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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
Eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with 254 deaths, and health authorities warn the disease is outpacing response efforts, with patient zero still unidentified and cont
A common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers
University of Calgary researchers report high-dose niacin kept 82% of 24 glioblastoma patients progression-free at six months — a 28% improvement over historical data for a cancer whose survival hasn'
STAT+: AbbVie to buy Apogee Therapeutics in nearly $11B deal
AbbVie will buy immunology drug developer Apogee Therapeutics for $10.9 billion in cash at a roughly 50% share-price premium, aiming to add Apogee's lead IL-13 drug zumilokibart for inflammatory disea
STAT+: Definium LSD therapy helped patients with major depression in late-stage trial
Definium Therapeutics' LSD-based pill DT120 significantly reduced depression symptoms in a Phase 3 trial, with patients showing a 13.3-point MADRS drop at 6 weeks versus 5.2 points for placebo, moving
FDA Reverses on Regenxbio Hunter Syndrome Gene Therapy
The FDA will reconsider Regenxbio's gene therapy for Hunter syndrome, a rare and deadly childhood brain disorder, four months after rejecting it — the latest in a pattern of agency reversals following
Butterfly that barely ages could help unlock longevity secrets
A University of Bristol-led study in Nature Communications finds that tropical Heliconius butterflies can live up to 25 times longer than closely related species and show almost no physical decline wi
Opinion: I work in a psychiatric ER. I’m watching the system fail people in real time
In a first-person essay, a New York City psychiatry resident recounts boarding a 20-year-old autistic patient for 121 hours and chemically sedating him with off-label Thorazine, arguing the psychiatri
30% of Clinical Trial Data Doesn't Inform Decisions
An op-ed argues that clinical trial data collection has spiraled out of control, with nearly 30% of collected data failing to inform key decisions even as procedures, endpoints, and data points have b
STAT+: Pharma goes on a spending spree, snapping up biotechs in a hurry
Pharmaceutical companies have struck 33 biotech acquisitions worth $1 billion or more in just six months, spending roughly $134 billion — already surpassing 2025's full-year total of $112 billion acro
OMB Grant Proposal Could Defund Health Disparities
A 412-page White House Office of Management and Budget proposal to overhaul federal grant rules contains a provision — Section 200.218 — that health disparities researchers warn could effectively defu
Imperial College Expert: Beards Aren't Dirtier Than Clean-Shaven Faces
An Imperial College London immunology professor is pushing back on the long-standing claim that beards are dirtier than clean-shaven faces, citing a 1967 study that found unwashed clean-shaven faces a
Sanofi Taps Xaira's Fontoura as R&D Head to Revive
Sanofi has tapped Paulo Fontoura, a neurologist and former Roche veteran most recently at AI-drug-discovery startup Xaira Therapeutics, to lead its pharma R&D starting Sept. 1, replacing Houman Ashraf
Ebola and Hantavirus Mimic Flu Before Turning Deadly
The Canadian Medical Association Journal published review articles on Ebola and hantavirus, warning that both dangerous viruses can begin with flu-like symptoms before escalating into life-threatening
Woman finds rare pink grasshopper babies in garden
A woman in Shepton Mallet discovered a brood of rare pink grasshopper babies in her garden, a genetic mutation Somerset Wildlife Trust calls a "once-in-a-lifetime find" because the bright coloring mak
Palmitic vs Oleic Acid: Contrasting Effects on Diabetes
A University of Barcelona review in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism finds that palmitic acid, a saturated fat common in many foods, drives insulin resistance through inflammation and cellular str
CGAS Gene Variant Tied to Healthy Aging in Long-Lived
Researchers studying 212 long-lived families identified 12 rare protein-altering genetic variants linked to extended healthy aging, with a standout mutation in the inflammation-triggering CGAS gene ap
Apollo 12 Hit by Lightning Twice in 52 Seconds — Then
During Apollo 12's launch, the spacecraft was hit by lightning twice in the first 52 seconds, overwhelming the cockpit with warning lights and scrambling Mission Control's telemetry — until flight con
Tubulin Stops Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Toxic Clumps
Baylor College of Medicine researchers discovered that tubulin can redirect the Alzheimer's-linked Tau and Parkinson's-linked alpha-synuclein proteins away from forming toxic brain aggregates and towa
UK Slug Prediction Maps Halve Farmers' Pesticide Use
A UK research project using farmer-collected slug data and computer modelling has produced prediction maps that helped 16 growers halve their pesticide pellet use over the past autumn and winter.
Prostate Cancer Tragedy Spurs Mobile Men's Health Push
A BBC Cambridgeshire feature examines why men die years earlier than women and visit GPs far less, profiling a 56-year-old factory worker whose prostate cancer PSA hit 78 before diagnosis, as the UK g
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