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USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts
The USDA is shutting down two of three federal cyclospora research projects during one of the largest US foodborne illness outbreaks in recent history, with every remaining scientist refusing to reloc
FDA Approves Protagonist-Takeda's Mimrylo for Rare Blood Cancer
The FDA on Friday approved rusfertide, a weekly injection developed by Protagonist Therapeutics and to be sold by Takeda as Mimrylo, to treat polycythemia vera—a rare chronic blood cancer that thicken
Alnylam Defends Heart Drugs After Wainua Trial Failure
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is publicly defending its class of RNA-silencing heart drugs after AstraZeneca's competing silencer Wainua failed a trial in ATTR-CM, a result some analysts read as negative fo
Omega-3 and aspirin match antibiotics in gum disease trial
A year-long clinical trial of 109 patients with severe periodontitis found that omega-3 combined with low-dose aspirin performed nearly identically to antibiotics, with both approaches helping roughly
HEPA purifiers sped up aging brains 12% in one month
A month-long randomized study of 119 adults in traffic-heavy Somerville, Massachusetts found that using a HEPA air purifier at home sped up executive function test performance by about 12% in particip
Roman Telescope Launches After Surviving Trump Budget Cuts
The $4.3bn Nancy Grace Roman space telescope launched Sunday on the final flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, reaching its deep-space orbit despite two failed White House attempts to kill it.
Research: 11th-century 'Conquest Man' was Scandinavian
Researchers analyzing a skeleton dubbed "Conquest Man," buried in Barton-upon-Humber around 1079, have concluded he was most likely Scandinavian rather than Norman or Saxon, complicating the standard
Researchers unveil sustainable spirulina solution to vitamin B12 deficiency
Researchers have produced spirulina containing biologically active vitamin B12 at levels exceeding beef by manipulating the light wavelengths used to grow the algae — a breakthrough published in Disco
A Cancer Therapy Put Severe RA Into Remission
In a world's-first clinical trial, a cancer-derived cell therapy sent severe rheumatoid arthritis into medication-free remission in patients who had failed years of prior treatments.
Dog Aging Study Finds Shared Longevity Clues With Humans
Dog Aging Project researchers found that metabolic patterns in canine blood associated with lifespan closely mirror those previously identified in humans, offering new clues to shared aging biology ac
Trump Awards Artemis II Crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four Artemis II astronauts — the first humans to travel near the moon in over 50 years — at a Houston ceremony where he a
Keto diet cut liver fat by 67% in clinical trial
A randomized clinical trial in 42 people with obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver disease found a ketogenic diet cut liver fat by 67% and reversed prediabetes in about half of participants — outperf
Long-term melatonin use linked to 90% higher heart failure risk
A preliminary study of 130,828 adults with chronic insomnia found that long-term melatonin users had about 90% higher heart failure risk over five years, alongside sharply elevated hospitalization and
STAT+: A Novartis drug cut inflammation. Can it improve heart outcomes?
Pacibekitug, a Novartis antibody targeting IL-6, produced sustained, dose-dependent reductions in inflammation biomarkers in the Phase 2 TRANQUILITY study, reviving hopes it could be developed as a ca
Sleep micro-awakenings tied to Alzheimer's risk in middle age
University of Liège researchers found that frequent nighttime micro-awakenings in healthy middle-aged adults correlate with higher genetic risk for Alzheimer's — a relationship absent in younger parti
AHR Protein Blocks Nerve Regeneration: Mount Sinai Study
Mount Sinai researchers identified the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) as a molecular brake that prevents injured neurons from regrowing damaged axons, and showed that blocking AHR restored movement a
Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
The FDA authorized Juul Labs to sell Juul2, its first new e-cigarette device in over a decade, featuring an optional age-verification app to unlock the device. The decision follows roughly $3 billion
Where and when to see 2027’s ‘solar eclipse of the century’
On August 2, 2027, an 'eclipse of the century' will sweep from northern Africa to south-west Asia, delivering up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds of totality — a duration unmatched until 2114.
Macquarie Hatches First University-Born Echidna Puggle
A baby echidna puggle — believed to be the first in the world born at a university — has hatched at Macquarie University in Sydney, where researchers hope studying it will illuminate the evolution of
Autism panel doubles research funding, drops genetics focus
The federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee adopted a 336-page strategic plan Thursday that calls for nearly doubling autism research funding and de-emphasizing genetics, while members openl
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