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NIFS sequenced fetal genome; Wegovy pill OK'd in UK
A non-invasive blood test that sequences the entire fetal genome with 95–99% accuracy cleared a major validation hurdle this week, with researchers at MIT and Harvard's Broad Institute calling it a 't
UT Dallas Study: Brain Health Improves at Any Age
A three-year University of Texas at Dallas study of nearly 4,000 adults ages 19 to 94 found that brain health can improve at any age — even into the 80s and 90s — with engagement, not demographics, em
FDA Approves Sanofi Teplizumab for Children
The FDA approved Sanofi's teplizumab on Friday for children aged 8 and older with stage 3 type 1 diabetes, ending a review process complicated by an unusual internal intervention from a senior politic
WHO Chief 'Really Worried' Over Third-Largest Ebola
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he is 'really worried' about the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record — 708 cases and 141 deaths across DRC and Uganda — as community distrust an
Learning a musical instrument in your 70s could help protect memory
Older adults who kept playing a musical instrument for four years preserved their working memory and showed less age-related shrinkage in key brain regions than peers who quit, a Kyoto University foll
Psychologist: Grandparents Key to Youth Mental Health
Child psychologist Kenneth Barish argues in a new book that grandparents are an underused resource for addressing the youth mental health crisis, pointing to declining extended-family involvement and
Opinion: ‘I’m pretty much all in’: An interview with a woman starting medical residency at almost 73
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, who turns 73 one week after orientation, is starting a family medicine residency after 45 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner — a path she first tried to launch in her 30s bef
A hidden gene finally explains this rare neurological disorder
Researchers have identified mutations in the gene CD99L2—previously known only for immune system function—as a cause of X-linked spastic ataxia, a rare neurological movement disorder, after screening
New Blood Test Detects Thousands of Fetal Genetic
Scientists have developed a non-invasive maternal blood test called NIFS that detects thousands of serious genetic conditions in the fetus by sequencing cell-free fetal DNA, potentially reducing relia
Trump admin targets Medicare drug negotiation loophole
The Trump administration on Friday proposed a policy change designed to prevent drugmakers from circumventing Medicare's drug price negotiation program by adding active ingredients to existing medicin
Katherine LaNasa Learned 'The Pitt' Accent in the
Emmy-winning 'The Pitt' star Katherine LaNasa reveals she began mastering Dana Evans' Pittsburgh accent by studying Lisa Ann Walter and Julianne Nicholson in the bathtub, before turning to dialect coa
Gen Z Has Fewer Relationships Than Millennials at Same
A new UK study found that only 49% of Gen Z are in steady relationships compared with 57% of millennials at the same age, once partners living separately are counted—showing the relationship recession
AstronauTx Hires Michelle Mellion as Chief Medical
Biotech company AstronauTx has appointed Michelle Mellion as its new chief medical officer, bringing her in from previous CMO roles at PepGen and EveryONE Medicines.
Blood Cancer United Buys Discontinued Drug Luvelta
Two pharma stories surfaced this week: Blood Cancer United is acquiring remaining supplies of the discontinued cancer drug Luvelta to keep it available to children for free, and Novo Nordisk disclosed
New 1-Nanometer Pore Membrane Filters Molecules 10x Better
An international research team has engineered crystalline membranes with uniform 1-nanometer pores that filter molecules with near-tenfold better precision than conventional polymer filters, potential
Fasting Diet Cuts Gum Disease Inflammation in
A King's College London study of 28 patients found that a cyclical five-day low-calorie fasting diet reduced inflammation markers in both blood and gum tissue over six months — the first research to l
Cancer driver mutations found in Alzheimer's microglia
Boston Children's Hospital researchers found that cancer-driver mutations accumulate in the brain's immune cells of Alzheimer's patients and also show up in their blood, pointing to a new blood-based
Stanford blocks aging protein to regrow cartilage in
A Stanford Medicine team blocked the aging protein 15-PGDH to regrow lost cartilage in old mice, prevent post-injury arthritis, and trigger new cartilage growth in human surgical samples — without ste
Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy
A D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer mining on an experimental blockchain called Quip is winning proof-of-work competitions using roughly 100 times less electricity than the conventional machines it c
How a shape-shifting tiny rover inspired by Japanese toys autonomously explored the moon - Phys.org
Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully sent its baseball‑sized, shape‑shifting rover LEV‑2—modeled after Japanese toys and Transformers—to autonomously navigate and explore the lunar surface.
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