Rising Cancer in Younger Adults in England Defies Known Risk Trends
A major study finds several cancers increasing among younger adults in England even as smoking and diet improve, pointing to unknown causes.
Medicine & Biotech
Clinical AI, drug discovery, devices, and regulatory approvals.
Gilead touts immunology as third core focus at investor conferences
Gilead's top executives are emphasizing inflammation and immunology as a key growth area alongside virology and oncology.
HPV Vaccination Before Pregnancy Linked to Lower Preterm Birth Risk
A large Swedish study in The BMJ suggests HPV vaccination before pregnancy lowers the risk of preterm birth and related complications.
Plug-and-Play CAR T Cells Can Be Retargeted After Infusion
City of Hope's new modular CAR T platform lets researchers add targeting molecules after treatment, enabling redirection to different cancers.
Semaglutide trial to probe effects on recidivism, employment, housing
A large new study will test whether weekly semaglutide injections can improve real-world outcomes like criminal justice involvement, employment, and housing stability in people with alcohol or opioid use disorders.
Congress weighs automatic Medicare pay raises for doctors
Bipartisan momentum grows for overhauling Medicare doctor pay with automatic inflation-linked raises.
Bill would eliminate No Surprises Act arbitration, says Pallone
New legislation from Rep. Frank Pallone would scrap the No Surprises Act's arbitration process, signaling growing congressional interest in reforming the consumer protection law.
Botched execution of Christa Pike may end lethal injection, bioethicist argues
A bioethicist argues that the first survival of a complete execution attempt in U.S. history could spell the end of lethal injection as a humane method.
Medical Training’s Infantilizing Start Breeds Learned Helplessness
An opinion column argues that treating resident physicians like children trains them to accept poor working conditions instead of trying to change them.
Lipid map reveals 539 chemical zones in mouse brain
A new 3D atlas of brain lipids uncovers hidden chemical organization and shows pregnancy reshapes lipid patterns widely.
Higher REM Sleep Linked to Lower Risk of 83 Diseases in Large Study
A study of over 95,000 people suggests that spending more time in REM sleep is associated with lower risks of dozens of conditions, including dementia, heart failure, and Parkinson's disease.
Gut bacteria model shows fiber cuts absorbed calories by 116 per day
A new model quantifies how gut microbes alter calorie absorption, suggesting food labels may overstate energy from processed diets.
Dissolvable particles ease knee arthritis pain for at least a year
A minimally invasive procedure that blocks abnormal knee blood vessels with dissolving microspheres offered lasting pain relief to most osteoarthritis patients in a 194-person study.
Fluid path design is a hidden lever in bioprocess consistency
A sponsored analysis argues that single-use fluid assemblies must be designed as integrated systems, not isolated components, to avoid variability during scale-up and technology transfer.
Experimental Drug DT-109 Reverses Fatty Liver Disease by Healing the Gut
A Michigan Medicine study shows that DT-109, a tripeptide that restores gut barrier function, reversed MASH in animal models.
Experimental Injection Makes Fat Cells Self-Destruct
A new experimental injection destroys fat cells and reduces belly fat, offering a potential obesity treatment that may also prevent weight regain.
RevMed pancreatic cancer drug nears European approval, STAT reports
STAT's newsletter signals a potential European approval for RevMed's pancreatic cancer drug, a notable step for a hard-to-treat malignancy.
Polar Bears in Greenland Test Positive for H5N1 Bird Flu
Detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Arctic marine mammals raises concerns about viral spread and reassortment.