CIRM Awarded $29.7 Million to Advance rare pediatric disease Clinical Projects
On Nov. 21, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had approved awarding $29.7 million to…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
Study revealed how deadly brain tumor evades treatment; identifies potential new treatment strategy
On Nov. 21, 2024, a study from scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center helps explain why…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Influenza | Vaccine
California Department of Public Health Reported Single, Possible Case of Bird Flu Virus in Child with Mild Symptoms
On Nov. 19, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported it has identified a possible bird…
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California Reported First Known U.S. Case of Emerging Mpox Strain
On Nov. 16, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced it had identified through laboratory testing…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Restricting sugar before birth and in early childhood greatly reduces risk of chronic disease later in life
On Nov. 1, 2024, researchers reported results from a study that show a low-sugar diet during pregnancy and…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Genomics | Influenza | Vaccine
California Department of Public Health Reported 13 Confirmed Human Cases of Bird Flu
On Oct. 18, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that a total of 13 human…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA Approves Genentech’s Itovebi, a Targeted Treatment for Advanced Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With a PIK3CA Mutation
On Oct. 10, 2024, Genentech announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ItovebiTM (inavolisib),…
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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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Two Cases of Bird Flu confirmed in California Dairy workers
On Oct. 3, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that the human case previously under…
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Biotechnology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Environmental | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
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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False-positive mammogram results discourage some women from future screenings
On Sept. 3, 2024, a major study led by the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (UC DAVIS) has…
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CIRM Awarded $67.5 Million to Address Neuropsychiatric Diseases
On Aug. 30, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) approved $67.5 million to support five projects…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | CRISPR | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Biden announced $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
On Aug. 13, 2024, President Joe Biden announced $150 million in awards from the Advanced Research Projects Agency…
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Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins
On Aug. 8, 2024, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced they had discovered the…
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Findings from 23andMe research on Parkinson’s disease published in Brain
On May 29, 2024, 23andMe with support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, announced it…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy | Therapeutics
CIRM awarded $31 million to fund clinical-stage research for cancers and eye disease
On Apr. 26, 2024, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it had approved awarding nearly $31…
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Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
On Apr. 15, 2024, scientists at University of California Riverside demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi
On Mar. 28, 2024, the American Chemical Society awarded The Priestley Medal to Carolyn R. Bertozzi “to recognize…
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First Tissue Bank May Help Solve Mystery of Long COVID Misery
On Feb. 22, 2024, the University of California, San Francisco (UC, San Francisco) launched the world’s first tissue…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA approved Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
On Feb. 16. 2024, Roche announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xolair…
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Catastrophic mortality of elephant seals in Argentina Identified as outbreak of avian influenza
On Jan. 22, 2024, the University of California, Davis announced the first reported outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1…
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CDC announced Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people traveling to the U.S. from Tecate, Mexico
On Dec. 11, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network…
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University of Wisconsin-Madison reported spike in premature births caused by COVID, halted by vaccines
On Nov. 27, 2023, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers released a study that showed COVID-19 caused an alarming surge…
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First locally acquired case of dengue in California detected in a Pasadena resident
On Oct. 30, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported the first locally acquired case of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medical Device | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
California’s Stem Cell Agency invested more than $42.1 million in translational-stage research
On Oct. 27, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $42.1 million to fund various translational…
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California became first U.S. state to ban red dye No. 3
On Oct. 7, 2023, California became the first state to ban four chemicals used in well-known candies and…
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California’s Stem Cell Agency approved $110 million investment into basic research in neuropsychiatric diseases
On Oct. 2, 2023, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced its approval of a new program…
