Kennedy’s Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial vaccine skepticism is creating significant hurdles for the Trump administration, leading to critical health job vacancies and a recent court inju
Scientists discover why cancer drugs don’t work for everyone
Scientists have uncovered a critical reason why some cancer treatments fail: certain drugs get trapped in tumor cell lysosomes, creating uneven distribution and leaving some cancer cells untreated. Th
This dangerous combo in your body could raise death risk by 83%
A dangerous combination of excess belly fat and low muscle mass, known as sarcopenic obesity, significantly elevates the risk of death by 83%. This condition creates a detrimental cycle where increase
Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system
Gut bacteria are far from passive, actively injecting proteins into human cells via microscopic systems to influence immune responses and metabolic pathways. This groundbreaking discovery reveals how
STAT+: In private meetings, White House works to win pharma companies’ support for drug pricing bill
The White House is actively engaging major pharmaceutical companies in private meetings, sharing draft legislative text for a drug pricing policy that mirrors previous voluntary agreements. This legis
How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics
Physicist Anthony Leggett, a titan in quantum physics, has passed away, leaving behind a profound legacy in pushing the boundaries of the quantum world. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan reflects on
JWST solves decades-long mystery about why Saturn appears to change its spin
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally resolved a decades-long mystery surrounding Saturn's apparent fluctuating spin rate. Researchers at Northumbria University, led by Professor Tom Stall
He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a sudden, unexplained medical emergency in space, losing his ability to speak for 20 minutes, prompting the agency's first medical evacuation from the Internatio
Understanding protein motion could greatly aid new drug design
Scientists have long suspected that proteins move in predictable, rhythmic ways, but existing tools struggled to capture these complex, slow motions. Now, Associate Professor Matthias Heyden's team at
Opinion: Spreading out elective admissions could save lives, strengthen hospitals, and reduce health spending
A compelling opinion piece argues that simply distributing scheduled elective hospital admissions more evenly throughout the week, rather than clustering them, could dramatically improve U.S. healthca
Physicists create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects
Physicists at the Würzburg Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat have successfully translated the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects into a hybrid light-matter system using polaritons, paving the way for adv
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo Nordisk boosting consumer focus, FDA approving a gene therapy, and more
Novo Nordisk is strategically bolstering its consumer focus in the competitive U.S. obesity market by appointing Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch to its board and diversifying its Wegovy distribution channels,
Decades after Vietnam War, research links Agent Orange exposure to MDS blood cancer
Decades after the Vietnam War, new research led by hematologist-oncologist Mikkael Sekeres provides compelling evidence linking Agent Orange exposure to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of blo
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo Nordisk boosting consumer focus, FDA approving a gene therapy, and more
Novo Nordisk is strategically bolstering its consumer focus in the competitive U.S. obesity market by appointing Mars CEO Poul Weihrauch to its board and diversifying its Wegovy distribution channels,
Decades after Vietnam War, research links Agent Orange exposure to MDS blood cancer
Decades after the Vietnam War, new research led by hematologist-oncologist Mikkael Sekeres provides compelling evidence linking Agent Orange exposure to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of blo
From engineered fungal molecules to drug leads, chem-bio hybrid synthesis enables antiparasitic drug discovery
Researchers have developed promising new drug candidates, YOK24 and NS-181, for amebiasis by using a novel chem-bio hybrid synthesis approach to overcome the rapid breakdown of the potent natural prod
This popular supplement may increase risk of birth defects, study finds
A new Texas A&M University study reveals that high doses of common antioxidant supplements like NAC, often perceived as beneficial, may surprisingly increase the risk of subtle facial and skull birth
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA OK for a rare disease drug, a grilling of the PTO chief, and more
Novo Nordisk faces investor scrutiny over recent missteps and a significant stock drop, even as its rival Eli Lilly's market value surged. The company is also aggressively cutting prices for its weigh
DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges
New research published in Nature by scientists at MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London, and the University of Sheffield reveals that the physical twisting of DNA, known as
How to Turn a Chicken Egg Into a Drug Factory
A biotech start-up is testing a novel way of efficiently producing pharmaceutical drugs.