Harvesting water from air with solar power
Researchers have developed a promising new solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting technology that could help provide…
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Diamonds and rust help unveil ‘impossible’ quasi-particles
Researchers have discovered magnetic monopoles — isolated magnetic charges — in a material closely related…
Unlocking neutron star rotation anomalies: Insights from quantum simulation
A collaboration between quantum physicists and astrophysicists has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding neutron…
Astronomers determine the age of three mysterious baby stars at the heart of the Milky Way
Through analysis of high-resolution data from a ten-meter telescope in Hawaii, researchers have succeeded in…
Can signs of life be detected from Saturn’s frigid moon?
Researchers have shown unambiguous laboratory evidence that amino acids transported in the ice plumes of…
Mice pass the mirror test, a classic indicator of self-recognition
Researchers report that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselves in the…
STAT+: $100 billion estimate for Ozempic-style weight loss drugs gets wary eye from analysts
NEW YORK — Will the world actually soon spend $100 billion a year on the…
STAT+: RNA startup ReNAgade cuts staff seven months after raising $300 million
Biotech startup ReNAgade Therapeutics is cutting staff just seven months after raising the largest Series…
ChatGPT doesn’t know much about drugs, Hims & Hers enters weight-loss market
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Carmot’s chance of beating the odds in the biotech market just ended
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STAT+: BIO selects rare disease advocate, biotech executive John Crowley as new CEO
WASHINGTON — The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has chosen longtime biotech executive and rare disease advocate John…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: CVS to overhaul how it’s paid for drugs; Biden drug-shortage plan won’t expand chemo supplies
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you, as…
Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins
Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able…
A farsighted approach to tackle nearsightedness
As humans age, our eyes adjust based on how we use them, growing or shortening…
Fossil CO2 emissions at record high in 2023
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen again in 2023 — reaching record levels,…
STAT+: J&J to emphasize cancer drugs and stop much of its vaccine research
Eight months into his tenure, Johnson & Johnson’s R&D chief is putting a big emphasis…
STAT+: New CAR-T company, Brainchild Bio, will focus first on brain tumors in children
About a decade ago, Mike Jensen, a pediatric oncologist at Seattle Children’s hospital, licensed to…
Is the flu shot market a slam dunk for mRNA vaccines? Experts aren’t so sure
Here are two things that are true. The world needs more effective flu vaccines. And…
Opinion: New abortion restrictions pose a serious threat to fetal surgery
The concept of fetal surgery captures the imagination when, from time to time, it makes…
STAT+: Cancer drug shortages won’t get better under Biden’s latest plan
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s new plan to curb drug shortages by boosting domestic drug production…
One Life Radio Seeking Partners to Fight Censorship – Yahoo Finance
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ChatGPT May Be Useful, Reliable Tool for Healthcare Professionals … – MD Magazine
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Pain Management Remains Challenging for Patients with … – MD Magazine
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Boiled bubbles jump to carry more heat
The topic of water and the way it can move producing water droplets that leap — propelled…
1.5°C pathways can still be achieved, combining fairness and global climate protection
Global warming can still be limited to 1.5°C by 2100 while ensuring that the poor…
STAT+: Official: FDA needs staff influx to meet gene therapy needs
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration needs dozens more reviewers if it wants its…
STAT+: FDA efforts to oversee foreign drug manufacturing remain inadequate to ensure safety, analysis finds
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration inspected far fewer…
10 billion year, 50,000 light-year journey to black hole
A star near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy…
New theory unites Einstein’s gravity with quantum mechanics
The prevailing assumption has been that Einstein’s theory of gravity must be modified, or ‘quantized’,…
More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs
What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the…
Dark galactic region nicknamed ‘The Brick’ explained with Webb telescope findings
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spot unexpected source of carbon monoxide ice at…
Sweeping bill to fight opioid addiction will be considered by Senate health committee
The Senate health care committee will consider a sweeping bill next week meant to combat…
Take our quiz: Can you out-science an 8th grader?
What’s a cell? An organelle? A ganglion? An acromion? Eighth grade biology is parts gross anatomy…
Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker…
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Novartis is building a new radioligand plant in China
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Roche to buy obesity-drug developer for $2.7 billion; Novo Nordisk paid U.S. doctors $26 million over a decade
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Opinion: A well-meaning FDA policy is a threat to pediatric cancer treatment
The medical community today faces a deceptively simple question: How quickly should we act when…
Opinion: Big Weed today is a whole lot like Big Tobacco in the 1950s
OK, marijuana is now legal. So where’s the public health approach? Strictly speaking, marijuana use…
STAT+: How sickle cell became the first disease treated by CRISPR
Nearly a decade ago, consultants delivered to Rodger Novak a kind of Sears catalog of…
STAT+: Roche to acquire obesity-focused Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7 billion
LONDON — The booming obesity market is attracting another player, as pharma giant Roche said…
After years on alternative cancer therapy, yogi accepts chemo, radiotherapy – South China Morning Post
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Palm Oil: Comparing the Positives and Negatives – Verywell Health
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New California mental health court receives over 100 petitions in … – Santa Monica Daily Press
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Can preeclampsia be prevented?
Preeclampsia is a mysterious condition that occurs in about one of 10 pregnancies without any…
Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds
New research has revealed a previously unknown process through which pathogens are able to defeat…
Human behavior guided by fast changes in dopamine levels
A new study shows that dopamine release in the human brain plays a crucial role…
A color-based sensor to emulate skin’s sensitivity
In a step toward more autonomous soft robots and wearable technologies, researchers have created a…
Unlocking the secret strength of marine mussels
How do you create strong, yet quick-release connections between living and non-living tissues? This is…