Opinion: Open access to research can close gaps for people with disabilities
In a long-overdue move, the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued guidance…
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STAT+: How a tool to map computer viruses came to power biology research
When mathematicians Leland McInnes and John Healy walked into their work’s annual “Big Dig” —…
Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies
WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems…
Listen: The anti-aging research boom, the Godfather of biotech, & the future of Biogen
What can worms teach us about immortality? How does one become the Godfather? And where…
U.S. life expectancy drops sharply, the second consecutive decline
Americans born in 2021 can expect to live for just 76.1 years — the lowest…
Unprecedented! Incredible! Scientific grant applications are getting heavier on hype
“Novel.” “Exciting.” “Incredible.” “Devastating.” “Unprecedented.” You name the adjective, and a scientist has probably stuck…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Moderna sues Pfizer over Covid-19 vax patents; White House directs quick access to federally funded research
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
There’s nothing simple about chronic conditions. A complexity researcher has some ideas to improve care
Having a chronic disease can feel like a full-time job. There are the symptoms, the…
White House directs agencies to make federally funded studies free to access
The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies…
Psilocybin shows promise for treating alcohol addiction, new study finds
Taking one recreational drug as treatment for over-dependence on another is hardly intuitive, but a…
STAT+: How a long-overlooked protein could remake neuroscience drug discovery — or plunge the FDA into controversy
So, imagine you get punched in the head. Not once, but a bunch of times….
STAT+: Faster drug approval route sparks investment in rare kidney disease treatments
Recent years have seen a surge of research into rarer forms of kidney disease, with…
‘A golden age’: Long neglected in medicine, rare kidney diseases see a surge in research
As much as she tried, Judy Akin couldn’t shed the baby weight. So she’d spend…
Zapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory
Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days…
When spinal fluid from ALS patients was put into mice, the mice got weak. An unlikely protein could be the culprit
It was a shot in the dark — or at best, a dimly lit room:…
Opinion: Genetic research provides new clarity about the “whys” of autism
It was an appropriately hazy afternoon on the day my son Dylan, age two years,…
STAT+: Blueprint Medicines drug reduces mastocytosis symptoms in a new study, meeting investor expectations
A drug made by Blueprint Medicines markedly improved symptoms of a rare immune system disorder…
As the Smithsonian wraps a landmark genome exhibit, leaders in the field reflect on what’s changed
When the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History opened its genomics exhibit in 2013, the…
Democrats’ TGIF moment, pathologists defend their turf, & Biogen’s back at the FDA’s doorstep
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
New research finds blood tests can predict severe outcomes of brain injury
Simple blood tests taken on the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict…
As billionaires race to fund anti-aging projects, a much-discussed trial goes overlooked
This story has been excerpted from the STAT Report “The race for longevity: How scientists…
Aldosterone, a hormone that prevents dehydration, is linked to worsening kidney disease, study suggests
A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in…
Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves, and drought have worsened more than half of…
STAT+: At pioneering center for gene therapy, Jim Wilson presided over toxic, abusive workplace, staffers say
Scientist Jim Wilson is synonymous with gene therapy — and for good reason. For decades,…
From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift
Carina Block was working an overnight shift in the U.S. Navy base in Japan, guiding…
STAT+: From buzzy biomarkers to learning from failure: 3 takeaways from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
SAN DIEGO — From exploring new ways to spot the disease to rethinking what Alzheimer’s…
New research digs into the genetic drivers of heart failure, with an eye to precision treatments
When coronary arteries are blocked, starving the heart of blood, there are good medications and…
Monoclonal antibody treatment for malaria shows encouraging results
An experimental antibody treatment prevented malaria in the majority of participants in a small but…
Opinion: Lack of diversity in clinical trials costs billions of dollars. Incentives can spur innovation
The lack of diversity in clinical trials unfairly skews American medicine and costs billions of…
The trust-builder: a cancer center director’s try-it-all strategy for breaking the barriers between research and Black patients
TRIALS AND TRUST: This is the second part of a series on health equity and…
STAT+: How much are patients actually using mental health apps? Research on engagement is elusive
As companies selling health care apps struggle to prove to a skeptical system that they…
A chaotic sprint to lower insulin prices and AIDS activists go after Biden on monkeypox
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Cities are lobbying to host the ARPA-H headquarters. Experts don’t understand why
WASHINGTON — America’s mayors are drooling over President Biden’s new high-stakes research agency, ARPA-H. They…
Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus
Lit from below by the microscope’s soft glow, the translucent mouse embryos looked exactly as…
STAT+: Major European research funders often fail to set policies or monitor progress on clinical trial transparency
Nearly two dozen major organizations that fund medical research in Europe often failed to set…
With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system
It took hundreds of failed experiments, sticking gummy gels to all sorts of surfaces, for…
Buprenorphine treatment for veterans with opioid use disorder increased as care shifted to telehealth during Covid, study finds
Drug treatment of veterans with opioid use disorder increased during the first year of the…
Opinion: The FDA needs to get ready to evaluate synthetic cells, the next generation of therapeutics
Expanding new medical treatments requires pushing — and sometimes breaking — the boundaries of what…
Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices
Cutibacterium acnes, a crunchy Cheeto-shaped bug that lives on human skin, loves the oily pocket…
STAT+: Serving as a ‘clinical colleague,’ AI shows potential to reduce sepsis deaths in real-world studies
Three studies published Thursday found that an AI platform developed by Bayesian Health and Johns…
Opinion: 6 ways to bolster FDA’s guidance for diversifying participation in clinical trials
It has been nearly 25 years since the Food and Drug Administration first issued guidance…
STAT+: Researchers tried to calculate the impact of health tech companies. It sent startups into a tizzy
As Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist Simon Mathews has watched scores of digital health upstarts collect hundreds…
Eggs can survive decades without signs of aging. Now, scientists may know why
In a high-stakes evolutionary gambit, female mammals are born with a finite supply of immature…
How does the brain decide what memories are good and bad? A new mouse study offers clues
SAN DIEGO — Your first kiss. The blissful cool of ice cream. That time you…
A treatment for a deadly condition in newborns fails to improve outcomes, study finds
What do you do when a child is born with poor consciousness, not crying, not…
Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find
As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government…
Apgar scores are less predictive of infant mortality for Black babies than white ones, study finds
A standard screening test given to newborns minutes after birth is a less accurate predictor…
Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings tied to less supplemental oxygen for darker-skinned ICU patients
Patients with darker skin who received less accurate readings of their oxygen levels using pulse…
STAT+: In the search for an ARPA-H director, the White House is zeroing in on DARPA veterans
WASHINGTON — The White House is zeroing in on former DARPA officials as candidates to…
Common injections don’t help knee osteoarthritis more than placebo, large data review finds
A commonly used treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis is barely more effective than the…