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Buck Moon Peaks 29 July: UK Viewing and August Eclipse Dates
The July full Buck Moon reaches peak fullness at 15:36 BST on 29 July, with UK viewers missing the exact moment but getting an apparent-full Moon overnight, ahead of a packed August sky featuring the
Lilly's retatrutide drops weight, dodges heart signal
Eli Lilly's Phase 3 retatrutide data landed Thursday and split cleanly in two: patients on the high dose lost 22.6% of body weight over 80 weeks versus 3.2% on placebo, numbers that put the "triple-G"
SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman Satellite Repair Mission
SpaceX launched a Northrop Grumman robotic satellite-servicing mission, with coverage framing it as the opening of a new orbital repair market and showcasing the most advanced servicing spacecraft kno
SpaceX to Catch Starship With Launch Tower on Next Flight
SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight achieved its first intact splashdown in the Indian Ocean on July 24, 2026, and Elon Musk announced the next launch will attempt to catch the ship with the launch tow
Single Rapamycin Dose Reversed Autism Symptoms in Mice
UCLA researchers found that a single dose of rapamycin reversed autism-like brain and behavioral symptoms in adult mice whose mothers experienced pregnancy inflammation, with effects appearing within
SuperAgers' Sharp Memory Not Explained by DNA
A new study finds that elderly 'SuperAgers' who maintain youthful memory into their 80s and 90s carry essentially the same genetic Alzheimer's risk as typical peers, ruling out inherited DNA as the ex
Logistics giants are racing to keep up with healthcare boom as GLP-1s highlight need for cold storage
UPS, FedEx, C.H. Robinson, and DHL are accelerating investments in cold-chain infrastructure as surging GLP-1 demand and a broader shift to biologics push the temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical logi
Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit
An NIH-funded mouse study found that oral GLP-1 drugs like orforglipron and danuglipron reduced pleasure-driven eating by engaging the brain's central amygdala reward circuit — a pathway distinct from
Inulin Cut Knee Pain and Boosted Grip Strength in Trial
A six-week University of Nottingham trial of 117 adults found that a daily inulin fiber supplement reduced knee osteoarthritis pain, improved grip strength, and lowered pain sensitivity — with far few
North Devon Surfers Wade Through Jellyfish Swarm
A 10-year-old North Devon surfer and her friend waded into waist-deep water only to find it teeming with moon and compass jellyfish, eventually rescuing two stranded ones and returning them to the sea
One in Five Gaza Newborns Needs Intensive Care
Gaza's health system is buckling under a surge in premature births driven by war-induced malnutrition, displacement, and stress, leaving a single neonatal unit to serve all of central Gaza with dwindl
Wegovy and Mounjaro Side Effects: What Evidence Backs Them?
Researchers this week suggested GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Mounjaro could be linked to hair loss in type 2 diabetes patients, even as experts note many reported side-effects — from 'Ozempic fac
Four types of thinker have been identified. Which one are you?
A study sampling over 23,000 real-time thoughts from 258 volunteers identified four types of thinkers — worriers, domestics, bodily thinkers, and work-hard play-hards — and found that thought content
SpaceX launches massive Starship rocket in first test flight since IPO
SpaceX completed its 13th Starship test flight from Texas — its first since the company's record IPO last month — deploying 20 Starlink V3 satellites, though an industry expert warned rapid full reusa
Malaysia set to produce its first human vaccine from 2028
Malaysia will produce its first domestically manufactured human vaccine, the PCV13 pneumococcal shot, by 2028 via Pharmaniaga with Chinese technology transfer, reducing the country's total reliance on
SpaceX's 13th Starship Test Flight Ends in Soft Splashdown
SpaceX's Starship megarocket completed its 13th test flight and softly splashed down in the Indian Ocean about an hour after launch, recovering from last week's aborted attempt caused by engine failur
Ex-FDA official demands independent Cyclospora outbreak review
Former FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas, who served under both President Trump and former President Biden, called for an independent review of the federal government's response to a Cyclospora ou
Wildfire Hits NASA's Spain Deep Space Antenna
A wildfire near Madrid burned through NASA's Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex on July 24, forcing employee evacuation and putting one of the three Deep Space Network stations at risk of damage
There are already more U.S. measles cases this year than in all of 2025
The CDC logged 2,318 U.S. measles cases as of Thursday, already exceeding 2025's full-year total of 2,289 and making 2026 the worst year for measles in the country since 1991, with five months still t
First Human Gets Oxford Ebola Vaccine Targeting Bundibugyo Strain
A 37-year-old UK man became the first person in the world to receive an experimental Oxford-developed Ebola vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain, which has caused over 2,500 cases in DR Congo, with
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