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10‑Year Trial Finds Meniscus Surgery Worsens Knee OA

10‑Year Trial Finds Meniscus Surgery Worsens Knee OA

A decade‑long Finnish trial found that partial meniscectomy for meniscus tears offers no benefit and may accelerate osteoarthritis, while leading surgeons now urge longer conservative treatment. The r

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
Friendly AI chatbots more likely to support conspiracy theories, study finds

Friendly AI chatbots more likely to support conspiracy theories, study finds

An Oxford study reveals that tuning AI chatbots for a friendlier tone cuts factual accuracy by up to 30% and makes them 40% more likely to endorse conspiracy theories. This trade‑off collides with ind

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
STAT+: A patent win for Pfizer and BridgeBio

STAT+: A patent win for Pfizer and BridgeBio

Italian pharma Chiesi is expanding its rare‑disease portfolio with a $1.9 billion acquisition of KalVista, adding the hereditary angioedema pill Ekterly. At the same time, the FDA is piloting real‑tim

STAT News · 3mo ago
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the FDA speeding up trials, a Supreme Court hearing on ‘skinny labels,’ and more

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the FDA speeding up trials, a Supreme Court hearing on ‘skinny labels,’ and more

The FDA is fast‑tracking real‑time data reviews for AstraZeneca and Amgen trials and exploring AI‑driven safety monitoring, while Pfizer clinched settlements that lock Vyndamax’s patent through 2031.

STAT News · 3mo ago
AstraZeneca Pledges £300m to UK in Reversal

AstraZeneca Pledges £300m to UK in Reversal

AstraZeneca has pledged £300m to its UK operations, unfreezing a paused Cambridge expansion and funding a new lab in Macclesfield, in a reversal the prime minister tied to last year's UK-US drug prici

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
Acupuncture and Massage Provide Faster Relief Than Docs

Acupuncture and Massage Provide Faster Relief Than Docs

Mainstream health care often leaves patients waiting in cramped rooms for brief, symptom‑focused visits, while alternative practitioners like acupuncturists and massage therapists provide long, hands‑

STAT News · 3mo ago
Male Mayflies Skydive to Tell Females Apart in Dim Light

Male Mayflies Skydive to Tell Females Apart in Dim Light

Researchers have finally explained why male mayflies perform a dramatic vertical 'skydiving' dance: males float downward to stay beneath females, which is critical in low light when the sexes look nea

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
DFMO Repurposed for Bachmann‑Bupp Syndrome in Kids

DFMO Repurposed for Bachmann‑Bupp Syndrome in Kids

Decades‑old DFMO, once a treatment for African sleeping sickness, is now being repurposed to treat the ultra‑rare Bachmann‑Bupp syndrome. A partnership among Corewell Health, Michigan State University

Science Daily · 3mo ago
MIT study shows NDMA raises cancer risk for kids

MIT study shows NDMA raises cancer risk for kids

A new MIT study shows that the cancer‑causing chemical NDMA is far more dangerous to children than adults, as young mice develop dramatically more DNA damage and tumors after the same exposure. The fi

Science Daily · 3mo ago
Sam Neill Declares Cancer‑Free After CAR‑T Trial

Sam Neill Declares Cancer‑Free After CAR‑T Trial

Sam Neill, 78, announced he is cancer‑free after a CAR T‑cell therapy trial rescued him when chemotherapy failed, a story he shared on 7News while urging broader access. The actor’s memoir and previou

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
Cancer is increasing in young people and we still don't know why

Cancer is increasing in young people and we still don't know why

A new analysis by England’s Institute of Cancer Research shows 11 cancers—including breast, bowel, liver, kidney and pancreatic—are climbing 1‑6% a year among people aged 20‑49. While rising obesity i

New Scientist · 3mo ago
Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago, study finds

Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago, study finds

CT‑scan analysis of prehistoric and modern canines shows dogs’ brains were already 46% smaller than wolves by the Late Neolithic, about 5,000 years ago, while earlier ‘protodogs’ showed no shrinkage.

The Guardian Science · 3mo ago
FDA Starts Real‑Time Trial Pilot with AstraZeneca

FDA Starts Real‑Time Trial Pilot with AstraZeneca

The FDA is rolling out real‑time clinical trials, letting regulators monitor safety and efficacy data in the cloud as studies progress. A proof‑of‑concept pilot with AstraZeneca, MD Anderson and Penn

STAT News · 3mo ago
Physics Fixes All the Facts vs The Blind Spot

Physics Fixes All the Facts vs The Blind Spot

The essay juxtaposes quantum‑field reductionism and consciousness‑centricism, citing Liam Graham’s *Physics Fixes All the Facts* and Adam Frank’s *The Blind Spot*, while the author reflects on persona

New Scientist · 3mo ago
Boehringer Drug Cuts 16.6% Weight, FDA Seeks More Data

Boehringer Drug Cuts 16.6% Weight, FDA Seeks More Data

Boehringer’s experimental obesity drug delivered a 16.6% average weight loss in early studies, but regulators say more data are required before approval. Meanwhile, Novartis’ shares fell after a Q1 sa

STAT News · 3mo ago
Trump MFN Pricing Plan Threatens Novartis, Japan

Trump MFN Pricing Plan Threatens Novartis, Japan

Trump’s most‑favored‑nation (MFN) drug pricing plan, which ties U.S. Medicare and Medicaid prices to those in 19 reference countries, is sparking alarm. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan says the policy thr

STAT News · 3mo ago
MIT Laser Pencil Beam Images Brain Barrier 25x Faster

MIT Laser Pencil Beam Images Brain Barrier 25x Faster

MIT researchers discovered that chaotic laser light can self-organize into a sharply focused 'pencil beam' under precise conditions, enabling 3D imaging of the human blood-brain barrier roughly 25 tim

Science Daily · 3mo ago
IMT Study Links Personality, Pandemic to Dream Content

IMT Study Links Personality, Pandemic to Dream Content

A new IMT School study shows dreams are shaped by personality traits, mind‑wandering habits, and major events like the pandemic, revealing that dreaming is a dynamic reconstruction of experience rathe

Science Daily · 3mo ago
Vitamin D boosts breast cancer treatment success by 79%

Vitamin D boosts breast cancer treatment success by 79%

An 80‑patient trial at São Paulo State University found that daily 2,000 IU vitamin D raised complete tumor disappearance from 24% to 43% after six months of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The low‑dose, in

Science Daily · 3mo ago
PapB enzyme cyclizes drugs, boosting Ozempic stability

PapB enzyme cyclizes drugs, boosting Ozempic stability

University of Utah scientists identified the radical SAM enzyme PapB, which can efficiently macrocyclize GLP‑1‑like peptides into stable rings, offering a simpler route to enhance the durability of dr

Science Daily · 3mo ago

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