Debugging California: Fighting mosquitoes with mosquitoes
On Jun. 4, 2026, a program called Debug—run by Google’s health research arm—has applied to the EPA to…
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Debug by Google expands Singapore site to accelerate AI and automation inglobal fight against mosquito-borne diseases
On May 12, 2026, Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases,announced the expansion of its research and…
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Cardiology | Diagnostics | Disease | Energy | Environmental | EPA | Genomics | Neurology | Oncology | U.S. Congress | Women's Health
EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
On Feb. 12 2026, the Trump administration revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis…
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Banning lead in gas worked – The proof is in our hair
On Feb. 2, 2026, University of Utah scientists reports an analysis of hair samples shows precipitous reductions in…
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US EPA moves to take action on review of fluoride in drinking water
On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the first step of its expedited review…
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Supreme Court takes Up Roundup weedkiller Case
On Jan. 16, 2026, The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the dispute arising from one of the…
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Diagnostics | Environmental | EPA | Forestry | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
respiratory infections remain the world’s leading infectious cause of death
On Jan. 6, 2026, a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Global study shows that lower…
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Ginkgo Bioworks Selected by PNNL to Deliver a Modular, High‑Throughput Phenotyping Platform for DOE’s M2PC
On Dec. 5, 2025, Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has been awarded by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)…
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Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements
On Nov. 12, 2025, a team of University of California, Berkeley-led researchers reported in Nano Letters that they…
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Wildfire smoke tied to higher risk of preterm birth
On Nov. 4, 2025, a team of scientists led by the University of Washington announced findings published this…
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Biology | Cardiology | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | WHO | Women's Health
Nearly 9 in 10 air pollution deaths are from noncommunicable diseases
On. Oct. 23, 2025, Air pollution continues to exacerbate global health, including noncommunicable diseases and dementia, according to…
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory lays off 68 Employees
On Sept. 25, 2025, the operator of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory laid off 68 employees effective November 18, saying “unforeseen business circumstances” meant it wasn’t able to provide…
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Debug project research reveals Origin and movement of the mosquito Aedes aegypti—which could help disease control Efforts
On Sept. 22, 2025, Debug, a Google initiative to reduce mosquito-borne diseases, announced research that reveals the origin…
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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…
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Why Eliminating EPA’s Research Arm Endangers Public Health and U.S. Competitiveness
On Jun. 18, 2025, In a new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) opinion paper, former…
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First-ever airborne toxin detected in Western Hemisphere
On Jun. 9, 2025, a team of University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder) researchers who led a field…
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Emory study finds molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risks
On Jun. 3, 2025, a study by Emory University researchers, published in Environmental Science & Technology, found that…
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
On May 9, 2025, a McGill University led team of researchers announced a study that shows an estimated…
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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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Study Finds Rocky Mountain Snow Contamination
On Apr. 1, 2025, Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will…
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New EPA data shows 158 Million people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
On Mar. 27, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released data that shows an additional 15 million Americans…
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New Evidence Links Microplastics with Chronic Disease
On Mar. 25, 2025, research from the American College of Cardiology reported that tiny fragments of plastic have…
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EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory
On Jan. 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the automatic addition of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Environmental | EPA | FDA | Infectious Disease
FDA and EPA Announced First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
On Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Environmental | EPA | Therapeutics
Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors driving global increases in stroke, with latest figures estimating 12 million cases and over 7 million deaths from stroke each year
On Sept. 18, 2024, a study published in The Lancel reported that here has been a rapid rise…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Environmental | EPA | Therapeutics
Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, Becoming the second leading risk factor for death
On Jun. 19, 2024, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released a comprehensive new report that…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Therapeutics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized ban on ongoing uses of asbestos to protect people from cancer
On Mar. 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses…
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SIGA supplied TPOXX (Tecovirimat) as compassionate treatment for Mpox case in the UK
On Jul. 29, 2021, SIGA Technologies announced that it had entered into a collaboration with Oxford University in…
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Amarin reported encouraging efficacy and safety results from VASCEPA pilot study treating COVID-19 infected outpatients
On Dec. 12, 2020, Amarin announced clinical results from the CardioLink-9 Trial, the first results of a study…
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TB Quat Disinfectant Ready-to-Use Cleaner from 3M approved by EPA for use against SARS-CoV-2
On Nov. 10, 2020, 3M announced that its TB Quat Disinfectant Ready-to-Use Cleaner had been approved by the…
