Texas Reports Thirty Seven New measles Cases in Continuing outbreak
On May 2, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 683 cases of measles have…
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NIH to end billions of dollars in foreign research grants
On May 1, 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest funder of biomedical research,…
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NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
On May 1, 2025, the staff members at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) were told to “stop…
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FDA approves gene-editing tech creating PRRS-resistant pigs
On Apr. 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a gene-editing technology…
Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness
On Apr. 30, 2025, an experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature…
Regulus Therapeutics announces Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis for $1.7 Billion
On Apr. 30, 2025, Regulus Therapeutics announced that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger…
Merck Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Biologics Center in Wilmington, Delaware
On Apr. 29, 2025, Merck announced the start of construction for a $1 billion, 470,000 square-foot state-of-the-art biologics…
BioMADE Finalizes $132 Million National Security Investment in Demonstration-Scale Biomanufacturing Facility in Minnesota
On Apr. 29, 2025, BioMADE announced Maple Grove as the Minnesota site in its national network of bioindustrial…
Researchers develop model for real-time monitoring of kidney transplants
On Apr. 28, 2025, researchers at King’s College London, the University of Bristol and Great Ormond Street Hospital…
Merck to Acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics for $3.9 Billion
On Apr. 28, 2025, Merck and SpringWorks Therapeutics announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for…
Mariana Trench deep sea fish all have the same unique mutations
On Apr. 28, 2025, deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. A study,…
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CDC Taps Texas A&M School Of Public Health To Assess Avian Flu Among Dairy Farm Workers
On Apr. 28, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had awarded a more than $3…
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
On Apr. 26, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Uganda has declared the end of the…
Texas Reports Forty-Nine New measles Cases in Ongoing outbreak
On Apr. 25, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that 646 cases of measles…
Amgen to expand Ohio biotech manufacturing plant
On Apr. 25, 2025, Amgen announced a $900 million expansion of its Ohio biotech manufacturing facility in New…
UW Medicine offers second drug for early Alzheimer’s
On Apr. 25, 2025, University of Washington announced that the Memory & Brain Wellness Center at Harborview Medical…
Thermo Fisher Scientific to Invest $2 Billion to Enhance U.S. Innovation and Support Customers’ Manufacturing
On Apr. 24, 2025, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it will will invest an additional $2 billion in the…
Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel’s peas finally solved
On Apr. 23, 2025, a team of researchers led by the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich, UK,…
Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin may be triggering colorectal cancer epidemic among the young
On Apr. 23, 2025, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of California San Diego and their collaborators…
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WSU’s Jon Oatley helps lead congressionally mandated report on genetically modified food animals
On Apr. 23, 2025, a Washington State University researcher was reported among a select few scientists who unveiled…
King County Reports Fifth case of measles in Washington state identified in an infant
On Apr. 22, 2025, Seattle & King County was notified of a confirmed measles case in a King…
Roche to invest $50 billion in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics in the U.S. over the next five years
On Apr. 22, 2025, Roche announced that it will invest USD $50 billion into the United States in…
WHO announces new weapon in the global fight against malaria
On Apr. 22, 2025, Syngenta announced that its next-generation insecticide Sovrenta® has received pre-qualification by World Health Organization…
Regeneron Announces $3 Billion Investment in North Carolina Manufacturing Facility
On Apr. 22, 2025, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capacity through a new agreement…
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Annual Report to the Nation Shows Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline
On Apr. 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
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Louisiana Department of Health confirms Greater New Orleans area measles case
On Apr. 19, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed one case of measles in an adult…
Virginia Health Officials Confirm First 2025 Measles Case
On Apr. 19, 2025, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported the state’s first measles case of the…
Texas Reports Fifty-Six New measles Cases in Continued outbreak
On Apr. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported that 597 cases of measles…
End of U.S. Global Health Funding Could Result in 25 Million Deaths
On Apr. 17, 2025, a study was published that shows the United States spent roughly US$12 billion on…