Otsuka and Click Therapeutics announce FDA clearance of Rejoyn, first prescription digital therapeutic for MDD
On Apr. 1, 2024, Otsuka Pharmaceutica and Click Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in New Mexico
On Apr. 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency invested $25 million for discovery and preclinical research, patient support program
On Mar. 29, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
CDC reported first human infection in 2024 with influenza virus from pigs
On Mar. 29, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an infection with an…
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Idaho Department of Agriculture reported avian influenza detected in Cassia County dairy herd
On Mar. 28, 2024, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced it had identified a highly pathogenic…
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Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | USDA
USDA-APHIS Determined Yield10 Bioscience’s Omega-3 Camelina Varieties May Be Planted and Bred in the U.S.
On Mar. 27, 2024, Yield10 Bioscience announced that USDA-APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (“BRS”) has determined that Yield10’s Camelina…
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USDA completed laboratory modernization to advance pecan breeding and research
On Mar. 27, 2024, the Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research…
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WHO launched CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses
On Mar. 27, 2024, the World Health Organization announced it had launched a network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, to…
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Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
On Mar. 27, 2024, researchers from Trinity College Dublin announced they had recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two…
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Action needed to improve U.S. Smallpox readiness and diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics
On Mar. 26, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report that says that…
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Roche received FDA approval for the first molecular test to screen for malaria in blood donors
On Mar. 26, 2024, Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the cobas…
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USDA, HHS announced actions to reduce impact and spread of H5N1
On Mar. 25, 2024, immediately following the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle…
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FDA issued EUA for Pemgarda (pemivibart) for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in certain adults and adolescents
On Mar. 22, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the an emergency use authorization for…
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The White House announced launching of a National Bioeconomy Board
On Mar. 22, 2024, the White House announced the creation of the National Bioeconomy Board. The Board will…
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Eledon Pharma announced use of tegoprubart in first-ever transplant of genetically modified kidney from a pig to a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40L antibody, was used as a…
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FDA approved nonsteroidal treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
On Mar. 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat (givinostat) oral medication for…
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In a first, genetically edited pig kidney was transplanted into a human
On Mar. 21, 2024, Harvard Medical School physician-scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital announced they had successfully transplanted a…
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USDA approved genetically modified hemp plant to reduce THC and CBC levels
On Mar. 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they had approved a University of Wisconsin…
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Goat tested positive for same influenza virus affecting poultry in Stevens County, Minnesota
On Mar. 20, 2024, the Minnesota Board of Health announced that a Stevens County goat kid (juvenile goat)…
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Cardiology | COVID-19 | Imaging | Infectious Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
Severe lung infection during COVID-19 caused damage to the heart
On Mar. 20, 2024, a National Institutes of Health-supported study reported that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi
On Mar. 19, 2024, the American Chemical Society announced it awarded The Priestley Medal to Carolyn R. Bertozzi…
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A protein found in human sweat may protect against Lyme disease
On Mar. 19, 2024, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Helsinki have now…
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USDA researchers used edible blue-green algae to protect honey bees against viruses
On Mar. 19, 2024, scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced…
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NIH studies found severe symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome,’ but no evidence of brain injury or abnormalities
On Mar. 18, 2024, using advanced imaging techniques and in-depth clinical assessments, a research team at the National…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Therapeutics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer
On Mar. 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first gene therapy for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy
On Mar. 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Orchard Therapeutics’ Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), the…
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Cracking the pear genome: how students helped unlock a new tool for the pear industry
On Mar. 17, 2024, researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology announced a unique collaboration between students, scientists,…
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Microsoft and Fred Hutch Working together to end cancer faster
On Mar. 14, 2024, Microsoft and the Fred Hutch announced a collaboration to end cancer faster, applying machine…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved first treatment for patients with liver scarring due to fatty liver disease
On Mar. 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Madrigal Pharmaceuticals’ Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for the…
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University of Illinois and Universidade de Sao Paulo develop first transgenic cow to produce human insulin in her milk
On Mar. 13, 2024, an unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the…
