Global cancer deaths among men projected to increase by 93% by 2050
On Aug. 15, 2024, a study published in the journal Cancer projected an alarming increase in cancer cases and deaths…
international team of scientists announced mapping complete genetic makeup of Lyme disease-causing bacteria
On Aug. 14, 2024, an international team of scientists announced they had sequenced the complete genomes of the…
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International Study Detected Consciousness in Unresponsive Patients
On Aug. 14, 2024, a study co-led by Mass General Brigham found that one in four patients with…
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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…
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HHMI Invested $500 Million in AI-Driven Life Sciences Research
On Aug. 12, 2024, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced AI@HHMI, a $500 million investment over the…
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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…
FDA Approved Drug Targeting Johns Hopkins-Discovered Brain Cancer Gene Mutation
On Aug. 6, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved vorasidenib (Voranigo, Servier…
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…
Study Analyzed Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine
On Aug. 5, 2024, North Carolina State University researchers revealed that an examination of the genetic material found…
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Novartis, Viatris face lawsuit over ‘HeLa’ cell misuse claims
On Aug. 5, 2024, Novartis and Viatris were named a federal lawsuit in Maryland by the family of…
the Lancet standing Commission Report: Dementia prevention, intervention, and care released
On Jul. 31, 2024, the Lancet Standing Commission released its 2024 Dementia prevention, intervention, and care report that…
Cannabinoid CBG reduced anxiety and stress in first human clinical trial
On Jul. 31, 2024, researchers at Washington State University (WSU) announced that the cannabigerol (CBG) effectively reduced anxiety…
Successful first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart by Baylor and THI doctors
On Jul. 25, 2024, doctors from the Texas Heart Institute (THI), BiVACOR®, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and…
CIRM approved $8 million award for plasma cell disorder therapy, $27 million to boost collaboration among California researchers
On Jul. 25, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
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Paxlovid led to better outcomes in hospitalized COVID cohort than Veklury or both drugs
On Jul. 24, 2024, the University of Hong Kong released a study that showed hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated…
Scientists identified possible new transmission factor in hospital-acquired Klebsiella infections
On Jul. 22, 2024, scientists at ADA Forsyth Institute (AFI) announced they had identified a critical factor that…
DNA from Ancient Viruses Helps Many Cancers Grow
On Jul. 17, 2024, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that a study, funded in part by the…
Smart phone Invention Revolutionizes Ability To Detect Harmful Chemicals
On Jul. 16, 2024, Texas A&M University scientists announced receipt of a patent for a hand-held cellphone-based Raman…
Fossils of ancient chromosomes discovered
On Jul. 11, 2024, a team led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and…
most ancient human genome discovered has been sequenced, a Denisovan
On Jul. 11, 2024, Stéphane Peyrégne from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unveiled a genetic sequence…
Thanks to Bloomberg Philanthropies $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students no longer pay tuition
On Jul. 8, 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that thanks to a $1 billion gift medical students at Johns…
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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…
Houston Zoo Elephant Received First Ever mRNA EEHVÂ Vaccine
On Jun. 18, 2024, the Houston Zoo announced that Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at the Zoo, had…
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BioMADE to Establish Bioindustrial Manufacturing Infrastructure in Minnesota
On Jun. 13, 2024, BioMADE announced an investment in a state-of-the-art bioindustrial manufacturing infrastructure in Minnesota, following support…
National Academies announced New Broad Definition of Long COVID
On Jun. 11, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a new report that stated the…
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$140 million for UBC-led research hub to accelerate drug development and biomanufacturing
On May 31, 2024, a national research coalition led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced a…
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CIRM awarded $53 million to clinical research in heart failure and cystic fibrosis, supporting 10 translational projects
On May 30, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had awarded $53 million to…
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…
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CPRIT added $52 million to fight against cancer
On May 15, 2024, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
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Montana Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Montana Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organization in the State of Montana by…