RSV vaccine in older people reduced risk of hospitalization
On Sep. 4, 2024, researcher led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vanderbilt University…
Study Showed Over 10% of Medicare Beneficiaries Have Diagnoses Indicating Dementia
On Sept. 3, 2024, researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago and George Washington University’s Milken Institute…
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) outbreak reported in Cambodia
On Sep. 2, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with…
CIRM Awarded $67.5 Million to Address Neuropsychiatric Diseases
On Aug. 30, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved $67.5 million to support five projects…
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…
Researchers mapped 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious ‘knots’ in the human genome
On Aug. 29, 2024, researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research announced they had mapped 50,000 of…
Plant Signaling Pathways Decoded
On Aug. 28, 2024, the University of Würzburg announced research using newly generated “optogenetic” tobacco plants to investigated…
Bacterial cells transmit their memories to offspring
On Aug. 28, 2024, Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern announced results of a study that found bacterial…
India reported Acute encephalitis syndrome due to Chandipura virus outbreak
On Aug. 23, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that between early June and 15 August 2024, the…
Adaptive 3D printing system to pick and place bugs and other organisms
On Aug. 21, 2024, researchers at the University of Minnesota (UM) announced a first-of-its-kind adaptive 3D printing system…
Study found no link between migraine and Parkinson’s disease
On Aug. 21, 2024, Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between…
Study during DR Congo’s outbreak found 84% protection from Ebola vaccine
On Aug. 21, 2024, French and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) researchers announced that a real-world study…
CPRIT awarded more than $60 million to boost fight against cancer
On Aug. 21, 2024, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
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Human Defenses Against Viruses First Evolved Billions of Years Ago, Study Suggests
On Aug. 21, 2024, a research team at the University of Texas at Austin reported that the first…
New insights on how bird flu crosses the species barrier
On Aug. 19, 2024, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) published research that sheds light on…
Multi-year, 1143-patient genetic study identified unique types of multiple myeloma
On Aug. 19, 2024, an international team of scientists led by researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced…
ECDC recommended enhancing preparedness as more imported cases of clade I mpox highly likely
ON Aug. 16, 2024, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported that it is highly…
Western university announced newly discovered protein stops dNA damage
On Aug. 15, 2024, researcher from from Western University announced they had discovered a protein that has the…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…