical care business, which sells…
STAT+: A short-lived Medicaid freakout sends insurers’ stocks diving
You’re reading the web version of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Zantac lawsuits, worries over MDMA for PTSD, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Can AstraZeneca make good on its promise?
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STAT+: Delfi Diagnostics announces key data, study design for its liquid biopsy test
CHICAGO — Delfi Diagnostics, a company seeking to develop liquid biopsy tests to help screen…
STAT+: Structure Therapeutics oral GLP-1 drug led to weight loss in two studies
Structure Therapeutics reported Monday that its oral GLP-1 drug led to weight loss in two…
STAT+: Agios drug reduces blood transfusions in patients with beta-thalassemia, study shows
Agios Pharmaceuticals said Monday that its drug called mitapivat reduced the need for blood transfusions…
STAT+: Elevance PBM’s president out as customers complain of prescription chaos
Paul Marchetti, the head of insurer Elevance Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, has left the company…
Study finds BMI, despite flaws, is useful estimate of body fat in children
The body mass index has long been slammed as a blunt instrument for evaluating health,…