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CDC slightly increases risk bird flu could cause a pandemic in latest assessment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new risk assessment of the H5N1…
Opinion: Noah Lyles collapse with Covid: How not to manage health at the Olympics
Noah Lyles, a 27-year-old from Gainesville, Florida, has had himself quite an Olympics. He won…
Potential new approach to enhancing stem-cell transplants
A discovery may boost the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, commonly used for patients with cancer,…
DO NOT PUBLISH: FDA rejects MDMA as a psychedelic treatment for PTSD
The Food and Drug Administration rejected MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder on…
Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins
While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists have discovered…
Study reveals ways in which 40Hz sensory stimulation may preserve brain’s ‘white matter’
Scientists report that gamma frequency light and sound stimulation preserves myelination in mouse models and…
Bacteria encode hidden genes outside their genome–do we?
A ‘loopy’ discovery in bacteria is raising fundamental questions about the makeup of our own…
Greenland mega-tsunami led to week-long oscillating fjord wave
In September 2023, a megatsunami in remote eastern Greenland sent seismic waves around the world,…
Glossy black-cockatoos prefer the fruits of ancient rocks
New research has shown that glossy black-cockatoos prefer to feed from trees growing in acidic…
Nature at risk in the hunt for the perfect selfie
The need for a dramatic selfie or the perfect landscape photo is proving detrimental to…
Classical music lifts our mood by synchronizing our ‘extended amygdala’
Whether Bach, Beethovan, or Mozart, it’s widely recognized that classical music can affect a person’s…
New technology uses light to engrave erasable 3D images
Researchers invented a technique that uses a specialized light projector and a photosensitive chemical additive…
Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history
Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle,…
Early mammals lived longer
What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists…
Why Trump’s mifepristone comments were a gift to the Harris campaign
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump doesn’t want to talk much about abortion in his 2024 presidential…
FDA approves EpiPen alternative, a nasal spray for anaphylaxis
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first needle-free treatment for adults and…
Morning Rounds: Another Ebola outbreak?
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Why did Novo pull heart failure paperwork for Wegovy?
Hey, humans. Today, we talk about the decades-long pursuit to get MDMA approved as a…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a California bill to restrain PBMs, a U.K. trade group scolding Novo, and more
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
STAT+: A bespoke genetic therapy is helping Susannah. Can similar drugs be made at scale for other rare diseases?
Will it work? It was the question everyone around Susannah Rosen kept asking. Since infancy,…
MDMA therapy is facing an imminent FDA decision. Here’s what you need to know
A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax…
Opinion: Medicine needs fiction, especially now
The American medical system needs fiction because, as Albert Camus supposedly said, “Fiction is the…
STAT+: Medicare paid substantially more for J&J’s Stelara when it was covered under Part D than under Part B
A popular biologic medicine used to combat autoimmune diseases cost Medicare and its beneficiaries considerably…
STAT+: Judge rules against Chamber of Commerce in Medicare drug negotiation lawsuit
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit…
STAT+: A U.K. trade group scolds Novo again — this time for remarks made by its CEO
Once again, Novo Nordisk has been admonished by a U.K. trade group for violating voluntary…
How experiencing famine in the womb may shape people’s health as adults
Hunger killed an estimated 4 million people in Ukraine between 1932 and 1933 — the…
STAT+: AI app claiming to diagnose STIs from penis pictures shut down after FTC scrutiny
The company that claimed its AI model could identify sexually transmitted infections from a single…
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STAT+: Big Health gets FDA nod for its digital therapy for insomnia
Digital Therapeutics developer Big Health this week received Food and Drug Administration clearance for SleepioRx,…
As Covid deaths drop, heart disease and cancer remain leading causes of death
Since its emergence in 2020, Covid has jumbled the list of the 10 leading causes…
Listen: VC struggles, drug pricing negotiations, & Novo’s abrupt Wegovy decision
Why did Novo Nordisk pull its paperwork to expand the use of Wegovy for a…
Detecting climate change using aerosols
Researchers analyzed long-term aerosol satellite observation big data focusing on the Pacific Ocean downwind of…
Talkspace earnings, a framework for detecting AI hallucination, and trends in telehealth abortions
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STAT+: A strong start for Madrigal’s MASH drug launch
This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Purdue overdose-reversal device, a discontinued Merck trial, and more
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one it is, despite the gray…
STAT+: AI drug developers Recursion, Exscientia to merge
Two of the leading companies in the AI drug development field, Recursion Pharmaceuticals and Exscientia,…
Sarepta CEO: We’re ‘pretty brilliant’
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3D-printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality
Lab-grown organs are a long-time ‘holy grail’ of organ engineering that has yet to be…
When mammoths roamed Vancouver Island
Mammoths, the massive pre-historic ice age cousins of the modern-day elephant, have always been understood…
Scientists lay out revolutionary method to warm Mars
Ever since we learned that the surface of planet Mars is cold and dead, people…
Unexpected link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons
New research has found a surprising link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons….
Giant prehistoric flying reptile took off using similar method to bats, study finds
The pterosaur likely used all four limbs to propel itself in the air, as seen…
Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses
The composition of gut bacteria of Thoroughbred racehorses at one-month-old can predict their future athletic…
Pesticide contamination is more than apple skin deep
Pesticides and herbicides are critical to ensuring food security worldwide, but these substances can present…
‘Amphibious’ sensors make new, waterproof technologies possible
Researchers have demonstrated a technique for creating sensors that can function both in air and…
Social rank may determine if animals live fast, die young
Social rank may determine whether animals prioritize immediate fitness over long-term health, according to a…
Blood test can help predict chronic lung disease in preterm babies
A blood test can help predict which preterm babies will go onto develop chronic lung…
South Florida estuaries warming faster than Gulf of Mexico, global ocean, USF research shows
Estuaries in South Florida have experienced rapid warming over the past two decades, including a…
New device for on-the-spot water testing
Researchers at University of Galway have developed a new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of…
Walking the walk, scientists develop motion-compatible brain scanner
An upright neuroimaging device developed by neuroscientists, physicists and engineers allows patients to move around…