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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Vertex to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion
On Jul. 7, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development…
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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…
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Scientists Map Proteins From Billion-Year-Old Organism and Discover New Links to Rare Diseases
On May 27, 2026, a University of Texas at Austin-led team has identified genes by comparing groups of…
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Abbott secures CE Mark for world’s first dual glucose-ketone sensing technology for people with diabetes
On May 27, 2026, Abbott announced it has secured CE Mark for the world’s first dual glucose‑ketone sensing…
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Central-Eastern Europe’s oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth
On May 13, 2026, DNA recovered from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave in southern Poland shows the…
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Penny and Phil Knight’s Gift advances research into brain resilience and aging
On May 12, 2026, Stanford University announced a $90 million gift from Penny and Philip H. Knight, MBA…
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Thousands of previously unknown proteins discovered
On May 6, 2026, a group of international researchers announced they had discovered 1,700 new proteins. The research…
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UVA Study Reveals How New Weight-Loss Drugs Reshape the Brain
On May 6, 2026, In a study published in Nature, a team led by University of Virginia (UVA)…
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USC launches transformational AI initiative with $200 million gift
On May 5, 2026, the University of Southern California (USC) announced a transformational initiative that will leverage AI…
