Blackstone wants in on red-hot immunology market
The need-to-know this morning Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals are ending their development of an experimental drug for ALS based on…
Category: Human Health
When saying ‘please’ is more strategic than magic
By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that ‘please’ is a magic word. ‘Please’…
Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate
Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the…
Hubble views the dawn of a sun-like star
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out…
Robotic ‘SuperLimbs’ could help moonwalkers recover from falls
SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them…
What fire ants can teach us about making better, self-healing materials
Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what…
Making batteries takes a lot of lithium: Some could come from gas well wastewater
A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from…
STAT+: Lilly’s weekly insulin works as well as daily products, new studies show
Eli Lilly reported Thursday that its experimental weekly insulin worked as well as daily basal…
STAT+: Obesity drug from Roche succeeds in early test, sending company shares up
LONDON — Roche on Thursday said its recently acquired experimental obesity medication helped people lose…
The only tribal medical school in the U.S. graduates its first Native American doctors
There are so few Indigenous physicians in the United States — just 0.3% of doctors…
Infertility treatment doubles the risk of postpartum heart disease
Researchers tie infertility treatment to a particular risk for hypertensive diseases. Read Original Article: Infertility…
Scientists want to know how the smells of nature benefit our health
Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature’s effects on…
Killer whales breathe just once between dives, study confirms
A new study has confirmed a long-held assumption: that orcas take just one breath between…
Animal brain inspired AI game changer for autonomous robots
A team of researchers has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing…
The crystallization of memory: Study reveals how practice forms new memory pathways in the brain
A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills…
New insights into phage therapy design
Results from a new study are providing new insights into the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage…
This time, it’s personal: Enhancing patient response to cancer immunotherapy
Scientists uncover why cancer patients with ARID1A gene mutations are more likely to respond to…
Heating proteins to body temperature reveals new drug targets
Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites…
STAT+: Galapagos, in makeover mode, strikes deal to make CAR-T therapies at blood centers across U.S.
Seeking to differentiate itself from other makers of CAR-T cancer therapies, Galapagos NV on Wednesday…
STAT+: WuXi Biologics execs register to lobby as Congress comes for the company
WASHINGTON — WuXi Biologics executives have joined the lobbying fray in the lead-up to a…
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea
‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea…
Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3
Astronomers have just discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet around SPECULOOS-3, an ‘ultracool dwarf’ star as…
Robots’ and prosthetic hands’ sense of touch could be as fast as humans
Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to…
Highly pathogenic avian flu detected in New York City wild birds
A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza,…
Researchers use artificial intelligence to boost image quality of metalens camera
Researchers have leveraged deep learning techniques to enhance the image quality of a metalens camera….
A simple quantum internet with significant possibilities
It’s one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around…
Iconic baobabs: The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees
The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree’s origin story, revealing their surprising…
First ‘warm-blooded’ dinosaurs may have emerged 180 million years ago
The ability to regulate body temperature, a trait all mammals and birds have today, may…
Bio-based resins could offer recyclable future for 3D printing
A new type of recyclable resin, made from biosourced materials, has been designed for use…
To detect risk of stroke, tiny probe acts ‘like a microscope’ inside brain’s blood vessels
To better understand problems in the brain’s blood vessels that may lead to stroke, we…
STAT+: Getting abortion pills through the mail is safe, quick, and effective, study finds
Amid a national furor over access to abortion, a new study found that dispensing abortion…
Promising new development in solar cell technology
Researchers who contributed to the development of record-breaking solar cells a few years ago, expanded…
Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel
Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want…
The case for sharing carbon storage risk
Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon…
Genetics provide key to fight crown-of-thorns starfish
Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the…
HHS suspends federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has suspended federal grants issued to EcoHealth Alliance, the infectious…
Drug overdose deaths fell for first time in five years, though still exceeded 100,000
U.S. drug deaths decreased slightly in 2023, according to new data, the first decrease in…
Leqembi gets closer to being offered as an injection
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about fake studies, AbbVie investing in psychedelics, and more
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the middle of the week. Congratulations on making it…
Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AI
Methane is particularly targeted for curbing greenhouse gas emissions because its significant global-warming potential in…
Meet the new insect killing Utah’s fir trees
The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West…
Scientists develop an affordable sensor for lead contamination
A new system could enable simple, low-cost detectors for monitoring water for lead contamination, and…
Study links sleep apnea severity during REM stage to verbal memory decline
A research team has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during…
Simulating diffusion using ‘kinosons’ and machine learning
Researchers have recast diffusion in multicomponent alloys as a sum of individual contributions, called ‘kinosons.’…
Researchers uncover what makes some chickens more water efficient than others
Research indicates a specially bred line of chickens could save growers thousands of gallons of…
Study explores role of epigenetics, environment in differing Alzheimer’s risk between Black and white communities
Environmentally caused alterations to specific areas of the genome — known as imprint control regions…
STAT+: Abbott’s dissolvable stent, which failed in heart disease patients, may help vascular patients
An Abbott device that failed in heart disease patients is getting a new life in…
Opinion: Listen: Free medical tuition alone isn’t enough to close gaps in primary care
In 2018, New York University became the first U.S. medical school to go tuition free….
Opinion: Cutting-edge insulin is good. But it’s the ‘trailing edge’ of older versions that can keep it affordable
Physicians Frederick Banting and John MacLeod declined to be listed on the patent for insulin…
My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA
WASHINGTON — It’s Friday May 10, and I’m on my way to what feels like…