French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years
Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fiancées, wives, parents and siblings —…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders moves toward another hearing with pharma CEOs
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STAT+: Drug shortages and the supply chain are a matter of national security, experts say
WASHINGTON – The pandemic showed how fragile the supply chain can be, and to fix…
Your morning biotech news roundup
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex and U.K. at odds over value of CF meds; French authorities probe Sanofi over alleged market manipulation
Top of the morning to you. Gray skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus right…
450-million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering used fossil evidence to engineer a soft…
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Studies of geologic faulting on icy moons aid exploration of extraterrestrial watery worlds
Earth and space scientists document and reveal the mechanisms behind strike-slip faulting on the largest moon…
Want the secret to less painful belly flops? These researchers have the answer.
Researchers investigated belly flop mechanics and found surprising insights about air-to-water impacts that could be…
The fascinating relationship between mice and a plant that flowers once a century in terms of seed dispersal
Researchers have discovered several factors that affect field mouse behavior using seeds from dwarf bamboo…
Two fins are better than one: Fish synchronize tail fins to save energy
They say two heads are better than one. But in the world of fish, it…
Mystery resolved: Black hole feeding and feedback at the center of an active galaxy
Almost every large galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center. An international research…
Long-distance weaponry identified at the 31,000-year-old archaeological site of Maisières-Canal
The hunter-gatherers who settled on the banks of the Haine, a river in southern Belgium,…
Opinion: A fertility clinic failure destroyed my chance at motherhood
Kindbody, a fast-growing fertility chain, knowingly exposed countless eggs and embryos to unsafe conditions and…
STAT+: Remote patient monitoring helped manage hypertension better, but at a higher cost
During the pandemic, in search of tools to keep patients healthy and virus-free, doctors turned…
Pulse oximeters’ inaccuracies in darker-skinned people require urgent action, AGs tell FDA
More than two dozen attorneys general are urging Food and Drug Administration officials to take…
Opinion: STAT+: The PATCH Act’s approach to securing medical devices actually gives malicious actors a blueprint
In August 2013, the FDA made news when it issued cybersecurity guidance for medical devices….
Experts talk detecting disease from voice biomarkers with AI, privacy concerns
Over the past few years, researchers have started using AI to capture signals from our…
Brain implant may enable communication from thoughts alone
A speech prosthetic developed by a collaborative team of Duke neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, and engineers can…
Fossils tell tale of last primate to inhabit North America before humans
Paleontologists have shed light on the long-standing saga of Ekgmowechashala, based on fossil teeth and…
Crust-forming algae are displacing corals in tropical waters worldwide
Over the past few decades, algae have been slowly edging corals out of their native…
European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years
Domestic cats introduced from the Near East, and wildcats native to Europe did not mix…
How to eat our way out of the climate crisis
Researchers conducted a study to determine if replacing dietary fats from palm oil, soy and…
Epigenetic changes are paramount in cancer progression
The path a cell takes from healthy to metastatic cancer is mostly driven by epigenetic…
A step closer to injection-free diabetes care: Innovation in insulin-producing cells
A team has developed a new step to improve the process for creating insulin-producing pancreatic…
Binghamton speech and language therapists use horses to help … – Binghamton
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STAT+: Ventyx stock craters after lackluster mid-stage trial results for psoriasis drug
SAN DIEGO — Ventyx Biosciences reported on Monday that it was ending development of an…
STAT+: Data backing prescription digital therapeutics found lacking in rigor, inclusivity
The fast-evolving world of digital therapeutics offers the promise of lowering barriers to accessing health…
STAT+: Government looks to tinker with new caps on Medicare Advantage broker payments
The federal government is proposing to rein in health insurance companies that entice brokers with…
A new study maps the lasting effects of gun violence on children and teens who survive their injuries
When Christian Pulcini was a pediatric emergency fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he witnessed…
STAT+: HHS secretaries Becerra, Azar face off on lowering drug prices
WASHINGTON — Two very different health secretaries took the stage Monday to defend their presidents’…
STAT+: Moonlake’s credibility takes another hit with mid-stage study spin job
Moonlake Immunotherapeutics, a Swiss biotech, was buried Monday under an avalanche of its own data…
STAT+: Vertex may face another battle in the U.K. over the value of its cystic fibrosis medicines
Once again, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and a U.K. government agency are at odds over the value…
In experiment, electrical stimulation of the spinal cord helps a patient with Parkinson’s to walk
An experimental treatment that delivers an electrical current to the spinal cord appeared to notably…
XBI biotech index rises, giving investors a shred of hope
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pharma trade group slams European Commission proposal; U.S. lawmakers demand FDA explain its approach to shortages
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: Astellas shows enough data for eye treatment to support expanded use, but still lags competitor
Astellas on Saturday presented study results showing an increased treatment effect over time for its…
Opinion: There’s a real risk that harm reduction could be a fad
Harm reduction is having its moment in America. The doors of drug-related harm reduction have…
As extreme heat soars, laws to protect outdoor workers are bubbling up — and facing resistance
As weather starts to cool in much of the country, the heat-baked cement and sweaty…
STAT turns 8: A letter from the executive editor
Today STAT turns 8. In these annual letters, I usually talk proudly about all we…
How salt from the Caribbean affects our climate
Past cold periods such as the Little Ice Age were associated with reduced strength of…
Some benefits of exercise stem from the immune system
Research in mice shows that the anti-inflammatory properties of exercise may arise from immune cells…
Seeing the unseen: How butterflies can help scientists detect cancer
There are many creatures on our planet with more advanced senses than humans. Turtles can…
Photo battery achieves competitive voltage
Researchers have developed a monolithically integrated photo battery using organic materials. The photo battery achieves…
Vacuum in optical cavity can change material’s magnetic state without laser excitation
Researchers in Germany and the USA have produced the first theoretical demonstration that the magnetic…
Charged ‘molecular beasts’ the basis for new compounds
Mass spectrometers are high-tech machines that play an important role in our society. They are…
An exotic tick that can kill cattle is spreading across Ohio
A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that…
Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity
Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s…
STAT+: Medicare moves ahead with more price transparency requirements for hospitals
The federal government is moving forward with a spate of proposals that will force hospitals…
STAT+: Democrats push government to police algorithms in Medicare Advantage
House Democrats are raising concerns with the Biden administration that Medicare Advantage plans need better…
Latest data shows millions of eligible Americans have been disenrolled from Medicaid
More than 10 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid over the past six months, according…