Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists unveiled complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain
On Dec. 13, 2023, for the first time ever, an international team of researchers announced they had created…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Vaccine | Women's Health
Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic Present Positive New Data from Phase 1 Study of Breast Cancer Vaccine
On Dec. 6, 2023, Anixa Biosciences announced updated positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Oncology | Therapeutics
World’s largest genetic project unveiled incredible new data
On Nov. 30, 2023, in a momentous landmark for medical research, UK Biobank announced that it had unveiled…
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The White House lanuched Initiative on Women’s Health Research
On Nov. 13, 2023, the White House announced the first-ever Initiative on Womenﾒs Health Research, an effort led…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Uncategorized | WHO
University of Florida launches leprosy research team as Florida cases increase
On Nov. 2, 2023, amid a growing number of leprosy cases in Florida and the U.S., the University…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved interchangeable biosimilar for multiple inflammatory diseases
On Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Amgen’s Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub)…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | USDA
APHIS announced partnership to improve early detection of emerging animal diseases
On Oct. 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced a new partnership between the National Bio…
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California became first U.S. state to ban red dye No. 3
On Oct. 7, 2023, California became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency approved $110 million investment into basic research in neuropsychiatric diseases
On Oct. 2, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced its approval of a new program…
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Ligand Acquires Assets of Novan for $12.2 Million
On Sep. 27, 2023, Ligand Pharmaceuticals announced that it has closed the transaction to acquire assets of Novan following…
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New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic according to Annual Report to the Nation
On Sept. 27, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that new diagnoses of…
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Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
ARPA-H launched program for real-time drug delivery and disease tracking to improve patient self-care
On Sept. 26, 2023, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department…
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Newly discovered trigger of Parkinson’s upends common beliefs
On Sept. 15, 2023, a Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson’s disease. Degeneration…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO reported legionellosis deaths from Poland
On Sept. 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that as of September 11, 2023, a total…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics
NIH awarded $50.3 million for ‘multi-omics’ research on human health and disease
On Sept. 12, 2023, the National Institutes of Health announced it was establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
High levels of particulate air pollution associated with increased breast cancer incidence
On Sept. 11, 2023, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that living in an area…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH
NIH investigated multidrug-resistant bacterium emerging in community settings
On Sept. 6, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it was investgating ‘hypervirulent’ strains of the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
FDA Cleared 23andMe improved BRCA report for communities underrepresented in genetic testing
On Aug. 31, 2023, 23andMe, a leading human genetics and biopharmaceutical company, today announced the Company has received…
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CTE identified in brain donations from young amateur athletes
On Aug. 28, 2023, in a study of 152 deceased athletes less than 30 years old who were…
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Eye cell atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against blindness
On Aug. 25, 2023, Harvard’s Center for Brain Science announced the creation of an eye atlas that pinpoints…
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NIAID-funded study traced evolution of Malaria drug resistance in East Africa
On Aug. 24, 2023, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that emerging resistance to…
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Scientists released the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
On Aug. 23. 2023, researchers co-led by University of California, Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen…
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Parkinson’s disease gene variant found in study of some people of African ancestry
On Aug. 23, 2023, a gene variant found almost exclusively in the genomes of people of African ancestry…
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Biotechnology | Disease | HIV | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Medicine | Plague | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
UKHSA unveils VDEC in ‘step change’ for UK’s growing vaccine capabilities
On Aug. 7, 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) unveiled its world-leading Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Disease | Environmental
Emerging tick bite-associated meat allergy potentially affected thousands
On Jul. 27, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that between 2010 and 2022,…
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device | NIH | Therapeutics
Milestones in Diabetes
Milestones in Diabetes illustrates major milestones from the first administration of the hormone insulin in 1921 to a…
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome reported in United Arab Emirates
On Jul. 24, 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), notified WHO of a case of Middle East Respiratory…
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NIH released new atlas of human kidney cells to help unlock kidney disease research
On Jul. 19, 2023, in a major breakthrough toward understanding and treating kidney disease, a nationwide research team…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA granted traditional approval for LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 6, 2023, Eisai and Biogen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Rare Disease | Therapeutics
U.S. FDA approved BioMarin’s ROCTAVIAN, the first and only gene therapy for adults with severe hemophilia A
On Jun. 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Roctavian, an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy…
