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Statins and BP drugs close obesity's heart risk gap, Lancet finds
A 25-year Lancet study of 1 million adults across seven countries found that people over 40 with obesity now have blood pressure and cholesterol levels rivaling their normal-weight peers, driven large
Have scientists really made a living cell from scratch? Not quite
A team at the University of Missouri has unveiled SpudCell, a bottom-up synthetic construct built from just 36 genes — described by its creator as the greatest feat of bioengineering to date, despite
Philosopher: Neutrinos Demand Standard Model Rewrite
A philosopher at the University of Bristol is arguing that the standard model of particle physics should be restructured to treat neutrino 'families' as fundamental units rather than cataloguing indiv
Minnesota team builds synthetic cell, launches benefit corp
Researchers led by University of Minnesota's Kate Adamala built a fully chemically defined, cell-like system from liposomes and DNA plasmids that appears to divide and replicate its genetic code, and
A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food
Inulin-propionate ester (IPE), a modified fibre that triggers the release of GLP-1 and other appetite-suppressing hormones at roughly 10 grams a day, has received European Food Safety Authority approv
Synthetic Cells Grow and Divide Using Lab-Made DNA
Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they have built the first synthetic cells capable of the complete cell cycle — growing, copying their DNA and dividing — from chemical compounds rather t
Anthropic Unveils Claude Science; Trump Drug Plan Snags
Anthropic unveiled Claude Science, a dedicated AI interface for pharma research, alongside plans to develop its own drugs. Separately, Trump's most-favored-nation pricing with 17 large drugmakers leav
Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears
Medicare's new GLP-1 Bridge pilot starting July 1 will let some adults 65+ pay $50 a month for Foundayo, Wegovy, or Zepbound — though doctors expect rollout delays and the program expires in 2027.
FDA approves Orca Bio's Tregzi T-cell therapy
The FDA approved Tregzi, a personalized T-cell therapy from private biotech Orca Bio, offering blood cancer patients an alternative to traditional stem cell transplants that reduces the risk of a debi
STAT+: The biotech scorecard for the third quarter: 15 stock-moving events to watch
STAT+ previews 15 third-quarter biotech events expected to move stocks, teasing Phase 3 results for Amylyx's avexitide and mid-stage data for Biogen's Alzheimer's drug diranersen before the remaining
Opinion: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: How to improve young men’s mental health
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore outlines a four-pillar state strategy — service, male teachers, digital wellness, and crisis response — to address rising suicide rates among young men, arguing they should be
Ebola Tests Missed Bundibugyo Strain, Experts Warn
Infectious disease experts Krutika Kuppalli and Placide Mbala-Kingebeni argue that diagnostic tools designed for Zaire ebolavirus failed to detect the Bundibugyo species driving the current DRC-Uganda
Freud's Model Resurfaces in Modern Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Oslo argue in a new paper published in the journal Entropy that the brain's predictive processing model — one of modern neuroscience's dominant theories — closely para
Study: "Happy Vowel" Marks Class in Manchester Accent
A Lancaster University and University of Manchester study published in the journal Language Variation and Change finds that the "happy vowel" — the final vowel in words like happy, baby, chilly and ci
Low vitamin C linked to weaker brain networks in older adults
A study of more than 2,000 older Japanese adults found that lower blood levels of vitamin C were associated with less gray matter and weaker connections in a brain network key to memory and attention.
Melanoma's secret to cheating death has finally been revealed
University of Pittsburgh researchers identified TPP1 promoter mutations as the missing partner to TERT mutations in extending melanoma telomeres, solving a long-standing puzzle about how the cancer ac
NICE Pushes Annual NHS Checks for PMOS Patients
NICE has issued draft guidance recommending annual NHS health checks for the estimated 3-4 million UK women living with PMOS (formerly PCOS), aiming to catch wider risks like diabetes and heart diseas
Maternity Review Removed 'Normal Birth' Criticism, Inquiry Member Says
A former member of the government-commissioned National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation says criticism of a 'normal birth' campaign was removed from the final report eight days before publication
Physicist Hunts Galaxy-Sized Black Holes via CMB Shadows
Astronomer Brian Lacki has proposed hunting for 'stupendously large black holes' by searching for the shadows they cast on the cosmic microwave background, though his analysis so far finds no such gia
People with strong chest and back less likely to have a heart attack, analysis suggests
An AI analysis of chest CT scans from 1,722 patients found that denser chest and back muscles correlate with a 31% lower risk of heart attack and 39% lower risk of dying within a decade.
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