WashU receives $200 Million From Bursky Family Foundation for School of public health
On May 13, 2026, Washington University in St. Louis announced it had received a $200 million commitment to…
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C2N Diagnostics Expands St. Louis Headquarters to Meet Global Need for Answers to Alzheimer’s Disease
On Sept. 3, 2025, C2N Diagnostics (C2N), a specialty diagnostics company announce that its early achievements while based…
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C2N Diagnostics Expands the PrecivityAD2™ Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Test Intended Use to Patients 50 Years and Older
On Aug. 25, 2025, C2N Diagnostics (C2N) announced lower age limit addresses increasing calls from clinicians seeking access…
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Mallinckrodt, Endo Complete Merger to Create Global, Scaled, Diversified Therapeutics Leader
Aug. 1, 2025, Mallinckrodt and Endo announced that they have completed their merger to create a global, scaled,…
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C2N Diagnostics Expands Portfolio of Blood Tests for Clinical Researchers Studying Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
On Jul. 15, 2025, C2N Diagnostics (C2N), announces the launch of two new highly anticipated plasma assays for…
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Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
On Jun. 18, 2025, federal health officials announced a listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people…
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Biology | Dentistry | Disease | Environmental | Therapeutics
“Milestones in Fluoride” Cartoon Illustrating the Facts behind Natural Mineral Published
On Mar. 24, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon “Milestones in Fluoride” illustrating the facts behind the naturally occurring…
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23andMe Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Maximize Stakeholder Value
On Mar. 23, 2025, 23andMe announced that it has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy…
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Mallinckrodt and Endo Combine in $6.7 billion Deal to Create Diversified Pharmaceuticals Leader
Mar. 13, 2025, Mallinckrodt and Endo,announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a stock…
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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,…
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More cases reported in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
On Oct. 25, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported illnesses have been reported in…
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Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease varies
On Jul. 30, 2024, a head-to-head comparison of six commercially available blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease led by…
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C2N’s Precivity™ Tests are Now Offered Through Mayo Clinic Laboratories
On Jun. 27, 2024, C2N Diagnostics (C2N), has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for…
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Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
On May 17, 2024, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced a study had…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Imaging | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures
On Apr. 26, 2024, engineers at Washington University in St. Louis announced a new imaging technique that give…
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University of Missouri broke ground on building named for former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt
On Apr. 5, 2024, groundbreaking was held for the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory at the…
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C2N Diagnostics’ PrecivityAD2™ Blood Test Receives MHRA Medical Device Certification in the United Kingdom
On Feb. 24, 2024, C2N Diagnostics (C2N) announced the medical device registration from the United Kingdom’s Medicines and…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Therapeutics
Washington University’s Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research building dedicated
On Jan. 25, 2024, dozens of noted scientists, philanthropists, and Washington University, state and local leaders celebrated the…
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University of Missouri research reactor announced commercial shipments of radioisotope for cancer treatment
On Dec. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) announced they had completed its first commercial…
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Scientists developed breath test that rapidly detects COVID-19 virus
On Jul. 31, 2023, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a breath test that quickly…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
University of Missouri launched rabies lab for pets traveling abroad
On Jun. 6, 2023, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (MU) announced it had launched a…
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Paxlovid reduced risk of long-term health problems, death from COVID-19
On Mar. 23. 2023, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs…
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University of Missouri study of feline genetics helped pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
On Dec. 5, 2022, a study at the University of Missouri found that nearly 10,000 years ago, humans…
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University of Missouri study found Mpox mutations caused virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines
On Nov. 3, 2022, researchers have identified the specific mutations in the mpox virus that contribute to its…
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Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during Delta surge
On Mar. 10, 2022, schools with mandatory masking during the Delta surge had approximately 72% fewer cases of…
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USDA confirmed highlypathogenic Avian influenza in flock of commercial broiler chickens in Missouri
On Mar. 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Blood test for Alzheimer’s highly accurate in large, international study
On Feb. 22, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced that a blood test developed at the University’s…
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In a first for imaging, new microscope captured details, 3D motion of molecules in liquid
On Feb. 16, 2022, the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, announced the lab of…
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Biotechnology | Cartoons - Original | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
COVID-19 heroes & Remembrance
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and…
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Pfizer and BioNTech expanded U.S. collaboration to provide 500 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorest countries
On Sept. 22, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to expand their agreement with the U.S. government by…
