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Major breakthrough made on famous Millennium maths problem
Two mathematicians, working with large language models from Anthropic and OpenAI, have announced three results that edge toward solving the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem — one of six unsolved
STAT+: AstraZeneca’s experimental COPD treatment posts strong results in late-stage studies
AstraZeneca's experimental injectable tozorakimab reduced dangerous COPD flare-ups by roughly 30% in two late-stage trials, positioning the drug as a potential new option for the third-leading cause o
STAT+: Inhibrx claims first win for long-sought immunotherapy target
Inhibrx reported Tuesday that its experimental immunotherapy targeting the OX40 protein produced responses in head and neck cancer patients, with the strongest signals in an HPV-positive subset — a po
STAT+: Roivant lung disease drug hits mid-stage study goals
Roivant's experimental drug mosliciguat achieved statistically significant improvements across primary and secondary endpoints in a 16-week Phase 2 study of pulmonary hypertension, potentially opening
Fat Med Student Fights Weight Bias in Medical Training
Jessica Rosenblum, a fourth-year M.D./M.P.H. student at Tufts, writes that she faces constant weight bias in medical training — from scrubs shaming to BMI jokes during rounds — and is pushing back by
Flu shots don't need gloves, experts argue
Two infection-prevention experts argue that the routine use of gloves during flu shots generates up to 1,220 metric tons of annual greenhouse gases across the US healthcare workforce, despite OSHA gui
STAT+: UnitedHealth executives shower high-ranking Democrat with donations ahead of midterms
UnitedHealth Group's top executives and board members collectively donated more than $100,000 to Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), the House's No. 2 Democrat, during the 2025-2026 election cycle, with C
Reynolds Sells FDA-Unauthorized Fruit Vapes
Reynolds American is selling new fruit-flavored Vuse Pro vapes in Ohio and other states without FDA authorization, capitalizing on the agency's softened May enforcement guidance that critics say invit
Rural hospitals rush to merge before Medicaid cuts hit
Rural hospitals across the US are scrambling to merge with larger health systems ahead of sweeping Medicaid cuts in Trump's tax bill, with M&A brokers reporting a surge in dealmaking interest and scor
Rasonque FDA Approval Traps Patients in Coverage Limbo
FDA's approval of pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque last month closed Revolution Medicines' expanded access program, stranding patients already enrolled before commercial coverage kicked in — a gap expe
Tennyson's Cosmic Narcissism Warning
A science writer draws on Alfred Tennyson's satirical poem about a vain undergraduate to argue that scientists risk treating the cosmos as a mirror that reflects only themselves, undermining the genui
STAT+: Neuromuscular drug from Novartis fails in key study, adding to pressure on company
Novartis said its experimental neuromuscular drug del-desiran failed to improve muscle function in the Phase 3 HARBOR trial for myotonic dystrophy type 1, marking the company's second major late-stage
Ig Nobel: Rich People More Likely to Steal Kids' Sweets
The 2026 Ig Nobel prizes awarded a study finding wealthy people are more likely to steal sweets from children, alongside awards for research on a surprising friendship quality and a biomechanical defi
Scientists Battle Over Slime Mould 'Intelligence'
Decades after Toshiyuki Nakagaki's slime mould experiments suggested Physarum could solve mazes and map rail networks, scientists remain bitterly divided over whether calling the brainless organism 'i
A&E did not get the basics right - my son's life was ruined at 32
A 32-year-old man was left almost completely paralysed after Warrington Hospital's A&E sent him home without a brain scan despite his brain tumour history, as BBC analysis reveals A&E clinical neglige
Why GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Don't Work for Some Patients
Researchers are racing to understand why GLP-1 weight-loss drugs fail for a subset of patients — between 9% and a third of clinical trial participants lose less than 5% of body weight — as personal ac
XFEL to Cross Lasers for First Quantum Vacuum Detection
At the European XFEL near Hamburg, scientists plan to cross a 300-terawatt optical laser with the facility's X-ray beam to detect the quantum vacuum — a signal so faint that just one photon per 100-bi
Guernsey's feral ferrets studied with camera traps
A year-long study using camera traps is uncovering new details about Guernsey's invasive wild ferret population, including their habitats and impact on native wildlife.
Glowworms Return to Yorkshire Reserve After 100 Years
Female glowworms have been spotted glowing again at Nosterfield nature reserve in North Yorkshire for the first time in roughly a century, after a volunteer-led reintroduction released larvae bred in
Guardian Explores the Fermi Paradox in New Podcast
The Guardian released a podcast episode exploring the Fermi Paradox — why, despite the universe's vast size and age, no extraterrestrial civilizations have been detected — adapted from Adam Kirsch's r
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