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Myotis Bat Genomes Reveal Cell-Death Longevity Trick
First genomic analysis of eight Myotis bat species, published in Nature, finds that the longest-lived bats combat cancer and aging by killing damaged cells rather than repairing them — a strategy also
Scholar Rock wins FDA approval for SMA muscle-loss drug
The FDA approved Scholar Rock's Isembyld on Friday, making it the first therapy specifically designed to target muscle loss in patients with spinal muscular atrophy who are already on SMN2-targeting t
EU Advocate General Backs Scrapping Pharma Wastewater Treatment
A European Union Advocate General has recommended annulling part of a directive that would have required pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers to finance at least 80% of wastewater treatment cost
Vaccine damage scheme admin costs more than double payouts
The UK's Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has spent £83m on administration since April 2022, more than double the £31.6m handed to victims — with just 264 of 24,260 claims succeeding.
Earliest Alligator Ancestor Found in Colorado Fossils
Paleontologists have identified Mandrasuchus milleri, a 2-meter crocodilian from 66 million years ago, as the oldest known member of the alligator group — a generalist predator that thrived in Colorad
U.S. Ends Record Cyclospora Outbreak, Origin Still Unknown
U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in American history over, though investigators still don't know how the parasite contaminated enough food to sicken n
CMS lets states tier Medicaid frailty exemptions
CMS released guidance letting states use a three-tier system to determine which Medicaid recipients are too medically frail to meet a new 20-hour weekly work requirement, a partial concession to advoc
Crowe Premieres 'What Love Builds' Doc at Venice Film Festival
Russell Crowe premiered his long-gestating concert documentary "What Love Builds" at the Venice Film Festival and, in a reflective press conference, cast his deliberate distance from Hollywood as the
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about anxious Novartis investors, patent expirations for biologics, and more
Novartis faces mounting investor pressure over its M&A strategy after del-desiran, a muscle-wasting drug it acquired through its $12 billion Avidity Biosciences purchase, flunked a late-stage trial an
Nighttime Light Exposure Reshapes Heart Structure
A study of more than 11,000 UK adults found that higher nighttime light exposure was associated with thicker, stiffer heart chambers and early signs of reduced cardiac function, positioning light poll
BMJ Study Finds 24 Common Prescribing Cascades
An Ontario population study published in BMJ identified 24 commonly observed prescribing cascades in which one drug's side effect is mistaken for a new condition and triggers an unnecessary second pre
Study of 1.9 million people finds a striking link between ADHD and gut problems
A University of Warwick meta-analysis of 1.9 million people across 23 studies found ADHD is strongly associated with gastrointestinal problems, including nearly double the odds of constipation and ove
STAT+: Novartis, Novo Nordisk drug failures will likely ‘pop a hole in the balloon’ of the field
Novartis's pelacarsen, the first late-stage drug targeting lipoprotein(a), failed in a seven-year cardiovascular outcomes trial just before Labor Day, rattling a field where multiple companies have co
Opinion: I’m a thoracic surgeon in New York City. For many of my patients, Sept. 11 is still not over
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a Mount Sinai thoracic surgeon details how first responders and survivors are still dying decades later from cancers and respiratory diseases tied to months of exposur
Study reveals 117-year-old's biology shows aging and youth coexist
A comprehensive multi-omic study of Maria Branyas, who lived past 117, reveals that extreme longevity involves both pronounced signs of aging and powerful biological protection at the same time, offer
Human Heart Muscle Regrows After Heart Attack, Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Sydney have shown for the first time that the human heart can generate new muscle cells after a heart attack, overturning the long-held belief that such damage is irre
Eating only 8 hours a day may help control Type 1 diabetes
A University of Illinois Chicago randomized trial found that adults with Type 1 diabetes and obesity who ate only between noon and 8 p.m. for six months lowered their HbA1c by about 0.5% without incre
UCLA turns cord blood into off-the-shelf cancer T cells
UCLA scientists engineered cancer-fighting T cells from cord blood stem cells that controlled ovarian and melanoma tumors in mice with a single dose, offering a cheaper, faster off-the-shelf alternati
Gamma Ray Burst May Have Been Two Supernovae
Astronomers led by Remo Ruffini have proposed that gamma ray burst GRB 220101A — detected on New Year's Day 2022 by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory — resulted from a cascade of stellar events produ
Best-Preserved Feather Ever Found Inside Dinosaur Poop
Scientists have recovered the best-preserved Mesozoic feather ever found — a 9.3mm primary feather from a flightless diving bird preserved inside a 66-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur dropping in
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