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Britain set for butterfly boom after hot spring
Butterfly Conservation's Prof Richard Fox says Britain's unusually warm, dry spring could produce a "bumper summer of butterflies," with species like Holly Blue and Red Admiral already thriving — thou
Coffee’s Anti-Aging Effect Tied to NR4A1 Activation
Scientists at Texas A&M have identified a cellular mechanism by which coffee compounds activate the NR4A1 receptor, potentially explaining the beverage’s protective effects against stress, aging, and
Perseid meteors to light up night sky in one of the year's most active showers
The Perseid meteor shower — one of the year's brightest and most active displays — runs from 17 July to 24 August, peaking overnight on 12-13 August under a new Moon with up to 150 meteors per hour po
Entomologist argues parasites are central to biodiversity
Entomologist Dino J Martins has published 'Hidden Creatures,' a book arguing parasites are misunderstood architects of biodiversity whose eradication efforts may backfire through evolutionary pressure
Fluvoxamine Cuts Long COVID Fatigue in 399-Patient Trial
A global clinical trial of 399 Brazilian adults with long COVID found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine significantly reduced fatigue compared to placebo, marking one of the first medications to sho
Endometriosis: Three Women's Decade-Long Diagnosis Ordeal
Three women with endometriosis described how decade-long diagnostic delays and medical dismissal upended their careers and fertility, giving evidence to a UK inquiry into how the condition affects wom
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
Researchers are documenting the mounting health toll of shift work — from dementia and heart disease to probable carcinogenicity — while testing whether splitting sleep into two blocks, rather than fo
JCVI backs MenB for 15-year-olds; gum bugs hit heart valves
JCVI finally caved: every UK teenager around age 15 should get the MenB vaccine, reversing a decade of leaving 11-plus kids unprotected. The Kent outbreak earlier in 2026 — 29 confirmed or suspected c
DoD Testosterone Screening Conflicts With Medical Guidelines
A urologist warns the Pentagon's new mandatory testosterone screening for service members ages 30 and over is an unprecedented policy that conflicts with Endocrine Society guidelines and carries docum
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging
A study of nearly 13,000 Brazilian adults found that higher consumption of six common artificial sweeteners was associated with faster declines in memory and thinking skills, equivalent to about 1.6 y
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Protective Mitochondrial Proteins
A USC-led study finds that older adults who closely follow the Mediterranean diet have higher blood levels of two mitochondrial microproteins — humanin and SHMOOSE — that have previously been linked t
Intermittent fasting helped people keep weight off for a year
A 12-week time-restricted eating program helped 99 overweight or obese adults preserve meaningful weight loss a full year after the structured intervention ended, with early-day eating windows proving
Physician Groups, SEGM Push Back on STAT Essays
STAT published reader letters responding to two opinion essays, with the presidents of three major physician organizations jointly defending primary care's value and the Society for Evidence-Based Gen
Skyroot's Vikram-1 reaches orbit in India's first private launch
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket reached Low Earth Orbit on Saturday, making the Hyderabad-based startup the first private Indian company—and only the third country after the US and China—to achiev
Doctors failed to spot my hidden condition for so long I was left permanently disabled
Actress Daneka Etchells tells the BBC she spent 17 years being dismissed by doctors before her endometriosis was diagnosed — by which point it had caused permanent nerve damage and a lifelong mobility
FDA to Inspect Mexican Farms in Cyclospora Probe
The FDA is planning to inspect farms in Mexico and a lettuce shredding facility to trace how Cyclospora-contaminated lettuce from Taylor Farms reached Taco Bell.
AI-Designed Nucleases Expand CRISPR Toolbox
AI-designed nucleases are expanding the CRISPR gene-editing toolbox, with coverage highlighting efficiency gains over natural designs and Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna's entry into AI protein design.
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about rising drug shortages, GSK coughing up a trial loss, and more
Active U.S. medication shortages climbed to 227 in the second quarter of 2026, with sole-source products driving nearly half of new shortages, while GSK is abandoning its $2 billion chronic cough drug
AI-Designed CRISPR Proteins Outperform Natural Versions
A team led by CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna used artificial intelligence to design synthetic gene-editing enzymes that edit genomes more efficiently than their natural counterparts, publishing
988 LGBTQ+ Youth Line Returns Under Trump Trans-Denial Order
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ youth specialized services will return by year's end under constraints from Trump's executive order denying transgender identities, and Trevor Project crisis
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