New World screwworm moves north adding to market volatility
On Jul. 20, 2025, new detections of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico led U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Diagnostics | Disease | Energy | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | U.S. Congress
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
On Jul. 18, 2025, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it is eliminating its research and development arm…
Agriculture | Diagnostics | Disease | USDA
US farm agency fires 70 foreign researchers following national security review
On Jul. 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after…
Wearable lithium sensor could help people with bipolar disorder track medication levels through sweat
On Jul. 18, 2025, researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) reported a wearable sensor could vastly…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
FDA Requests Sarepta Therapeutics Suspend Distribution of Elevidys; Places Clinical Trials on Hold for Multiple Gene Therapy Products Following 3 Deaths
On Jul. 18, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has placed Sarepta Therapeutics investigational…
CDC Issues Report on Human Plague Transmitted from Infected Cat in Oregon
On Jul. 17, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report about an…
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Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost UK pandemic protection
On Jul. 17, 2025, a new world-leading biosecurity centre in Essex has been announced that will protect the…
International Experts Urge Collective Action to Address Emerging AIxBio Risks
On Jul. 17, 2025, More than 35 leading experts highlight the risks posed by rapidly advancing capabilities at…
New Technique Could Increase Infant Heart Transplant by 20%
On Jul. 16, 2025, Duke Health has pioneered a world’s-first technique that could expand by up to 20%…
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease
On Jul. 16, 2025, eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | HIV | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Plague | Polio | Vaccine
Global childhood vaccination coverage holds steady, yet over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated
On Jul. 15, 2025, in 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least…
WHO recommends injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention
On Jul. 14, 2025, The World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending the use of injectable lenacapavir…
Waters to buy Becton unit in a $17.5 billion deal amid tariff pressures
On Jul. 14, 2025, Lab equipment maker Waters Corp said it will buy a bioscience and diagnostics unit…
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Emergency vaccine response has cut infectious disease deaths by nearly 60% since 2000
On Jul. 14, 2025, researchers at Burnet Institute, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have provided the…
Scientists discover compounds that help cells fight a wide range of viruses
On Jul. 14, 2025, Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral…
Researchers Hit ‘Fast Forward’ on Materials Discovery with Self-Driving Labs
On Jul. 14, 2025, researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have demonstrated a new technique that allows…
Chinese scientists successfully clone yak
On Jul. 12, 2025, researchers in china announced that a cloned yak was born via cesarean section on…
geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans
On Jul. 12, 2025, an international team of geneticists and AI experts are adding whole new chapters to…
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Coconino County, Arozona Reports Plague death
On Jul. 11, 2025, Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials received confirmatory test results, and have…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | NIH | Plague | Vaccine
NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns
On Jul. 11, 2025, in response to White House concerns about allegedly risky research on viruses, bacteria, and…
Northwestern scientists studied 174 brain samples. CTE and aging were difficult to distinguish
On Jul. 11, 2025, findings from Northwestern University study show the brain protein tied to CTE is not…
Measles has been detected in Provo area wastewater
On Jul. 11, 2025, the Utah Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) reported that an independent testing…
Moderna Receives Full U.S. FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine, Spikevax, in Children Aged 6 Months Through 11 Years at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Disease
On Jul. 10, 2025, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental…
UCLA study identifies key protein that helps liver cancer resist heat-based treatment
On Jul. 10, 2025, a study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center may…
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
On Jul. 10, 2025, the AP reported that he U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread…
A bionic knee integrated into tissue can restore natural movement
On Jul. 10, 2025, MIT researchers announced they have developed a new bionic knee that can help people…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA approves updated label for Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) with new dosing in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease
On Jul. 9, 2025, Eli Lilly announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Merck spends $10 billion for Verona, gaining access to its COPD medication
On Jul. 9, 2025, pharmaceutical giant Merck is buying Verona Pharma, a company that focuses on respiratory diseases,…
Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history
On Jul. 9, 2025, a research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and…
U.S. Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
On Jul. 9, 2025, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case…