Measles cases surged worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
On Nov. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
FDA Approved First Gene Therapy for Treatment of Aromatic L-amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency
On Nov. 14, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved PTC Therapeutics’ Kebilidi (eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq), an adeno-associated…
nearly 260 million people in the U.S. predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
On Nov. 14, 2024, an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study Collaborator Network warned of an…
Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold over past decades
On Nov. 13, 2024, the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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new Glioblastoma treatment attacks brain tumors from multiple angles
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel announced they had developed…
single Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) reported that their genomic test…
Combination approach showed promise for treating rare, aggressive cancers
On Nov. 12, 2024, a research team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown that…
Paxlovid cuts COVID hospitalization, death risk and speeds symptom relief, studies find
On Nov. 11, 2024, findings from two studies have tied use of the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to…
Researchers discovered unique genome folding in turtles
On Nov. 11, 2024, a team of researchers led by Iowa State University (ISU) have shown that as…
World-first cure for lethal skin disease achieved in landmark study
On Nov. 11, 2024, an international team of researchers has for the first time cured patients with Toxic…
A melody of bases: How scaling allows us to set new bars
On Nov 8, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute celebrated a milestone of sequencing 50 Petabases of…
Pfizer Plans to Invest $1 Billion in China
On Nov. 8, 2024, as companies begin considering moving their manufacturing operations outside of China in order to…
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Scientists track emergence of novel H5N1 flu reassortant in Cambodia
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia published a detailed genetic analysis of the…
Nasal Swab Tests Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity, Study Finds
On Nov. 6, 2024, researchers from Emory University, in collaboration with scientists at Gladstone Institutes and University of…
Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder share similar gene expression patterns
On Nov. 5, 2024, Scripps research scientists reported they have shown that Alzheimer’s and alcohol use disorder (AUD)…
Global Disparities of Cancer Projected to increase by 2050
On Nov. 5, 2024, a cross-sectional study of data for 36 cancer types from 185 countries and territories…
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UW–Madison researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies
On Nov. 4, 2024, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers warned that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity…
Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda traced to Bats
On Nov. 1, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that as of October 31, 66 confirmed cases, including…
Drug Supply Chain Issues More Likely to Result in Shortages in U.S. Than Canada
On Oct. 31, 2024, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh reported results of a study that showed drug-related…
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…
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Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
On Oct. 30, 2024, an international research team led by the University of Bonn reported results of a…
New Computational Method Linked One Mammal’s Striking Longevity and Resistance to Cancer With ‘Dark Genome’
On Oct. 29, 2024, a study led by Andrei Gudkov, PhD, DSci, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center support…
WHO and partners activated Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
On Oct. 29, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had, in collaboration with Member States,…
Johns Hopkins and Family of Henrietta Lacks Break Ground on Building Named in Honor of Henrietta Lacks
On Oct. 28, 2024, the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, together with descendants of Henrietta Lacks,…
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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…
Iowa Health Department reported Resident Death from Lassa fever
On Oct. 28, 2024, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the death of a…
H5N1 virus isolated from infected dairy worker is 100% lethal in ferrets, but does not appear to be circulating in nature
On Oct. 28, 2024, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers reported that a strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found…
Source of Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda remains unknown
On Oct. 25, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that as of October 24, a total of 64…
UT Southwestern scientists discover ancient viral DNA activates blood cell production during pregnancy
On Oct. 24, 2024, researchers from Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern reported that ancient viral remnants…
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Rochester-based Saunders Foundation makes $30 million commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center
On Oct. 23, 2024, the University of Rochester announced that the Saunders Foundation, led by University Trustee Emeritus…