Bacterial cells transmit their memories to offspring
On Aug. 28, 2024, Northwestern University and University of Texas-Southwestern announced results of a study that found bacterial…
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CPRIT awarded more than $60 million to boost fight against cancer
On Aug. 21, 2024, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research
Human Defenses Against Viruses First Evolved Billions of Years Ago, Study Suggests
On Aug. 21, 2024, a research team at the University of Texas at Austin reported that the first…
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University of Houston Researchers Created New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses
On Aug. 6, 2024, a team of researchers, led by the University of Houston, announced they had discovered…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
Alpha Cognition’s Oral Therapy ZUNVEYL® Receives FDA Approval to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jul. 29, 2024, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for ZUNVEYL®…
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Successful first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart by Baylor and THI doctors
On Jul. 25, 2024, doctors from the Texas Heart Institute (THI), BiVACOR®, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and…
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Cornell Study confirmed mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
On Jul. 24, 2024, a team led by researchers at Cornell University announced a study that provides evidence…
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Smart phone Invention Revolutionizes Ability To Detect Harmful Chemicals
On Jul. 16, 2024, Texas A&M University scientists announced receipt of a patent for a hand-held cellphone-based Raman…
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Houston Zoo Elephant Received First Ever mRNA EEHV Vaccine
On Jun. 18, 2024, the Houston Zoo announced that Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at the Zoo, had…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
CDC confirmed second human H5 bird flu case in Michigan; third case tied to dairy outbreak
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a second human…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Raw milk containing H5N1 can infect mice, while lab-based heat treatments greatly reduce the virus
On May 24, 2024, a team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists reported that consuming raw cow’s milk…
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CPRIT added $52 million to fight against cancer
On May 15, 2024, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced that it had approved…
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CDC reported human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas
On Apr. 5, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a person in…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in Idaho
On Apr. 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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USDA completed laboratory modernization to advance pecan breeding and research
On Mar. 27, 2024, the Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research…
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USDA, HHS announced actions to reduce impact and spread of H5N1
On Mar. 25, 2024, immediately following the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle…
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CPRIT approved almost $100 million in grants to advance the fight against cancer in Texas
On Feb. 21, 2024, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had approved $98,592,155…
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Rolls-Royce joined Boeing and World Energy for successful 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight
On Nov. 7, 2023, Rolls-Royce, working with Boeing and World Energy, announced that it had carried out a…
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Diagnostics | Disease | Medical Device | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
ARPA-H launched program for real-time drug delivery and disease tracking to improve patient self-care
On Sept. 26, 2023, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Veterinary
North Dakota Development Fund invested $3 million in Colossal Biosciences and Mammoth de-extinction
On Sept. 1, 2023, the North Dakota Development Fund, an investment vehicle for the North Dakota Department of…
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CPRIT awarded more than $49 million to Texas institutions for cancer research and prevention
On Aug. 16, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had approved over…
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CDC reported locally acquired malaria cases identified in Florida and Texas.
On Jun. 26, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced they were collaborating with U.S….
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Texas A&M scientists disable protective gene In mosquitoes
On Mar. 15, 2023, scientists at Texas A&M announced that a research study: ‘RNA interference is essential to…
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CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Feb. 15, 2023, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced a major step forward…
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Texas Biomed added to national readiness and preparedness network
On Dec. 13, 2022, Texas Biomed announced that it had been designated as a prime contractor by the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
CPRIT approved $12 million to bring top-flight cancer researchers to Lone Star State
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) approved $12 million in recruitment…
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Nichelle Nichols Helped NASA Break Boundaries on Earth and in Space
On Jul. 31, 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) paid respects to actor Nichelle Nichols, who…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was established
On May 25, 2022, the Health and Human Services agency (HHS) announced the formal establishment of the Advanced…
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CDC | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental
CDC Describes cases of welder’s anthrax, a newly identified, deadly occupational disease
On April 21, 2022, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Texas
On Apr. 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
