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Weizmann Study Reveals a New Master Regulator of Balance in the Brain and Body
Read More: Weizmann Study Reveals a New Master Regulator of Balance in the Brain and BodyOn Sept. 30, 2026, a study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, published recently in Endocrinology, reveals a previously unknown biological link between mental…
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China’s R&D spending hits record 2.8% of GDP, beating OECD average for the first time
Read More: China’s R&D spending hits record 2.8% of GDP, beating OECD average for the first timeOn Sept. 30, 2026, the South China Morning Post reported that for the first time, China’s spending on research and development as a share…
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Thewaico Emerges from Stealth with Bioreactor Platform Built to Address Biomanufacturing’s Massive Scale-Up Problem
Read More: Thewaico Emerges from Stealth with Bioreactor Platform Built to Address Biomanufacturing’s Massive Scale-Up ProblemOn Sept. 30, 2026, Thewaico, a bioprocess innovation company, today emerged from stealth with an integrated bioreactor and bioprocess control platform developed to address…
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University of Washington breaks ground on Chemical Sciences Building, paving the way for future discoveries
Read More: University of Washington breaks ground on Chemical Sciences Building, paving the way for future discoveriesOn Sept. 30, 2026, the University of Washington broke ground on a $231.1-million Chemical Sciences Building. Once completed, the state-of-the-art facility will be a…
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China offers 15-year research grants to the world’s brightest young scientists
Read More: China offers 15-year research grants to the world’s brightest young scientistsOn Sept. 29, 2026, China is offering the world’s brightest young scientists generous 15-year research grants for free exploration, as the country accelerates its…
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New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures
Read More: New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperaturesOn Sept. 28, 2026, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers announced finding a way to stabilize the lipid nanoparticles used to deliver RNA vaccines,…
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AN2 Therapeutics Announces Extension of Gates Foundation Funding for Tuberculosis Research with GSK
Read More: AN2 Therapeutics Announces Extension of Gates Foundation Funding for Tuberculosis Research with GSKOn Sept. 28, 2026, AN2 Therapeutics, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics derived from its…
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Harvard launches $150 Million research initiative
Read More: Harvard launches $150 Million research initiativeOn Sept. 28, 2026, Harvard University announces a $150 million strategic research initiative is seeking to bolster pioneering Harvard work in areas ripe for…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Nearly 900 Measles Cases
Read More: Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports Nearly 900 Measles CasesOn Sept. 25, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reports 890 confirmed measles cases across 39 counties year-to date, and 129 cases in…
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Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2027 southern hemisphere influenza season
Read More: Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2027 southern hemisphere influenza seasonOn Sept. 25, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza (or ‘flu’) vaccines for use in…
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US FDA approves AbbVie’s drug for Parkinson’s disease
Read More: US FDA approves AbbVie’s drug for Parkinson’s diseaseOn Sept. 25, 2026, the US Food and Drug Administration announced approval of AbbVie’s treatment for Parkinson’s disease in adults, the health regulator’s website…
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World-First DNA Test Finds Answers for Patients with Inherited Muscle Disease
Read More: World-First DNA Test Finds Answers for Patients with Inherited Muscle DiseaseOn Sept. 24, 2026, a world-first test developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has identified the genetic cause of inherited…
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FDA approves Lilly’s Onswik™, a once-weekly basal insulin injection treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes
Read More: FDA approves Lilly’s Onswik™, a once-weekly basal insulin injection treatment for adults with type 2 diabetesOn Sept. 24, 2026, Eli Lilly and Company announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Onswik™ (insulin efsitora alfa-gobe), a once-weekly basal insulin,…
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Blood proteins reveal effects of Alzheimer’s drug
Read More: Blood proteins reveal effects of Alzheimer’s drugOn Sept. 24, 2026, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis of nearly 200 patients on lecanemab, an anti-amyloid…
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SystImmune Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for Bispecific Antibody SI-B037
Read More: SystImmune Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for Bispecific Antibody SI-B037On Sept. 23, 2026, SystImmune announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for SI-B037, a…
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Knights pledge $1 billion to University of Oregon to create engineering college
Read More: Knights pledge $1 billion to University of Oregon to create engineering collegeOn Sept. 23, 2026, Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny Knight, announced they have committed $1 billion to the University of Oregon…
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Nine Studies Led By Mount Sinai Investigators Featured in Coordinated Collection of Papers That Map the Molecular and Cellular Architecture of Brain Disorders
Read More: Nine Studies Led By Mount Sinai Investigators Featured in Coordinated Collection of Papers That Map the Molecular and Cellular Architecture of Brain DisordersOn Sept. 23, 2026, research led by Mount Sinai scientists within the PsychAD Consortium, a large-scale, multidisciplinary initiative launched in 2019 with support from…
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Three Harvard Researchers Leave for Canadian Universities Amid Funding Struggles
Read More: Three Harvard Researchers Leave for Canadian Universities Amid Funding StrugglesOn Sept. 22, 2026, three current and former Harvard researchers announced they are heading north to Canadian universities as part of a sweeping $1.21…
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HHS Accelerates Shift to Human-Based Research, Reduces Reliance on Animal Testing
Read More: HHS Accelerates Shift to Human-Based Research, Reduces Reliance on Animal TestingOn Sept. 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new wave of agency-wide actions to accelerate the shift…
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Telix and ITM Merge to Create Radiopharma Powerhouse worth U.S. $1.65 billion
Read More: Telix and ITM Merge to Create Radiopharma Powerhouse worth U.S. $1.65 billionOn Sept. 20, 2026, Telix announces it has signed a strategic agreement to lead a merger with ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM), a…
