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Amodei trims AI-biotech hype; FDA clears Trutakna
The most honest biotech moment of the week came from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who told STAT that his 'century in a decade' forecast for AI-driven life sciences isn't visible for at least a decade — a
New 66ft long-necked dinosaur species discovered in Thailand
Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified a new species of long-necked sauropod dinosaur from a fossil site first flagged in 2008, marking the first member of its family found outside China.
People in 50s urged to complete bowel cancer screening
Health officials warn little over half of 54-year-olds completed free at-home test kits.
Trump HHS Nominee Tied Hepatitis B Shot to Autism
Sean Kaufman, Trump's pick to lead federal public health emergency preparedness, has questioned routine infant hepatitis B vaccinations and promoted the debunked vaccine-autism link, setting up a conf
UN space object registry offline for months
The UN's public registry of every object launched into space—built during the Cold War to give the world a window into secretive military and surveillance satellites—has been offline for months due to
Pioneering Treatment Saves Twins in Early Pregnancy
A pioneering medical treatment has saved twins during early pregnancy, framing a breakthrough in prenatal care that covers a window where intervention options are typically limited.
AI doubles Fermat proof code in one day
Kevin Buzzard and 25 researchers gathered in London for a week-long workshop using cutting-edge AI models to convert Andrew Wiles's century-defining proof of Fermat's last theorem into verifiable Lean
'People don't realise how at risk they are': A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
South Western Ambulance Service paramedics dealt with a record volume of 999 calls during Britain's heatwave, with three of four callouts on one shift heat-related, as staff urged families and neighbo
UK Moves to Ban Colorful Vape Packaging and Flavors
The UK government launched a 12-week consultation proposing plain packaging, restricted flavor descriptions, and hidden displays for vapes to curb youth uptake, building on the recently passed Tobacco
Hilbert Brouwer math feud and the rise of AI proofs
A feature explainer traces the history of non-constructive proofs — mathematical arguments that establish something exists without showing it — from David Hilbert's 1888 'theology' to L.E.J. Brouwer's
Opinion: The primary care crisis paradox
Two physicians argue in an opinion essay that America's push to boost primary care has built a payment system that actively undermines specialty access, even though primary care metrics are strong and
STAT+: How a Boston doctor built a following as a ‘loud and unafraid’ voice in the Trump era
A STAT+ profile examines how Boston emergency physician Jeremy Faust built himself into a "loud and unafraid" medical commentator with a nearly 85,000-subscriber Substack while still practicing at Bri
BCNY's 150-year model: belonging shields boys from crisis
The Boys' Club of New York, a 150-year-old organization serving 2,500 boys across three clubhouses, has become an unlikely model for protecting boys' mental health through a simple, time-tested formul
5 Citizen Science Projects for the August 2026 Eclipse
A total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026 will cross parts of Europe and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, and scientists are recruiting amateur volunteers for five citizen science projects ranging from s
Frog gut bacterium eliminated mouse tumors in single dose
Scientists at Japan's JAIST identified Ewingella americana, a bacterium from Japanese tree frog intestines, that eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single intravenous dose — achieving a 100%
11 Scientists Tied to Secret US Research Die or Disappear
Eleven people allegedly tied to top secret US research have died or disappeared in recent years, fueling a conspiracy theory of deliberate silencing that has escalated from a string of tragedies into
Study Debunks Baby Rattlesnake Danger Myth
A Loma Linda University study finds adult rattlesnakes are more dangerous than babies, not the reverse, and traces the opposite claim to decades of inaccurate news reports that spread through misquote
Focused ultrasound treats TTTS without surgery in trial
A world-first trial at a London hospital used high-powered focused ultrasound to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome non-invasively, successfully blocking blood flow in 90% of targeted vessels, th
Study Reveals Backup Immune Pathway in mRNA Cancer Vaccines
Washington University researchers found that mRNA cancer vaccines can mount tumor-fighting immune responses through an unexpected backup pathway, with cDC2 dendritic cells taking over when the long-as
Northwest Bio's DCVax Stuck 931 Days in U.K. Review
Northwest Biotherapeutics submitted DCVax, its brain cancer treatment, to U.K. regulators in late December 2023 under an expedited pathway requiring a 150-day review — but 931 days later, the MHRA has
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