NIH funds expanded access projects for ALS
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Listen: Is the Nobel committee evolving? Plus, preventing public health’s wiliest virus
Will we ever get an HIV vaccine? And is the oft-criticized institution that awards the…
STAT+: 3 questions for the future of Biden’s cancer moonshot
WASHINGTON — The latest phase of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative leaves open a few…
Esketamine tops quetiapine for treatment-resistant depression in head-to-head trial
Nasal esketamine spray is more effective than an extended-release antipsychotic, when both are taken in…
The major biotech news updates you need to read today
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2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry: Trio win for quantum dots discoveries that revolutionized nanotechnology
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for the discovery…
2023 Nobel Prize winner: Physics award goes to trio for electron breakthroughs
LONDON — Three scientists whose work on electrons widened the world’s understanding of the particles’…
As conservative views collide with science, doctors find themselves navigating political landmines
WASHINGTON — It started with a tweet: A year-old, 43-second clip of Kevin Wang talking…
STAT+: Nobel Prize, in a rarity, celebrates a fruitful and durable partnership
The most noteworthy aspect of awarding the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology to two…
2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karikó, Weissman awarded prize for mRNA research
Two pioneers of mRNA research — the technology that helped the world tame the virus…
STAT+: Obama-era Medicare innovation initiative doesn’t save money after all
WASHINGTON — A key Obama-era initiative was supposed to save Medicare money by testing new…
GLP-1 drugs are transforming diabetes, obesity and more. Could a Nobel be next?
Next week, 50 medical experts from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm will meet to award…
Opinion: AI-driven data analysis could exacerbate misaligned incentives in biomedical research
This summer OpenAI released Code Interpreter, a plug-in for the popular ChatGPT tool that allows…
Listen: Who discovered GLP-1? Plus: BrainStorm at the FDA and biotech’s slump
When is negative data positive enough? Who gets credit for scientific breakthroughs? And wasn’t biotech…
She got off dialysis. Her doctor thinks other patients with acute kidney injury can too
SAN FRANCISCO — It was during some of the darkest days of the pandemic —…
Machine learning could help predict risk of preterm birth using wearables data
For all their potential to drive changes in health, wearables have struggled to gain a…
Opinion: Congress could stop free public access to government-funded research
Have you ever needed to read a research paper, only to find it was locked…
Gene therapy death was caused by an unknown risk of the virus used, study suggests
Last October, a 27-year-old man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy died after receiving a CRISPR-based treatment…
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Octopus tentacles inspired a new drug delivery patch that sticks to the inside of your cheek
The story of the latest development in drug administration technology — a mouth patch that…
STAT+: The Ozempic revolution is rooted in the work of Svetlana Mojsov, yet she’s been edged out of the story
On a mild May day in 1993, about 60 scientists and doctors gathered on a…
STAT+: ARPA-H finally settles on its headquarters: hubs in Boston, Texas, and D.C.
WASHINGTON — Cities and states have been clamoring to play host to the Advanced Research…
STAT+: Cambridge announced as ‘investor catalyst’ hub for ARPA-H
Cambridge has been chosen as one of three national hubs for a new federal health…
Will a government shutdown stall Medicare drug price negotiations?
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Nurses and health care support workers at higher risk of suicide, study finds
Jobs in health care are known to be challenging for workers’ mental health. But the…
AlphaFold developers and eye scan inventors among Lasker Award winners for 2023
The prestigious Lasker Awards for biomedical research are sometimes referred to as “America’s Nobel,” and…
Randomized controlled trials are the ‘gold standard’ of research — but a difficult fit for trans care
In order to provide gender-affirming care, clinicians must sometimes jump through unusual hoops. In Australia,…
Pig kidney works a record two months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants
NEW YORK — Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute:…
The ‘Hispanic Paradox’ intrigues a new generation of researchers determined to unravel it
For 40 years, researchers have unsuccessfully tried to explain — or debunk — the “Hispanic…
STAT+: What to make of Biden’s latest cancer moonshot efforts
WASHINGTON — The next chapter of President Biden’s moonshot to end cancer has landed. While…
STAT+: Neurocrine Biosciences drug for congenital adrenal hyperplasia succeeds in late-stage trial
SAN DIEGO — Neurocrine Biosciences announced on Tuesday that an experimental drug for congenital adrenal…
STAT+: Crinetics acromegaly drug succeeds in late-stage trial but would face stiff competition if approved
SAN DIEGO — Crinetics Pharmaceuticals announced on Sunday that its experimental drug for acromegaly, a…
NIH nominee Bertagnolli will get a confirmation hearing next month, Sanders says
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a confirmation hearing next month for Monica…
Obesity-related cardiovascular deaths tripled in the last two decades, new study finds
Heart disease is killing fewer Americans overall, however, cardiovascular deaths where obesity was listed as…
A new House health package & hospitals’ new site-neutral talking points
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What could fix cancer clinical trials’ longstanding diversity problem?
There’s a diversity problem in cancer clinical trials, and few know this better than Stephanie…
STAT+: In boon for scientists, U.K. strikes deal to join E.U. Horizon research program
The U.K. has reached a deal to join the E.U.’s landmark Horizon research initiative, a…
How a ‘weighted lottery’ helped underserved patients get a scarce Covid drug
In the midst of the Covid-19 surge during the winter of 2021, the Pittsburgh-based UPMC…
STAT+: AstraZeneca bets that gene therapy’s workhorse will still deliver the goods
Seng Cheng has been working in gene therapy for nearly as long as gene therapy…
STAT+: Sly CAR-T strategy evades ‘fratricide’ problem to aim at all blood cancers
The problem with the plan was fratricide, among other wanton cellular murders. Saar Gill and…
STAT+: One dose of psilocybin may have lasting effects on major depression, study finds
A single dose of psilocybin may have enduring benefits for people with major depressive disorder,…
No longer brushed off: A Minnesota clinic tries to rewrite medicine’s approach to miscarriage
WOODBURY, Minn. — By the time Taylor Teske came to be sitting on an exam table…
Surgical outcomes, who does better — male vs female surgeons?
Want to ensure that patients will get better outcomes after surgery? It’s easy, just do…
STAT+: KRAS, the ideal cancer drug target that became ‘undruggable,’ takes on a new glow
On Target is a recurring feature from STAT that dives deep into the most promising…
An effort to diversify genetic research finds new variant for Parkinson’s disease in African populations
A group of Nigerian, British, and U.S. doctors have discovered a genetic variant that increases…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: This fall’s COVID booster rollout; approval for Pfizer’s RSV vaccine
Good morning Pharmalittle students. This is Allison DeAngelis, filling in for Ed Silverman while he’s…
What a review of gender-affirming care research by a top pediatrics group actually means
When the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming care earlier this month,…
Abortion policy in the spotlight, DeSantis’ importation showdown, and new price hike analysis
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STAT+: Drug makers already bet big on mRNA for cancer. Why is Biden going in, too?
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s fledgling health agency, designed to accelerate under-funded research, just set its…
STAT+: An innovative eye stem cell transplant could help restore vision in people with chemical injuries
The first time Phillip Durst saw the big A on the chart, he could hardly…
New definition of a human embryo proposed amid rapid scientific advances
When someone says the word embryo, what do you think of? Probably that picture you’ve…