Scientists identify new role for tau protein in brain diseases
On Sept. 8, 2026, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that hyperphosphorylated tau activates reverse…
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Google DeepMind Launches AlphaGenome Atlas: A predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in the human genome
On Sept. 8, 2026, Google DeepMind released the AlphaGenome Atlas: a platform containing predictions for the effects of…
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Vertex Completes Acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion
On Sept. 1, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, a global…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA
Roivant Announces FDA Approval of LISRAYA™ (brepocitinib) for Adults with Dermatomyositis
On Aug. 27, 2026, Roivant announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LISRAYA™ (brepocitinib)…
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CDC | COVID-19 | Disease | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | NIH | Vaccine | Women's Health
latest U.S. Life expectancy data reached or surpassed prepandemic Levels
On Aug. 25, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that In 2024, the…
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Genentech Announces $750 million Manufacturing Expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon
On Aug. 20, 2026, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced plans to invest approximately $750 million…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Clinical Research | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
New £20m MRC Hub to Transform Development of New Medicines using Stem Cells and AI
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Medical Research Council (MRC) announced a £20 million investment in a new Pre-clinical…
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Actio Biosciences, Expanding Rare Epilepsy Portfolio, Valued at $1.32 Billion
On Aug. 10, 2026, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Actio Biosciences announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Disease
Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite
On Aug. 3, 2026, Michigan, state health officials announced that two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak,…
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UCLA scientists build ‘cell villages’ to map the genetics of brain cell fitness
On Aug. 3, 2026, UCLA researchers announced they have grown brain cells from dozens of genetically distinct donors…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA
Michigan reports 9,253 cyclosporiasis cases as infection outbreak expands
On Jul. 27, 2026, Michigan health officials reported 9,253 cases of cyclosporiasis, an increase of 1,077 cases since…
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Argenx to Acquire Forte Biosciences for $2.2 billion
On Jul. 27, 2026, argenx, a global immunology innovation company, and Dallas-based Forte Biosciences announced that the companies…
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Biotechnology | Disease | HIV | Therapeutics | WHO
Merck licenses experimental HIV pill to generic makers in 129 countries
On Jul. 24, 2026, Merck announced it has signed seven voluntary licensing agreements with generic drug manufacturers to…
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CDC Reports 1,645 confirmed Cyclosporiasis Cases in Multiple U.S. States, 600% increase over Last Year
On Jul. 14, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is notifying clinicians, public health…
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Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
On Jul. 13, 2026, a team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed…
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FDA Approves LEQEMBI IQLIK® (lecanemab-irmb) Subcutaneous Injection as an Initiation Dose for Early Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jul. 13, 2026, Eisai Co. and Biogen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has…
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Researchers show how early RNA-based life may have repaired its genome, providing insight into the origins of life
On Jul. 13, 2026, In a study published in Nature Communications, Saurja DasGupta, a biochemist at the University…
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NYC Health Department Releases List of Buildings Ordered To Clean and Disinfect Their Cooling Towers for Legionnaires Disease
On Jul. 10, 2026, The NYC Health Department released, for the first time, a preliminary list of 31…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
US FDA approves Vera’s kidney disease drug
On Jul. 7, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vera Therapeutics’ drug to treat patients…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Neurology | Oncology | Rare Disease | Stem Cell
New CRISPR Method Makes It Possible to Control Protein Production in Cells
On Jul. 3, 2026, a research team led by Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University has developed TAPIR,…
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Insilico Medicine Announces Collaboration with Takeda to Advance Strategic AI Drug Discovery Worth $600 million
On Jul. 1, 2026, Insilico Medicine, a leader in clinical-stage generative AI for drug discovery, announced a strategic…
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Professor Chih-Ying Su Leaves U.S. to join Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation
On Jul. 1, 2026, Professor Chih-Ying Su, previously Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Neurobiology at…
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Hanyang University Researchers Develop AI-designed Shape-Shifting Microneedles for Diabetic Wound Healing
On Jun. 26, 2026, Chronic diabetic wounds heal slowly and are highly vulnerable to infection. Researchers report developing…
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Self-propelled actin filaments: Novel structures driving spontaneous cell morphogenesis
On Jun. 25, 2026, researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology report that every time a…
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Contagious Cancer Likely Crossed an Ocean, Triggering Severe Outbreak in Pacific Northwest Clams
On Jun. 23, 2026 – researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle announced they have identified…
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Manning Family Children’s makes history as Louisiana’s first Sickle Cell Disease gene therapy marking his functional cure
On Jun. 22, 2026, Louisiana’s first Sickle Cell Disease gene therapy patient is now set to pursue his…
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An experimental molecule “reprograms” the brain’s defenses against Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 17, 2026, a team led by researcher José Vicente Sánchez Mut at the Institute for Neurosciences…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
University of Oklahoma Receives $11.5 Million NIH Award to Establish Statewide Immunoengineering Research Center
On Jun. 11, 2026, the University of Oklahoma (OU) announced it had received an $11.5 million award from…
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study finds Indoor air contains greater diversity of airborne fungi than previously thought
On Jun. 5, 2026, researchers from Imperial College London have conducted the UK’s largest-ever longitudinal study of indoor…
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Lilly gains license for Ascidian’s gene-editing tech to develop kidney disease drugs worth up to $1.9 billion
On Jun. 3, 2026, Ascidian Therapeutics said it has signed a licensing deal for its gene-editing technology with…
