STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Trump still insists a Covid-19 vaccine is ‘weeks away’; Regeneron antibody treatment shows promise
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
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Planet collision simulations give clues to atmospheric loss from Moon’s origin
Earth could have lost anywhere between ten and 60 per cent of its atmosphere in…
STAT Plus: Telehealth startup Ro expands partnership with Pfizer to provide generic drugs
Telehealth startup Ro is expanding its partnership with pharma giant Pfizer’s generics arm to offer…
Opinion: Online privacy loss: another Covid-19 aftershock
Since the coronavirus pandemic first emerged in the United States, millions of Americans have gone…
STAT Plus: The health tech tracker for the fourth quarter: 14 pivotal industry events to watch
Welcome to STAT’s Health Tech Tracker, a ledger of all the major data readouts, product…
New research shows older adults are still often excluded from clinical trials
For years, researchers have called out a glaring gap in many clinical trials: Despite having…
Trump’s debate highlights his hunger for a rushed, election-eve vaccine approval
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday as if his campaign depends on a Covid-19…
Trump claims his policies made insulin ‘so cheap, it’s like water.’ But for most people, it costs just as much as before
WASHINGTON — Not only has he lowered drug prices, President Trump claimed in the first…
Letter: We need to break the stigma of the ‘right’ medicine – Steamboat Pilot and Today
Letter: We need to break the stigma of the ‘right’ medicine Steamboat Pilot and Today Read…
Genomes of two millipede species shed light on their evolution, development and physiology
Researchers have sequenced and analyzed complete genomes from two very different millipede species. The study…
Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19
Can’t stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to…
Don’t DIY Your Dental Health, Dentists Say
It shouldn’t need saying, but dentists are warning people not to operate on their own…
Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody may help non-hospitalized patients recover faster, early data show
New data from the biotechnology firm Regeneron seem likely to add to the excitement about…
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Many ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, study suggests
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and…
Revisiting The Health Benefits of Alcohol
While too much alcohol can lead to addiction and other problems, decades of research connect…
Volcanic ash could help reduce CO2 associated with climate change
Scientists investigating ways of removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from our atmosphere…
Are China’s pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer?
A 10-year effort by China to improve air quality and reduce pollution-related health risks has…
Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating solar panels
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to…
STAT Plus: For two decades, the FDA approval process for opioids had numerous shortcomings, study finds
Over more than two decades, the Food and Drug Administration approved opioid painkillers based on…
Wearable exosuit that lessens muscle fatigue could redesign the future of work
A new clothing-like exoskeleton can reduce back muscle fatigue and providing needed physical relief to…
Discovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of…
Marine biodiversity reshuffles under warmer and sea ice-free Pacific Arctic
Climate warming will alter marine community compositions as species are expected to shift poleward, significantly…
Second alignment plane of solar system discovered
A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane….
Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain
Some people are at higher risk of developing obesity because they possess genetic variants that…
Cosmic diamonds formed during gigantic planetary collisions
Geoscientists have found the largest extraterrestrial diamonds ever discovered – a few tenths of a…
Astrophysicist probes cosmic ‘dark matter detector’
An astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant, and extremely powerful celestial object,…
Study suggests link between unexplained miscarriages and how women perceive men’s body odor
Women who have suffered unexplained repeated pregnancy loss (uRPL) have altered perceptions and brain responses…
Lessons from a cooling climate
Usually, talk of carbon sequestration focuses on plants: forests storing carbon in the trunks of…
Understanding ghost particle interactions
Scientists have constructed a nuclear physics model capturing the interactions between neutrinos and atomic nuclei….
Study: Vitamin D-Rich Diet Helps Stave Off Dementia
A new study suggests that steering toward a vitamin D-rich diet may be a wise…
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STAT Plus: STAT+ Conversations: How Covid-19 will change drug development
Editor’s note: A live stream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m….
STAT Plus: Catalyst loses lawsuit accusing the FDA of unfairly approving a rival rare disease drug
In a blow to Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit accusing the…
Fitness Blogs: Fact or Fiction?
Fitness blogs are trendy with people who can’t get to the gym. But are they…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Biden getting more pharma donations than Trump; FDA safety plan not ‘well suited’ for opioids
Good morning, everyone, and nice to be back after an extended weekend break. Nonetheless, time…
STAT Plus: Drug industry CEOs will testify this week about some of pharma’s most controversial medicines
The House Oversight Committee will hold two days of hearings this week with six drug…
Opinion: Increase transparency at the FDA: We need sunlight to fight the pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a number of contentious decisions during the Covid-19…
As insurers move this week to stop waiving telehealth copays, patients may have to pay more for virtual care
Starting Oct. 1, several private health insurers will no longer fully pay for virtual visits…
STAT Plus: An FDA safety program is failing to stem the opioid crisis — and manufacturers are mostly to blame
A mandated safety program regulators rely on to minimize opioid abuse and misuse is not…
Heating in vaping device as cause for lung injury, study shows
Early results of an experimental vaping study have shown significant lung injury from e-cigarette devices…
Pandemic sets off future wave of worsening mental health issues
Long after a COVID-19 vaccination is developed and years after the coronavirus death toll is…
STAT Plus: With a new law, California becomes the first state to pursue its own line of generics
In a groundbreaking move, California adopted a law Monday to allow the state to develop…
Alternative Medicine: Astaxanthin, COVID-19 and immune response – Citrus County Chronicle
Alternative Medicine: Astaxanthin, COVID-19 and immune response Citrus County Chronicle Read Original Article: Alternative Medicine: Astaxanthin,…
Discovery of close binary trans-Neptunian object
A new study reveals the binary nature of a trans-Neptunian object (TNO). Read Original Article:…
3D biometric authentication based on finger veins almost impossible to fool
Biometric authentication, which uses unique anatomical features such as fingerprints or facial features to verify…
Despite high hopes, carbon absorbed by Amazon forest recovery is dwarfed by deforestation emissions
After calculating how much carbon had been lost through deforestation, scientists have discovered that, in…
About 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes
Researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder…
Genetic testing cost effective for newly diagnosed GIST
Researchers reported that genetic testing is cost-effective and beneficial for newly diagnosed patients with metastatic…
Think 1 Drink Won’t Harm Your Unborn Baby? Think Again
Alcohol use during pregnancy causes problems with the baby’s brain as it develops, according to…
Evolutionary and heritable axes shape our brain
Every region has its place in the brain. However, it has been unclear why brain…
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in…