Democratic Republic of the Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak, 80 Deaths Reported
On May 15, 2026, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it is rapidly scaling up support to the…
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Penny and Phil Knight’s Gift advances research into brain resilience and aging
On May 12, 2026, Stanford University announced a $90 million gift from Penny and Philip H. Knight, MBA…
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California Dairy Study Raises New Questions About How H5N1 Spreads
On May 8, 2026, researchers detected infectious H5N1 virus in milking parlor air and wastewater systems while also…
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Thousands of previously unknown proteins discovered
On May 6, 2026, a group of international researchers announced they had discovered 1,700 new proteins. The research…
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Roche agrees to acquire US-based PathAI for $1 Billion
On May 6, 2026, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced it had agreed to acquire U.S.-based digital pathology and…
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UVA Study Reveals How New Weight-Loss Drugs Reshape the Brain
On May 6, 2026, In a study published in Nature, a team led by University of Virginia (UVA)…
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Canada approves second generic semaglutide, the first G7 country to do so
On May 1, 2026, Health Canada authorized a second generic semaglutide injection. Health Canada is currently reviewing seven other…
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Researchers create groundbreaking first-draft map of genetic interactions within human cells
On Apr. 30, 2026, researchers at the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn have created a groundbreaking…
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Announces Health Canada Approval for Generic Semaglutide Injection in Canada
On Apr. 29, 2026, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced that it has received a Notice of Compliance (NOC) from…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Biohub Launches the Virtual Biology Initiative to Galvanize a Global Effort to Create the Open Data Foundation for AI-Accelerated Biolog
On Apr. 29, 2026, Biohub announced the Virtual Biology Initiative, a landmark five-year initiative to galvanize a global…
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Scientists Create First-Ever ‘Smell Map’
On Apr. 28, 2026, scientists Sandeep (Robert) Datta, professor of neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical…
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Mayo Clinic study points to changes decades before Alzheimer’s symptoms
On Apr. 28, 2026, new research from the Mayo Clinic show subtle biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Neurology
U.S. FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation to Laguna Diagnostics’ mRNA Gene Biomarker Test to Aid in Differentiation of Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder
On Apr. 28, 2026, Laguna Diagnostics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough…
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CU Medicine reveals interplay between epigenetic changes and gut microbiome in newborns with neurodevelopment later in life
On Apr. 23, 2026, a multidisciplinary research team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine…
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Cancer Center at Illinois Earns Prestigious National Cancer Institute Designation
On Apr. 16, 2026, the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) announced it has been designated as a Basic…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Roche Expands Foundation Medicine With Acquisition of SAGA Diagnostics’ Tumor-Informed Molecular Residual Disease Platform for $595 million
On Apr. 15, 2026, Foundation Medicine, an independent affiliate of the Roche group, announced it is set to…
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Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray
On Apr. 14, 2026, a landmark study from researchers at the Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College…
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Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs
On Apr. 8, 2026, the Trump administration will not be asking the Supreme Court to take up its…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Stem Cell | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine | Veterinary | Women's Health
Life Science Industry’s Rapid Growth in Washington State Challenged by NIH Budget Cuts
On Apr. 7, 2026, LifeScienceHistory.com, formerly WashingtonLifeScience.com, announces release of a report highlighting the challenges of Washington State’s…
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UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample
On Apr. 6, 2026, scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) announce they have developed a…
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Zhang Kai, Yale scientist leaves for China university
On Apr. 2, 2026, Zhang Kai, a rising cryo-electron microscopy researcher, has resigned from his tenure-track position at…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Genomics | Implants | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Quantum | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
China Tops U.S. in R&D Spending
On Mar. 31, 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reports that China has officially crept…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
China biotech deals hit record as innovative drugs draw interest of multinationals
On Mar. 29, 2026, The South China Morning Post reported the cross-border outlicensing activities of Chinese biotech firms…
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Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | Environmental | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Rare Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine
NIH restrictions on foreign research partnerships significantly impacted 1 in 4 U.S. scientists
On Mar. 27, 2026, a STAT survey conducted of nearly 1,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) -supported scientists,…
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US measles cases top 1,500 as Texas outbreak grows
On Mar. 27, 2026, measles cases in the United States have climbed to 1,575, with 88 new infections,…
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Largest Animal Health Emergency in U.S. History Continues as HPAI Devastates Indiana
On Mar. 26, 2026, Indiana’s poultry industry continues to face significant challenges as outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian…
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WHO Data Show Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Rising in Western Pacific and Europe
On Mar. 25, 2026, according to the latest data published by the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, 941,582…
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DNA in dirt is shaking up the study of human origins
On Mar. 24, 2026, a study published in Nature describes how researchers are pulling clues from genetic material…
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Largest Animal Health Emergency in U.S. History Continues as HPAI Devastates Indiana
On Mar. 23, 2026, it was reported that since the beginning of March, highly pathogenic avian influenza has…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Clinical Research | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Vaccine
CDC Reports Detection and Surveillance of New SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.3.2
On Mar. 19, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of February 11,…
