Louisiana Department of Heath reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
On Jan. 6, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health reports the patient who had been hospitalized with the…
-
-
Agriculture | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Scripps Research uses Virtual chemistry to speed up drug discovery
On Jan. 3, 2025, scientists from Scripps Research reported that by using computer modeling to predict chemical reactions,…
-
BioNTech enters settlement with U.S. agency, UPenn over COVID vaccine royalties
On Dec. 27, 2024, BioNTech announced it had entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National…
-
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Wuhan lab samples hold no clues relatives to virus behind COVID
On Dec. 6, 2024, Shi Zhengli, the Chinese virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, has presented evidence…
-
Biotechnology | CDC | FDA | Genomics | Medical Device | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
White House Released Report on Growing U.S. Biomanufacturing Capacity for the American Bioeconomy
On Nov. 15, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a report on Building…
-
NIH-funded scientists uncover clues to precancer and tumor biology
On Oct. 30, 2024, ten studies from the Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN), a National Institutes of Health…
-
Biotechnology | Chemistry | FDA | NIH | Radiology | Therapeutics
HOPO Therapeutics Awarded Up to $226 Million from BARDA for Advanced Development of its Oral Decorporation Agent for Heavy Metal Toxicity
On Oct. 28, 2024, HOPO Therapeutics announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to…
-
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
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…
-
Agriculture | Biotechnology | FDA | NIH | U.S. Congress
FDA Modernization Efforts for Establishing a Unified Human Foods Program launched
On Oct. 1, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the unified Human Foods Program,…
-
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)…
-
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
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…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
NCI’s Cancer Trends Progress Report announced 2023 Incidence and Mortality Data
On Sep. 3, 2024, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that the latest Cancer Trends Progress Report included…
-
Emergent BioSolutions’ ACAM2000® Received U.S. FDA Approval for Mpox Indication
On Aug. 29, 2024, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental Biologics…
-
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Biden announced $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
On Aug. 13, 2024, President Joe Biden announced $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency…
-
Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins
On Aug. 8, 2024, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced they had discovered the…
-
University of Houston Researchers Created New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses
On Aug. 6, 2024, a team of researchers, led by the University of Houston, announced they had discovered…
-
NIH researchers discovered a new face-detecting brain circuit
On Jul. 2, 2024, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered a brain circuit in…
-
Emergent BioSolutions Awarded $250+ Million in Contract to Supply U.S. Government with Four Critical Medical Countermeasure Products
On Jul. 2, 2024, Emergent BioSolutions announced it had received more than $250 millionin contract modifications from the…
-
NIAID Discovery Leads to Novel Probiotic for Eczema
On Jun. 26, 2024, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that research has led…
-
BARDA awarded up to $500 million in Project NextGen funding for vaccine clinical trials
On Jun. 13, 2024, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic…
-
Biotechnology | Disease | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
NIH launched $30 million pilot to test feasibility of a national primary care research network
On Jun. 6, 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it was investing approximately $30 million in…
-
Scientists mapped networks regulating gene function in the human brain
On May 24, 2024, a consortium of researchers announced it had produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional…
-
Research and Development Study shows U.S. Trends and International Comparisons
On May, 21, 2024, a study by the National Science Board (NSB) showed that the United States is…
-
Biotechnology | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Neurology | NIH
Scientists unraveled genetic basis for neurodegenerative disorders that affect vision
On May 15, 2024, a team of scientists led by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers announced it…
-
Biotechnology | Disease | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
American Association for Cancer Research released biennial Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024
On May 15, 2024, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released its biennial Cancer Disparities Progress Report…
-
All of Us Returns Health-Related DNA Results to 100,000 Participants
On May 1, 2024, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program announced that it…
-
Clinical Research | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
Researchers reviewed findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative 30 years after launch
On May 1, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a review in JAMA that…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
Analysis identified 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
On Apr. 26, 2024, an international team of researchers led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released an…
-
Study reveals no causal link between neurodevelopmental disorders and acetaminophen exposure before birth
On Apr. 11, 2024, a study of data from more than 2 million children in Sweden reported that…
-
Artificial Intelligence (AI) made retinal imaging 100 times faster, compared to manual method
On Apr. 10, 2024, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a…
