Ginkgo Bioworks Selected by PNNL to Deliver a Modular, High‑Throughput Phenotyping Platform for DOE’s M2PC
On Dec. 5, 2025, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has been awarded by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)…
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US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
On Dec. 5, 2025, a federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that…
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AI fails to reliably detect pediatric pneumonia on X-ray
Dec. 4, 2025, new research from the University of Washington (UW) underscores risks of using publicly available large-language…
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Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes
On Dec. 3, 2025, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers announced they can accurately measure blood glucose by…
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Anonymous donor gifts $50M to help University of Washington train ‘unsung heroes’ of healthcare
On Dec. 1, 2025, in an unusual act of philanthropy, an anonymous donor has committed more than $50…
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FDA Withdraws Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products
On Nov. 28, 2025, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the withdrawal of the proposed rule entitled…
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China bans pork imports from Barcelona after Spain’s swine fever outbreak
On Nov. 28, 2025, China has banned pork imports from Barcelona province after Spain detected its first case…
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Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
On Nov. 26, 2025, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have showed through the DNA analysis of old…
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MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases
On Nov. 25, 2025, a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists reported that AI model BoltzGen generates…
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Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows
On Nov. 24, 2025, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that a test…
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New AI model could speed rare disease diagnosis
On Nov. 24, 2025, a new AI model called popEVE developed by Harvard Medical School researchers and colleagues…
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new antibody test only takes 10 minutes, no blood draw necessary
On Nov. 20, 2025, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Pittsburgh has developed wearable biosensors that…
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Report Shows How University Research Spending Benefits U.S. Businesses
On Nov. 20, 2025, the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) released a report that demonstrates…
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CPRIT approves $154 million in new cancer research and prevention awards, surpasses $4 billion total
On Nov. 19, 2025, the governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved…
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Neurolgic Form of Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed Following Texas Event
On Nov. 19, 2025, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the…
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Utah, South Carolina confirm more measles as CDC call suggests U.S. elimination status in jeopardy
On Nov. 18, 2025, state officials in Utah report 84 measles cases in the state in a weekly…
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CRISPR breakthrough reverses chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer
On Nov. 17, 2025, in a major step forward for cancer care, researchers at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute…
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NIH funding cuts have impacted more than 74,000 people enrolled in trials
On Nov. 17, 2025, a JAMA published study found that more than 74,000 people have had their lives…
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First detection of H5N5 Avian influenza in a Human confirmed in Washington State resident
On Nov. 14, 2025, the Washington State Department of Health reported that a Grays Harbor resident who was…
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Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak
On Nov. 13, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out…
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New DNA Test to Track Leishmaniasis Infections
On Nov. 12, 2025, a study led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Laboratory of Entomology…
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Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry
On Nov. 12, 2025, Stanford Medicine scientists have found that the Epstein-Barr virus can convert B cells it’s…
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FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause
On Nov. 10, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reversing a 2003 decision that put a…
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Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID
On Nov. 7, 2025, research published today in Cell Reports Medicine reveals key biological differences that may explain why…
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Despite global decrease, Chagas disease is rising in non-endemic regions
On Nov. 6, 2025, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School…
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Oxford scientists capture genome’s structure in unprecedented detail
On Nov. 6, 2025, scientists from Oxford’s Radcliffe Department of Medicine have achieved the most detailed view yet…
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Steady glucose-monitor use helps blood-sugar control
On Nov. 5, 2025, a large study of adults with type 2 diabetes showed that those who consistently…
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WHO Reports Rift Valley fever in Mauritania and Senegal
On Nov. 5, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that between 20 September and 30 October 2025,…
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Once thought a fantasy, effort to sequence DNA of millions of species gains momentum
On Nov. 4, 2025, six years ago this month, scientists launched a massively ambitious effort to sequence the…
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Genetic variant increases risk of heart muscle disease common in individuals of African ancestry
On Oct. 31, 2025, investigators from Mass General Brigham, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and VA…
