Human-Specific Genes Revealed Link Between Brain Growth and Autism
On Oct. 14, 2024, researchers have found a link between two human-specific genes and the gene SYNGAP1, a…
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New risks raise pandemic threat on a global scale
On Oct. 14, 2024, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) released a report that outlined 15 key drivers…
Neuroscientists revealed Integrated multimodal cell atlas of Alzheimer’s disease
On Oct, 14, 2024, a team of researchers from the Allen Institute of Brain Science and the University…
Sabin Vaccine Institute Delivered Marburg Vaccines to Combat Outbreak in Rwanda
On Oct. 12, 2024, the Sabin Vaccine Institute announced it had delivered a second shipment of ~1000 more…
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WHO reported Increase in Rwanda Marburg virus disease incidence
On Oct. 11, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a total of 58 cases of Marburg…
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KAIST Changes the Paradigm of Drug Discovery with World’s First Atomic Editing​
On Oct. 11, 2024, scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced they had…
New virus uncovered in China – increased threat of tick-borne diseases
On Oct. 11, 2024, researchers in China published a study that provided details about a new wetland virus….
U.S. officials reported Cluster of drug-resistant mpox identified in five states
On Oct. 10, 2024, health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced they had…
Suspected Outbreak of Trichinellosis in North Carolina Associated with Undercooked Bear Meat
On Oct. 10, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a 2023 presumed outbreak…
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Study Found Persistent Infection Could Explain Long COVID in Some People
On Oct. 9, 2024, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that people with wide-ranging long COVID symptoms…
Brain’s waste-clearance pathways revealed for the first time
On Oct. 9, 2024, scientists from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) released a study that used imaging…
Annual dengue cases double, PAHO urged countries to strengthen response as seasonal transmission began in South America
On Oct. 8, 2024, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced an epidemiological alert and urged countries in…
San Diego County Reported First Locally Acquired Dengue Case
On Oct. 6, 2024, San Diego County officials announced they were investigating the first ever case of locally…
FDA Approved Cologuard Plus Test, Setting New Benchmark in Colorectal Cancer Screening
On Oct. 4, 2024, Exact Sciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the Cologuard…
Exome sequencing of more than 54,000 individuals with epilepsy revealed genetic links
On Oct. 3, 2024, scientists announced the largest whole-exome sequencing study of epilepsy to date, with more than…
Two Cases of Bird Flu confirmed in California​​​​​ Dairy workers
On Oct. 3, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that the human case previously under…
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WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases
On Oct. 3, 2024,the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP)…
WHO approved first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access
On Oct. 3, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had listed the first mpox in vitro…
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MERS coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia
On Oct. 2, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had been notified of one human case…
Lilly announced $4.5 billion investment in the Lilly Medicine Foundry – to drive innovation in drug production and medicines for clinical trials
On Oct. 2, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine…
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Breast Cancer Mortality Continues Three Decade Decline, but Steeper Increases in Incidence for Women <50
On Oct. 1, 2024, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update…
Mental and health problems concentrated in 20% of the population
On Oct. 1, 2024, a study by the University of Amsterdam and the Trimbos Institute showed that 20%…
Risk of Dementia Diagnosis After Injurious Falls in Older Adults
On Sept. 30, 2024, a research team reported that emerging evidence suggested that mild cognitive impairment, which is…
Medical imaging breakthrough could transform cancer and arthritis diagnosis
On Sept. 30, 2024, a University College London research team announced technology that can deliver photoacoustic tomography (PAT)…
Rwanda reports first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, with 26 cases confirmed
On Sept. 28, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Rwandan health authorities were intensifying outbreak control…
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Brain Scans revealed changes from Long COVID Fatigue
On Sept. 27, 2024, a study that evaluated the structural and functional connectivity correlates of fatigue in post-COVID…
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New mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism
On Sept. 26. 2024, a team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken at the VIB-KU Leuven Center…
FDA Approved Drug with New Mechanism of Action for Treatment of Schizophrenia
On Sept. 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium…
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Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health dedicated
On Sept. 24, 2024, the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic
On Sept. 24, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported results of a study that…