Scientists develop a new method to study gene function in cells and tissue
On Oct. 7, 2024, Columbia University researchers announced they had developed a new optical pooled screening approach called…
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
On Oct. 7, 2024, The Nobel Foundation announced that Victor Ambros from Harvard University and Gary Ruvkun from…
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San Diego County Reported First Locally Acquired Dengue Case
On Oct. 6, 2024, San Diego County officials announced they were investigating the first ever case of locally…
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COVID-19 hospitalization remained higher among older adults
On Oct. 4, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data that showed older adults…
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First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in NHS hospitals
On Oct. 3, 2024, the National Health Service England (NHS) announced that Hundreds of babies have begun to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases
On Oct. 3, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan…
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Nebraska Department of Health Reported Increase in Tularemia Cases
On Oct. 3, 2024, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced that 18 cases of tularemia…
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MERS coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia
On Oct. 2, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had been notified of one human case…
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Lilly announced $4.5 billion investment in the Lilly Medicine Foundry – to drive innovation in drug production and medicines for clinical trials
On Oct. 2, 2024, Eli Lilly and Company announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine…
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Breast Cancer Mortality Continues Three Decade Decline, but Steeper Increases in Incidence for Women <50
On Oct. 1, 2024, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update…
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Mental and health problems concentrated in 20% of the population
On Oct. 1, 2024, a study by the University of Amsterdam and the Trimbos Institute showed that 20%…
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Strengthening the U.S. Biomedical Research Enterprise Entails National Strategic Coordination, Focus on Health Equity
On Oct. 1, 2024, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced a study showing that although the U.S….
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Risk of Dementia Diagnosis After Injurious Falls in Older Adults
On Sept. 30, 2024, a research team reported that emerging evidence suggested that mild cognitive impairment, which is…
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Golden Goose Award Honors Federally Funded Research in Bird Protection, Penguin Poop Monitoring, and AI
On Sept. 27, 2024, The Golden Goose Awards were announced for the 13th annual season, which spotlights obscure, silly…
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Brain Scans revealed changes from Long COVID Fatigue
On Sept. 27, 2024, a study that evaluated the structural and functional connectivity correlates of fatigue in post-COVID…
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New mutation linked to early-onset Parkinsonism
On Sept. 26. 2024, a team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken at the VIB-KU Leuven Center…
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Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
On Sept. 26, 2024, a team of scientists in Peking University in Beijing, China announced that a 25-year-old…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA Approved Drug with New Mechanism of Action for Treatment of Schizophrenia
On Sept. 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium…
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Superbugs could jeopardise food security for over two billion people and increase annual health care costs by U.S. $159 billion annually by 2050, finds most extensive modelling to date
On Sept. 25, 2024, drug-resistant pathogens could jeopardise the food supply of over two billion people and increase…
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Researchers used AI to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases
On Sept. 25, 2024, a study led by scientists at Harvard Medical School announced they had developed an…
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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…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
Amneal Launched CREXONT® (Carbidopa and Levodopa) Extended-Release Capsules for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
On Sept. 23, 2024, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that it had launched CREXONT® (carbidopa and levodopa) extended-release capsules for…
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Recessive Genes linked to most Developmental Disorders
On Sept. 23, 2024, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at GeneDx, announced results of…
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Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health dedicated
On Sept. 22, 2024, the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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New approach to defibrillation may improve cardiac arrest outcomes
On Sept. 20, 2024, study results released by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers suggested placing defibrillation…
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New data science tool significantly increased molecular analysis of our environment
On Sept. 20, 2024, a research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, announced they…
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Focus on Lyme announced launch of Lyme Disease Test with Over 90% Accuracy
On Sept. 19, 2024, the nonprofit organization Focus on Lyme and Aces Diagnostics announced a breakthrough in Lyme…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
new data showed Over half of U.S. kids infected with RSV in infancy
On Sept. 19, 2024, a U.S. population-based birth cohort study was released that showed that 53.4% of babies…
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Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Rare Disease | Therapeutics | WHO | Women's Health
WHO verified Jordan as first country to eliminate leprosy
On Sept. 19, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Jordan had become the first country in…
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Human genome stored on ‘everlasting’ memory crystal
On Sept. 19, 2024, scientists from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre announced they had stored the…
