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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.
Mitaru Expands BBC Reporting Into 'Act of Service' Doc
Ilie Mitaru's award-winning BBC report on equine therapy for incarcerated veterans at a Texas jail is becoming a feature documentary, "Act of Service," with Peabody winner Alex Lieberman producing and
Study Finds Moderate AI Use Boosts Creativity
New research from the University of British Columbia identifies a 'Goldilocks zone' for AI-assisted creativity — moderate use enhances output, while too little or too much engagement diminishes it.
SpaceX Shares Fall 6.9%, Erasing $1 Trillion
SpaceX shares fell as much as 6.9% to $122.12 on Friday, putting the rocket-and-AI company on track to erase more than $1 trillion in market value from its all-time high.
Medicare Proposes 19% Pay Bump for Quit-Smoking Counseling
Medicare wants to pay doctors 19% more for counseling patients on quitting smoking — a move experts say could finally make cessation advice a routine part of primary care rather than a rushed aftertho
CDC: Taco Bell Lettuce Source of Cyclospora Outbreak
Federal officials confirmed that lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell in five states is a source of a record-breaking cyclospora outbreak, with Michigan alone reporting over 5,000 cases and Taylor
Ichnos Glenmark Hires Mariana Cota Stirner as CMO
Ichnos Glenmark Innovation has named former AbbVie hematology leader Mariana Cota Stirner as its new chief medical officer, the headline hire in STAT's latest "up and down the ladder" personnel column
Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body
A first human test of Quorum Innovations' Qi601 postbiotic showed it bound microplastic particles in saliva, cutting freely floating particles in one participant from 2,152 to 185.
What procrastinator are you - and how to fix it now (not later)
Researchers have identified nine distinct types of procrastinators — from dreamers to perfectionists — and say understanding your type, plus the underlying emotion driving it, is the first step to bre
Sugar-Coated Nanoparticles Boost Glioblastoma Survival 50% in Mice
Oregon State University researchers used mannose-coated lipid nanoparticles to smuggle PTEN-restoring mRNA across the blood-brain barrier, boosting median survival by 50% in glioblastoma-stricken mice
Cambridge Study: 39 Sweeteners Disrupted Gut Bacteria Growth
University of Cambridge scientists tested 39 sweeteners against gut bacteria in the lab and found most altered bacterial growth, with effects amplified or blunted when sweeteners were paired with drug
Sonothera's Gene Therapy Claims Draw Expert Skepticism
Sonothera, a small California startup, has spent the past year making extraordinary claims that its ultrasound-based technology could treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other genetic diseases — des
STAT+: MDCalc is scoring the clinical calculators used by millions of doctors
MDCalc, whose clinical calculators are used by millions of doctors daily, is launching a quality-rating system to evaluate the validation strength of the 800+ decision-making tools on its platform.
MAHA Mental Health Push Coincides With NIH, SNAP Cuts
In an op-ed, a Georgetown psychiatrist argues the MAHA movement is reframing mental health vocabulary — 'treatment' becomes 'wellness,' 'medication' becomes 'dependency crisis' — while the safety net
Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been fighters
Bone analysis of ~3,800-year-old royal Egyptian mummies suggests princesses buried with weapons were trained archers and dagger users who suffered and survived serious injuries, upending the view of r
Focal therapy halves prostate cancer side-effect risk, 10-year study
A 10-year NHS study of nearly 3,500 men finds focal therapy matches surgery and radiotherapy for prostate cancer while cutting side effects like incontinence and sexual dysfunction by more than half,
First Atmosphere Confirmed on Rocky Habitable-Zone Exoplanet
Researchers have confirmed for the first time an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet within its star's habitable zone — LHS 1140b, 49 light-years away — detected via escaping helium captured by the Magell
Doudna Lab Designs Novel Gene Editors Using Meta AI
Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna's lab published in Science a new platform using Meta's inverse protein model to design never-before-seen TnpB gene editing enzymes from scratch, marking her first entry
Hegseth Orders Annual Testosterone Screenings for Troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced annual testosterone deficiency screenings for U.S. service members aged 30 and older, prompting a sharp divide among medical experts who disagree over whether
Brain Implant Restores Movement and Touch to Paralyzed Man
A paralyzed man from New York has regained the ability to feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel touch after receiving a 'double neural bypass' brain implant that both moved his limbs and restored s
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