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'Oliver's law': brother demands UK cannabis clinic reforms
The brother of a 34-year-old man who died by suicide is campaigning for tighter regulation of UK private cannabis clinics after a coroner ruled his medicinal cannabis prescription 'probably contribute
ATLAS J1138-5139 to explode as supernova, emit detectable gravitational waves
Chinese astronomers used advanced simulations to forecast the evolution of the ultra-compact double white dwarf system ATLAS J1138-5139, predicting it will become an AM CVn system and eventually explo
Biogen to buy Apellis for $5.6bn, $41 per share
Biogen is buying Apellis for about $5.6 billion, paying $41 per share and securing the approved macular‑degeneration drug Syfovre, which posted $587 million in sales last year, as part of a push to br
New catalyst redesigns macrolide antibiotics to kill MRSA
Researchers designed a less-bulky oxoammonium precatalyst called HAzc-(OMe)-OMe that selectively oxidizes hard-to-reach sites on macrolide antibiotics, producing 11 derivatives including two that kill
Lilly to Buy Centessa Pharmaceuticals for $6.3B
Eli Lilly announced Tuesday it will acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals for roughly $6.3 billion in cash, targeting the U.K.-based biotech's experimental drug for wakefulness disorders, with up to $1.5 b
Jimini Health raises $17M for AI mental health chatbot
Jimini Health raised $17 million in seed funding to launch Sage, an AI platform that interacts with patients continuously during treatment under clinician supervision — betting that AI's real role in
German firms stuck between US and China, study finds
A new study by the University of Sussex and King's College London reveals that Germany’s largest listed companies are deeply intertwined with both the United States and China, making it impossible for
Murdoch University Launches Facial Link Tool
Murdoch University researchers have created a forensic intelligence tool that uses facial landmark ratios to link victims of sexually motivated serial homicides, offering a low‑cost, image‑based metho
Stanford psychiatrist leads 'metabolic psychiatry' push
Stanford psychiatrist Shebani Sethi is championing "metabolic psychiatry," arguing that nutrition and metabolic pathways—not just neurotransmitters—should be part of treating conditions like schizophr
Music detects hypertension 10% better than smartwatches
A wave of research is reframing the heart-brain connection as a deeper, bidirectional system than previously understood, with studies showing classical music lowers surgical complications, music-liste
AI Detects Early Alzheimer's from Brain Scans at 93%
Massachusetts researchers are developing AI tools to detect early-stage Alzheimer's from brain scans, targeting the 90% of mild cognitive impairment cases that currently go undiagnosed in the US.
Knee Braces, Hydrotherapy Top Arthritis Treatments
A major analysis of nearly 10,000 patients finds knee braces, hydrotherapy, and exercise are the most effective non-drug treatments for knee osteoarthritis, outperforming medications and high-tech the
Manchester team links RNU2-2 gene to severe epilepsy
Scientists in Manchester have pinpointed a recessive RNU2‑2 gene mutation as a leading genetic cause of severe childhood epilepsy, estimating up to one in 40 000 children may be affected and offering
Evolocumab Cuts First Heart Attack Risk 31% in Diabetics
A Mass General Brigham analysis of the VESALIUS‑CV trial shows that adding the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab to standard therapy cuts first‑time heart attacks and strokes by 31% in high‑risk diabetics wi
Plant Milks Show Shear‑Thinning, Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago discovered that most plant‑based milks behave as non‑Newtonian fluids, thinning under shear due to trace gum additives, a finding presented at the APS
Bruce Jakosky Finds 150‑m Mars Ocean Gap
Planetary scientists led by Bruce Jakosky have identified a major water‑budget gap on Mars, showing that known sources and sinks cannot account for the planet’s ancient ocean versus its present water
CERN moves 92 antiprotons on road test
CERN has for the first time moved antiprotons by road, delivering a cryogenic trap of 92 particles across its campus and proving the feasibility of future inter‑lab antimatter shipments for precision
ZTF Finds 57‑Minute Mass‑Transferring Brown Dwarf Binary
Astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility have uncovered ZTF J1239+8347, a rare brown‑dwarf binary 1,100 light‑years away that completes a 57‑minute orbit while stably transferring mass between
TESS Finds Earth-Sized Planet Around Nearby M-Dwarf
NASA's TESS satellite has identified TOI-4616 b, a roughly Earth-sized planet (1.22 Earth radii) orbiting a nearby M4 dwarf star about 91.8 light-years away, with researchers proposing it as a benchma
World Bank: 2.6 bn waste in 2022; mismanaged 760 mn
A new World Bank Group report warns that the world’s municipal waste is exploding faster than waste‑management systems can keep up, threatening health, the environment and economic costs.
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