Woman dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob almost 50 years after taking prion-contaminated growth hormone
On May 15, 2025, a University of Colorado–led case report in Emerging Infectious Diseases, describes a 58-year-old woman…
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Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Brekiya® (dihydroergotamine mesylate) injection for Acute Treatment of Migraine
On May 15, 2025, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Brekiya®…
Allen Institute launches CellScapes initiative to transform our understanding of how human cells build tissues and organs
On May 15, 2025, the Allen Institute announced the launch of CellScapes, a bold new research initiative aimed at…
Scientists Unveil the Structure of the Receptor Responsible for How We Taste Sweetness
On May 7, 2025, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Charles Zuker and members of his Columbia University lab…
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Europe pledges half a billion euros to lure scientists as Trump battles universities
On May 5, 2025, The European Union (EU) and France announced half a billion euros worth of incentives…
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NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
On May 1, 2025, the staff members at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) were told to “stop…
Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness
On Apr. 30, 2025, an experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature…
UW Medicine offers second drug for early Alzheimer’s
On Apr. 25, 2025, University of Washington announced that the Memory & Brain Wellness Center at Harborview Medical…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
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Autism prevalence among children aged 8 years increased from 2020 to 2022
On Apr. 17, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported results from a study by…
Two Deaths of rare brain disorder reported in Oregon
On Apr. 14, 2025, the Hood River County Health Department reported three cases of the rare brain disorder…
Scientists find a gut-brain link that may affect behavior in children with autism
On Apr. 14, 2025, a new University of Southern California (USC) study suggests that gut imbalances in children…
Scientists Identify Key Enzyme in Alzheimer’s Disease That Links Brain Inflammation to Memory Loss
On Apr. 14, 2025, a research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea announced they…
WHO launches first-ever guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care
On Apr. 10, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment…
Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date
On Apr. 9, 2025, a team of neuro scientists scientists published findings from the Machine Intelligence from Cortical…
Two Hunters from the Same Lodge Afflicted with Sporadic CJD: Is Chronic Wasting Disease to Blame?
On Apr. 9, 2025, a research team from the University of Texas, San Antonio announced a study that…
New mouse models can bridge gap in Alzheimer’s research
On Apr. 7, 2025, in a landmark study, researchers at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) announced they…
New CDKL genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders
On Apr. 3, 2025, a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and…
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HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies
On Apr. 1, 2025, layoff notices began arriving for thousands of employees of the sprawling U.S. Department of…
Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
On Mar. 31, 2025, a team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco announced they have…
CIRM Approves New and Updated Funding Programs, Awards $26.5 Million for Clinical Research and Development
On Mar. 27, 2025, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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75% of U.S. scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
On Mar. 27, 2025, a Nature survey of more than 1,200 scientists, three-quarters of the total respondents are…
Atlas of Brain’s Mitochondria Reveals High Cognition Areas Supplied with More Energy
On Mar. 26, 2025, researchers from Columbia University announced they have created MitoBrainMap, the first-ever atlas of the…
Paralysed man stands again after receiving ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells
On Mar. 24, 2025, Hideyuki Okano, a stem-cell scientist at Keio University in Tokyo, and his colleagues announced…
Scientists solve decades-long Parkinson’s mystery
On Mar. 14, 2025, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) announced they…
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FDA Approves Genentech’s TNKase® in Acute Ischemic Stroke in Adults
On Mar. 3, 2025, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase® (tenecteplase),…
CDC Reports Encephalopathy Among Children with Influenza-Associated Mortality
On Feb. 27, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is investigating…
Child ADHD risk linked to mother’s use of acetaminophen
On Feb. 20, 2025, researchers from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute announced findings from…
Next-gen Alzheimer’s drugs extend independent living by months
On Feb. 13, 2025, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a new analysis…
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FDA Approves Genentech’s Evrysdi Tablet as First and Only Tablet for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
On Feb. 12, 2025, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New…