Sanofi to acquire Blueprint Medicines for $9.1 Billion
On Jun. 2, 2025, Sanofi and Blueprint Medicines, a US-based, publicly traded biopharmaceutical company specializing in systemic mastocytosis…
Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men
On May 30, 2025, researchers from Curtin Medical School reported that they have found that men who carry…
Pfizer’s BRAFTOVI® Combination Regimen Cuts the Risk of Death in Half for Patients with BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
On May 30, 2025, Pfizer announced statistically significant and clinically meaningful survival results from the Phase 3 BREAKWATER…
New technique expands cells to sequence DNA and capture fine structural details
On May 29, 2025, Broad Institute researchers announced they have developed a technology that provides new insight into…
CIRM awards $4.7 million for vision loss gene therapy
On May 29, 2025, The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated…
Scientists test real-time view of brain’s waste removal
On May 27, 2025, a research team from the University of Washington Medical Center and the University of…
COVID-19 | Disease | Environmental | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Oncology | Vaccine
U.S. excess deaths continued to rise even after the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 23, 2025 a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) led study revealed that there were…
From Chaos to Clarity: New Tool Finds Connections in Complex Cell Data
On May 22, 2025, Gladstone scientists unveiled a powerful computation tool that integrates different forms of biological data…
Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Oncology | Rare Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
Global leaders reaffirm commitment to WHO with More Than US$ 170 million
On May 20, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that world leaders pledged at least an additional…
New study aims to uncover the genetics of anorexia and other eating disorders
On May 19, 2025, researchers at the Broad Institute Ben Neale and Mark Daly are co-leading the study,…
Regeneron to Acquire 23andMe® for $256 Million
On May 19, 2025, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced it has been named the successful bidder in the bankruptcy auction…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
Jumping genes Alters the Genome
On May 19, 2025, researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) announced they have have discovered how…
First human bladder transplant performed at UCLA
On May 18, 2025, a surgical team from the University of California, Los Angeles Health (UCLA Health) announced…
Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA clears first blood test for Alzheimer’s detection
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Fujirebio Diagnostics’ blood test to diagnose…
Florida Becomes 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system
On May 15, 2025, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride…
Disease | FDA | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Brekiya® (dihydroergotamine mesylate) injection for Acute Treatment of Migraine
On May 15, 2025, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Brekiya®…
Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
On May 15, 2025, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, announced…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology
US FDA approves AbbVie’s drug for a type of lung cancer
On May 14, 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AbbVie’s drug to treat adults…
Roche announces $550 million investment to expand its Indianapolis diagnostics manufacturing hub
On May 12, 2025, Roche announced it plans to invest up to $550 million in its Diagnostics site…
Genentech boosts U.S. presence with new $700 million North Carolina facility
On May 12, 2025, Genentech announced plans to invest more than $700 million in a new 700,000 square…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Women's Health
FDA Approves Teal Health’s Teal Wand™—The First and Only At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening
On May 9, 2025, Teal Health® announced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Teal Wand™,…
Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Oncology | Therapeutics | Vaccine | Women's Health
Medical AI trained on whopping 57 million health records
On May 7, 2025, researchers at the University College London (UCL) and King’s College London announced that an…
UT Southwestern and Children’s Health receive record-setting gift from Moody Foundation
On May 6, 2025, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health℠ announced a historic nine-figure grant from the Moody Foundation…
Origins of common lung cancer that affects smokers discovered
On May 2, 2025, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UCL, and the University of Cambridge announced they…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Veterinary
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…
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…
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…
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…
Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Women's Health
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…