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STAT Plus: Earnings season highlights how health tech companies fared in the first full quarter of the pandemic
It’s earnings season for health tech companies — and that’s opening a window into how…
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Opinion: Yes, we need a vaccine to control Covid-19. But we need new treatments, too
Hopes for a relatively quick return to normalcy are riding high on promising news about…
Opinion: Ventilation should be part of the conversation on school reopening. Why isn’t it?
Like every other parent with a school-age child, I want schools to reopen in the…
Telemedicine is booming — but many people still face huge barriers to virtual care
As Covid-19 drives many patients away from in-person care and toward virtual visits, experts warn…
STAT Plus: Haven was supposed to reimagine health care. An exodus of talent has gutted it
Haven, the audacious health venture founded by three of America’s most storied companies, was once…
STAT Plus: Scientists are testing pricey rare-disease drugs as Covid-19 treatments. What if one works?
Some of the existing drugs scientists are testing as Covid-19 treatments have a special status…
Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space
A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market (2020-2026) Forecasts, Emerging Trends, Size & Share Analysis, Growth and Competitive landscape Report – Market Research Posts
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market (2020-2026) Forecasts, Emerging Trends, Size & Share Analysis, Growth and…
New molecule reverses Alzheimer’s-like memory decline
A drug candidate previously shown to slow aging in brain cells, successfully reversed memory loss…
Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Researchers have developed a pulsed method for stabilizing magnetic islands that can cause disruptions in…
Ultrafast lasers probe elusive chemistry at the liquid-liquid interface
Real-time measurements provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material…
Geologists publish new findings on carbonate melts in Earth’s mantle
Geologists have discovered how carbon-rich molten rock in the Earth’s upper mantle might affect the…
In a warming world, New England’s trees are storing more carbon
The study reveals that the rate at which carbon is captured from the atmosphere at…
Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine shows promising immune response, early data show
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax showed a promising immune response in…
STAT Plus: State attorneys general urge HHS to sidestep Gilead patents to increase remdesivir access
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is urging the federal government to sidestep the…
Increased global mortality linked to arsenic exposure in rice-based diets
Rice is the most widely consumed staple food source for a large part of the…
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Key brain region was ‘recycled’ as humans developed the ability to read
A new study offers evidence that the brain’s inferotemporal cortex, which is specialized to perform…
Can sleep protect us from forgetting old memories?
Researchers report that sleep may help people to learn continuously through their lifetime by encoding…
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
New detailed observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster,…
Studies shed new light on how biodiversity influences plant decay
Scientists have provided new insights on the relationship between plant diversity in forests and the…
Recovering data: Neural network model finds small objects in dense images
In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists have developed a…
Planet found orbiting small, cool star
Precision measurements made with the VLBA have revealed that a small, cool star 35 light-years…
Artificial organelles created to control cellular behavior
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a method for controlling the phase separation of an emerging class…
AI may offer a better way to ID drug-resistant superbugs
Biomedical engineers have shown that different strains of the same bacterial pathogen can be distinguished…
Cell diversity in the embryo
Epigenetic factors control the development of an organism. Read Original Article: Cell diversity in the…
STAT Plus: The FDA is finalizing its long-awaited rules for CBD
A version of this story first ran in D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the…
STAT Plus: BARDA faces pressure to force Moderna to disclose cost details from its Covid-19 contract
Amid concerns over U.S. government Covid-19 contracts and transparency, Moderna (MRNA) has failed to comply…
Between shark and ray: The evolutionary advantage of the sea angels
Angel sharks are sharks, but with their peculiarly flat body they rather resemble rays. An…
New cancer diagnoses fell sharply as the coronavirus pandemic first hit
By almost every measure, far fewer cancers are being diagnosed during the coronavirus pandemic, whether…
A 40-year journey leads to a new truffle species
Forty years after Dan Luoma found an unsual truffle collection, scientists confirmed it is a new…
Ancient carved shell llama offering found in lake Titicaca
A llama carved from a spondylus shell and a cylindrical laminated gold foil object were…
Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique ‘bang’ in simulations
In a series of simulations, researchers determined that some neutron star collisions not only produce…
Malignant cancer diagnosed in a dinosaur for the first time
New research has led to the discovery and diagnosis of an aggressive malignant bone cancer…
Your hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
Researchers find that stable isotopes in hair reveal a divergence in diet according to socioeconomic…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Regeneron Covid-19 antibody treatment works in animals; Warren asks SEC to probe Kodak trading
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is. Despite a looming…
One Area COVID-19 Doesn’t Seem to Affect: Increasing Risk of Blood Clot During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, the body makes preparations for delivery, such as thickening the mother’s blood so…
The News You’ve Longed to Hear: Eating Chocolate 3x a Week Could Help the Heart
A meta-analysis involving six studies indicated that eating chocolate in moderation could reduce risk of…
Opinion: The DRC needs an Ebola survivor program to truly quell its outbreak
If the Democratic Republic of the Congo truly wants to break free of Ebola, it…
Opinion: Children will pay long-term stress-related costs of Covid-19 unless we follow the science
The world is learning more about the uncommon but puzzling ways Covid-19 can show up…
Following court ruling, NIH warns drug and device companies to post missing trial data
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of drug companies, medical device manufacturers, and universities owe the public a…
Covid-19 apps and wearables are everywhere. Can they actually benefit patients?
With Covid-19 cases again climbing, health tech companies and researchers are renewing their pitch for…
STAT Plus: Prescription drugs may be more affordable than you think — unless you pay cash
Amid growing complaints that many Americans cannot afford their prescription medicines, most people in the…
STAT Plus: Gilead faces renewed pressure to pursue remdesivir-like compound to fight Covid-19
In an unusual move, a pair of academics is escalating an effort to convince Gilead…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market 2020 Global Industry Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast to 2026 – Market Research Posts
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market 2020 Global Industry Outlook, Research, Trends and Forecast to 2026 Market…
Nearly half of low-income communities have no ICU beds in their area
As Covid-19 continues to strain the country’s hospital system, new research exposes a striking gap…
Virologists identify potential COVID-19 treatment
New research reveals how small molecule protease inhibitors show potency against human coronaviruses. Read Original…
AI and single-cell genomics
The study of cellular dynamics is crucial to understand how cells develop and how diseases…
Chlamydia: Greedy for glutamine
If chlamydiae want to multiply in a human cell, the first thing they need is…
Study shows demolishing vacant houses can have positive effect on neighbor maintenance
New research suggests that demolishing abandoned houses may lead nearby property owners to better maintain…
For solar boom, scrap silicon for this promising mineral
Engineers have found that photovoltaic wafers in solar panels with all-perovskite structures outperform photovoltaic cells…