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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?
Turmeric’s active compound curcumin has been marketed as a cure‑all, but its therapeutic promise is undercut by scientific and financial realities. Early work by Bharat Aggarwal sparked a $275 million
‘I was getting ready to say goodbye’: cancer patient’s hope after smart drug success
A 68‑year‑old Scottish lung‑cancer patient, Pat Brogan, saw his tumors shrink by nearly a third after receiving the experimental smart drug GRWD5769, which unmasks cancer cells to immunotherapy. The b
Smart drug that strips cancer cells of ‘invisibility cloak’ can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows
A phase‑1 trial of Oxford’s GRWD5769, taken with the immunotherapy cemiplimab, showed tumors shrink in 26 of 83 heavily pre‑treated cancer patients, with 15 achieving at least a 30% reduction across s
Methionine Boosts Mouse Survival Via Kidney Filtration
Salk Institute researchers discovered that supplementing mice with the dietary amino acid methionine dramatically improved survival during severe infections by enhancing kidney filtration and clearing
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about pancreatic and lung cancer drugs, China biotech growth, and more
Revolution Medicines' second‑line pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib more than doubled median survival and cut death risk by 60% in a new study, prompting an FDA‑authorized early‑access rollout. At t
This drug delayed rheumatoid arthritis for years after treatment ended
A one‑year course of the biologic drug abatacept can postpone the onset of rheumatoid arthritis by up to four years, even after treatment stops. The finding comes from a long‑term follow‑up of 213 hig
Vanderbilt docs say unvaccinated blood can’t be given
Families are demanding blood from unvaccinated donors, fearing vaccine residues, but hospitals say regulatory rules don’t label blood by donor vaccination status, leaving physicians caught between pat
STAT+: Servier to buy Edgewise Therapeutics’ muscular dystrophy drug
French drugmaker Servier is acquiring Edgewise Therapeutics’ muscular dystrophy business for up to $2.65 billion, securing the oral candidate sevasemten, which is in pivotal trials for Becker and Phas
Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets
Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells t...
The forgotten organ that could predict how long you live
A long-overlooked organ may hold surprising clues to healthy aging and cancer survival
Youth Protest US Ebola Quarantine at Laikipia Air Base
Kenyan youths rallied in Nanyuki to block a U.S.-planned Ebola quarantine at Laikipia Air Base, a project the High Court has paused amid concerns over the country’s fragile health system and local exp
STAT+: No Surprises Act arbitration rule could worsen flood of provider disputes
The arbitration process has protected patients but generated financial windfalls for some clinicians.
General Catalyst pilots AI care at Summa Health
General Catalyst’s October acquisition of Summa Health is being used as a testbed for a rapid‑tech transformation led by Health Assurance Transformation Company. The plan rolls out AI‑driven phone cal
Study Finds Avian Masturbation Natural, Common in Wild
A new study of 120 bird species reveals that self‑pleasuring is a widespread, natural behavior in wild birds, challenging the view that it is a stress‑induced response to captivity and that interventi
Daraxonrasib Doubles Pancreatic Cancer Survival
A new daily pill, daraxonrasib, has been shown to nearly double survival for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer by targeting the KRAS mutation. In a 500‑patient trial across three continents, me
STAT+: A standing ovation for RevMed, and caution for Akeso
ASCO Day 3: A huge advance for pancreatic cancer, a let down for Akeso and Summit, and a new approach to immunotherapy.
Ultra-low doses could bring costly cancer treatments to more patients in poorer countries
Low-dose, low-cost immunotherapies may help patients in poorer countries access high-tech cancer treatments.
Scripps Finds STING Switch Fuels Alzheimer Inflammation
Scripps researchers identified that a chemical modification of the STING protein drives chronic brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. Blocking this switch in mice reduced inflammation and protect
Fox Chase study: Melanoma peaks in middle‑aged mice
A new study from Fox Chase Cancer Center shows that melanoma metastasis is lowest in young mice, spikes in middle‑aged mice, and falls again in very old mice. The pattern links to a decline in protect
200,000 Brain Cells Learn to Play Doom
Australian biotech Cortical Labs has trained 200,000 lab-grown human brain cells on a silicon chip to play the 1990s shooter game Doom, demonstrating goal-directed learning in biological neurons and h
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