BARDA Awards $375 million to develop COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Jan. 16, 2025, Shionogi Inc. has been awarded a $375 million project agreement through the Rapid Response…
Agriculture | Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Medical Device | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine
U.S. Implements New Export Controls to Address National Security Risks Related to Biotechnology
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an Interim…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Medical Device | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Rare Disease | Therapeutics
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 50 new therapeutics in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Therapeutics
Study pinpoints depression genes across ethnicities
On Jan. 14, 2025, an international research team led by the University of Edinburgh reported new genetic risk…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Brazoria County Birds
On Jan. 13, 2025, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060
On Jan. 13, 2025, a study led by NYU Langone Health shows that the risk of developing dementia at…
Research Highlights Trends in ADHD Diagnoses
On Jan. 13, 2025, new research identifies differing trends in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses among adolescents and adults,…
outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease – United Republic of Tanzania
On Jan. 13, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed its Member States and IHR State Parties of…
Tumour DNA in the blood can predict lung cancer outcome
On Jan. 13, 2025, scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, UCLH and Personalis announced they have found…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Chemical | Diagnostics | Environmental | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
How healthy is your state? IHME’s briefings provide insights
On Jan. 10, 2025, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reported that when it comes to…
Roswell Park Team Identifies New Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
On Jan. 10, 2025, researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown cause of…
iBio Discovers Novel Antibody Targeting Activin E in Collaboration with AstralBio
On Jan. 7, 2025, IBIO an AI-driven innovator of precision antibody immunotherapies, in collaboration with AstralBio announced the…
Genetic cause for main type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome identified
On Jan. 7, 2025, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, MRC Harwell Institute and UCL Queen Square Institute…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
acute respiratory infections increasing in the Northern Hemisphere
On Jan. 7, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that trends in acute respiratory infections (ARI) in…
Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk
On Jan. 7, 2025, scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Sydney announced they…
Tufts Research suggests Connection Between Concussions, Viruses, and Alzheimer’s
On Jan. 7, 2025, researchers at Tufts University and Oxford University announced they have uncovered mechanisms connecting trauma…
Agriculture | Chemical | 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,…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Therapeutics | Vaccine
U.S. respiratory virus infections rise, led by flu
On Jan. 3, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that during Christmas week, respiratory…
HHS awards $306 million in Avian Flu monitoring and preparedness funding
On Jan. 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306…
U.S. Surgeon General Issues New Advisory on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk
On Jan. 3, 2025, the U.S. General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol…
SIGA technologies’ TEPOXX (tecovirimat) Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Orthopoxviruses
On Jan. 2, 2025, SIGA Technologies announced that its antiviral treatment TEPOXX (tecovirimat 200 mg capsules), marketed as…
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | USDA | Veterinary
CDC reports increased incidence of ‘rabbit Fever’ in the U.S.
On Jan. 2, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increased incidence of…
Largest Recorded Outbreak of Blastomycosis in the U.S. Occurred in Michigan
On Dec. 31, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study of the largest…
The effect of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir on short- and long-term adverse outcomes from COVID-19 among patients with kidney disease
On Dec. 31, 2024, a study was published of patients with kidney disease who are at high risk…
Texas Officials Encouraged Monitoring, Reporting of Animals Affected by New World Screwworm
On Dec. 30, 2024, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asked hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts in South…
Norovirus cases are surging in parts of the U.S.
On Dec. 28, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that cases of a…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
SARS-CoV-2 virus circulates Worldwide without clear seasonality and continues to infect
On Dec. 24, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, largely…
New Research Identifies Key Cellular Mechanism Driving Alzheimer’s Disease
On Dec. 23, 2024, researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC)…
Propranolol reduces tremors in Parkinson’s disease
On Dec. 23, 2024, a study from Radboud University reported that the standard medication levodopa does not always…
Global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance among children is Increasing
On Dec. 23, 2024, an international team of researchers reported results of a study that showed the escalating…