FDA awards Novartis expanded approval for breast cancer therapy
Kisqali, a key targeted therapy for breast cancer from Novartis, until now has been indicated…
Category: Human Health
Slow-moving landslides a growing, but ignored, threat to mountain communities
As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper…
Mapping out matter’s building blocks in 3D
Deep inside what we perceive as solid matter, the landscape is anything but stationary. The…
An OLED for compact, lightweight night vision
A new type of OLED (organic light emitting diode) could replace bulky night vision goggles…
Senate IVF bill fails again as Democrats pressure GOP on reproductive health
WASHINGTON — The Senate failed again Tuesday to advance legislation that would protect access to…
Fruit flies’ visual navigation tactics differ by environment
Fruit flies use vision to head toward interesting things, but also to stay steady during…
Two common surgeries equally effective for treating blinding condition of the eyelid
Trachomatous trichiasis, a potentially blinding condition where inward-turned eyelashes scratch the front of the eye,…
A smoother way to study ‘twistronics’
A new article describes a fingernail-sized machine that can twist thin materials at will, replacing…
Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap…
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Cancer cells may be using lipids to hide from the immune system
New study demonstrates that one type of lipid is so critical for immune evasion that…
Paving the way for antivirals against Ebola virus and its deadly relatives
Scientists share detailed, complete images of a viral structure called the Ebola virus nucleocapsid. This…
Graphite oxidation experiments reveal new type of oscillating chemical reaction
A reaction that puzzled scientists for 50 years has now been explained by researchers at…
Improved epidemic monitoring via sewage
Analyzing wastewater has the potential to alert authorities about thousands of health threats at once,…
Vance’s confusing health insurance remarks give Democrats a new attack line
GOP Vice Presidential-hopeful JD Vance made some confusing comments over the weekend about deregulating health…
STAT+: U.S. agency threatens J&J with sanctions if it switches payments to 340B hospitals
A U.S. government agency has threatened Johnson & Johnson with sanctions if the company proceeds…
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STAT+: From Epic to FDA, all the leaders presenting at HHS’ invite-only AI in health care event
Federal health officials wrestling with when and how to use artificial intelligence will on Wednesday…
One in eight is genetically protected against jaundice
One in eight newborn babies has a gene variant that almost completely protects against jaundice….
An unexpected result: The mammalian inner ear is a striking example of convergent evolution
A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An…
New technology produces ultrashort ion pulses
New technology has allowed scientists to create ultra short ion pulses, with a duration of…
Recent study reveals reduced maths performance of adults with Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), can have a bigger impact on adult…
How plant communities change when conquering uninhabited ground
Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes, volcanic substrates and…
New understanding of the limits on nano-noise
Thanks to nanoscale devices as small as human cells, researchers can create groundbreaking material properties,…
Cutting out sugar and starch is as effective for IBS as current recommendations
Symptoms for patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS improved as much by eating less sugar…
New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest
Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that…
Moving particle simulation-aided soil plasticity analysis for earth pressure balance shield tunnelling
Understanding the relationship between plasticity of muddy soil and earth pressure can be crucial to…
Identifying body-scan postures suitable for people with hyperactivity tendency
Mindfulness practices have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)….
Reducing smartphone use increases work satisfaction
On average, we spend three and a quarter hours a day looking at our phones….
Moderate coffee and caffeine consumption is associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, new study finds
Consuming moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine regularly may offer a protective effect against developing…
A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter
Watching for changes in Mars’ orbit over time could be new way to detect passing…
More black holes than expected in the early universe
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has found…
Beneath the brushstrokes, van Gogh’s sky is alive with real-world physics
Van Gogh’s brushstrokes in ‘The Starry Night’ create an illusion of sky movement so convincing…
STAT+: Democrats keep IVF in the spotlight with another Senate vote
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
FDA formalizes protocol for international cancer trials
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an Express Scripts lawsuit against FTC, AMR deaths, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
STAT+: 11 people shaping psychedelics drug development
The field of psychedelics, once relegated to the fringes of science and medicine, is in…
STAT+: What pharma companies and insurers think about Medicare’s plan to cover digital treatments
In July, Medicare proposed to start paying for some mental health apps, in a move…
A documentary film asks: Can health systems improve patient safety by embracing new tech?
Reetam Ganguli once pitched his technology, to rescue women from pregnancy complications, in an airplane…
Opinion: WHO pandemic threat director: Here’s what needs to happen to combat mpox
There is a pervasive myth that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries…
A history of mpox so far
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Lower neighborhood opportunity may increase risk for preterm birth
A new study has found that more than half of Black and Hispanic infants were…
Hardship early in life can affect health and longevity — even for marmots
The cumulative adversity index for people quantifies numerous measures of hardship, such as poverty and…
Tougher concrete, inspired by bone
Researchers used robotics and additive manufacturing to toughen cement-based material with precisely placed hollow tubes….
Technology could boost renewable energy storage
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are critical to sustaining our planet, but they…
Researchers test ChatGPT, other AI models against real-world students
An experiment tested six generative large language models against students in an online introductory biomedical…
Scientists mix sky’s splendid hues to reset circadian clocks
Those mesmerizing blue and orange hues in the sky at the start and end of…
New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy
Researchers follow the dramatic changes that occur in the brain throughout the course of pregnancy….
STAT+: Most cardiovascular devices with serious safety recalls aren’t tested in patients
When someone’s heart doesn’t beat quite right, an implantable defibrillator can save their life. The…
Getting autism right
Contrary to common perceptions and years of research that autistic people can’t describe their emotions…
Monoclonal antibodies offer hope for tackling antimicrobial resistance
Monoclonal antibodies — treatments developed by cloning a cell that makes an antibody — could…
Brown fat: How cells generate heat by burning calories
Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintaining body temperature by converting calory-rich nutrients…