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Opinion: As a physician, I have never been more concerned about rates of congenital syphilis
With nearly 4,000 US babies born with syphilis in 2024—the highest caseload since the 1950s—an infectious disease physician argues the crisis is a fully preventable consequence of defunded public heal
VC Julie Grant: U.S. China Biotech Curbs Would 'Hurt
Venture capitalist Julie Grant is publicly opposing a legislative push to add biotechnology to the COINS Act, arguing that restricting U.S. investment in Chinese drug developers would hamper American
Goats Follow Human Voice to Find Food, Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Zürich found that goats can follow the direction of an unseen human voice to locate hidden food, hitting the correct bucket 60% of the time — well above the ~50% chanc
Diabetes Drugs Repurposed to Lower Dementia Risk
New research summarized by The Conversation highlights ten evidence-based links between diabetes and dementia, including shared insulin resistance, blood vessel damage, and the possibility that common
Genesis GV90 Towers Over Kia EV9 in New Spy Shots
New spy shots of the Genesis GV90 full-size electric SUV charging alongside a Kia EV9 reveal the flagship will be longer and wider than Hyundai's already-large three-row EV, ahead of its official debu
How 'Superagers' Keep Their Memory Sharp at 80+
Neuroscientist Emily Rogalski's ongoing study of 'superagers' — people over 80 with memory as sharp as people decades younger — is revealing how brain structure, social connection, and resilience help
U.S. Infant Mortality Drops to Record Low of 5.4 per
U.S. infant mortality fell to a record low of just under 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, according to CDC preliminary data, yet the rate remains nearly double that of peer high-income nation
CWD Prions Spread Silently Across Species, Study Finds
University of Calgary researchers found chronic wasting disease prions can transmit to non-cervid species silently, with infectious material present in animals showing no clinical signs, though they e
Quantum Eternity: Ultracold Atoms Edge Closer to
Physicists are inching closer to realizing many-body localization (MBL) — a 'quantum eternity' state where atoms remain frozen forever — with new ultracold-atom experiments showing that structured dis
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Medicare and obesity drugs, Germany’s pricing plans, and more
Medicare will begin covering weight loss drugs for adults 65 and older next month through a demonstration program called Bridge, circumventing a statutory prohibition on Medicare paying for obesity dr
Most people who stop GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic eventually return
A study of over 60,000 type 2 diabetes patients found about 4 in 10 stopped GLP-1 medications within a year, but more than half of those who quit eventually restarted — a start-and-stop pattern, not p
New walking shark species identified in Papua New
A new species of walking shark, Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay after a March 2025 encounter, with researchers warning it may already be the most endangered
Semaglutide (Ozempic) linked to fewer bone fractures despite greater weight loss
A nearly 60,000-patient study found semaglutide users with type 2 diabetes had 15% fewer bone fractures and lost more weight than those on alternative weight-loss drugs, running counter to fears that
Study Finds Two Biologically Distinct Autism Subtypes
A study combining mouse genetics and human brain scans suggests autism comprises at least two biologically distinct subtypes — one with over-connected brain regions linked to immune and gene-regulatio
Verge Turns Failed ALS Trial Into AI Model
Verge Genomics is releasing a new AI model built from data generated by its own failed Phase 1b ALS trial — in which one-third of patients dropped out due to drug intolerance — to solve patient strati
Arctic Phytoplankton Boom Is Starving Itself of
A new study finds that melting Arctic sea ice has triggered a tipping point: phytoplankton blooms in the Chukchi Sea now consume nearly all incoming nitrate, starving downstream waters and disrupting
Waldman's Solo-Filmed Microscope Docuseries Debuts on
Ariel Waldman's six-episode docuseries Life Unearthed, which uses microscopes, drones and a probe camera to reveal microscopic ecosystems in Antarctica's dry valleys and North American prairies, is no
Your brain was never designed for this much bad news
A global survey found 40% of people now sometimes or often avoid the news — the highest level ever recorded — as researchers frame news fatigue not as laziness but as a predictable brain response to a
Copper Drug Restores Memory by Repairing Brain's Waste
Monash University researchers found that the copper-based compound Cu(ATSM) reduced toxic amyloid-beta by 42% and improved spatial memory by 44% in Alzheimer's models by repairing the brain's blood-br
Magnetic sperm form healthy embryos in lab tests
Researchers at CIC nanoGUNE in Spain have made cattle sperm magnetic by attaching iron oxide beads, demonstrating they can be guided toward eggs with external magnets and still form healthy embryos —
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