World first procedure fixes lamb’s leaky heart
On Mar. 3, 2025, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) announced the world’s first procedure successfully fixes lamb’s…
Printable Molecule-Selective Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors
On Feb. 3, 2025, a team of Caltech engineers announced they have developed a technique for inkjet printing…
PET probe images inflammation with high sensitivity and selectivity
On Jan. 22, 2025, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced they have developed a breakthrough method to detect…
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Rice labs tapped for brain research by UK funding agency with multimillion-dollar awards
On Jan. 21, 2025, Rice University announced that four research groups are part of an inaugural cohort of…
Scientists create world’s first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow announced they have created the world’s…
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U.S. Implements New Export Controls to Address National Security Risks Related to Biotechnology
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an Interim…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 50 new therapeutics in 2024
On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced…
Genetic cause for main type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome identified
On Jan. 7, 2025, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, MRC Harwell Institute and UCL Queen Square Institute…
BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart Successfully Implanted in Five Patients as Part of FDA Early Feasibility Study; FDA Greenlights Expansion of the EFS
On Dec. 18, 2024, BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced the successful completion of the first phase…
University of Queensland ultrasound treatment for Alzheimer’s licensed to new startup
On Dec. 17, 2024, scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) announced they had licensed a promising ultrasound…
AI-Based Tool Offers Exciting Advancement in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics
On Dec. 12, 2024, a study co-lead by researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital…
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White House Released Report on Growing U.S. Biomanufacturing Capacity for the American Bioeconomy
On Nov. 15, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a report on Building…
Super microscope showed nanoscale biological process for the first time
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers led by Nico Sommerdijk from Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) announced…
New Imaging Technique Accurately Detected Aggressive Kidney Cancer
On Oct. 29, 2024, a study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA…
Hospital price increases since 2000 outpaced inflation by more than double, Baker Institute reported
On Oct. 21, 2024, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy reported that hospital service prices surged more…
PET Scan based on lizard saliva detected rare tumor
On Oct. 18, 2024, a research team led by Radboud university medical center reported that a new PET…
Know Labs Sensor Technology in Steering Wheels Could Curb Impaired Driving
On Oct. 16, 2024, Know Labs in Seattle announced that it had retained The Stanbridge Group to secure…
Doctors Discovered New Medical Condition Unique to Breakdancers
On Oct. 16, 2024, a researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital reported in a medical case report that a…
Massachusetts Governor Announced More than $21 Million in Tax Incentives for 19 Life Sciences Companies
On Oct. 15, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) announced $21.4 million…
Common arm positions can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings, Johns Hopkins study finds
On Oct. 9, 2024, a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concluded that commonly used ways of…
WHO approved first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access
On Oct. 3, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had listed the first mpox in vitro…
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Strengthening the U.S. Biomedical Research Enterprise Entails National Strategic Coordination, Focus on Health Equity
On Oct. 1, 2024, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced a study showing that although the U.S….
Medical imaging breakthrough could transform cancer and arthritis diagnosis
On Sept. 30, 2024, a University College London research team announced technology that can deliver photoacoustic tomography (PAT)…
Brain Scans revealed changes from Long COVID Fatigue
On Sept. 27, 2024, a study that evaluated the structural and functional connectivity correlates of fatigue in post-COVID…
New approach to defibrillation may improve cardiac arrest outcomes
On Sept. 20, 2024, study results released by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers suggested placing defibrillation…
FDA authorized first OTC hearing aid software to be used in Apple’s AirPods Pro
On Sep. 12, 2024, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing…
Covid-19 pandemic changed scientific publishing
On Sep. 9, 2024, Santo Fortunato, a professor at Luddy School of Informatics, reported that an international research…
Artificial intelligence improved lung cancer diagnosis
On Aug. 23, 2024, A team of researchers from the University of Cologne announced they had created a…
International Study Detected Consciousness in Unresponsive Patients
On Aug. 14, 2024, a study co-led by Mass General Brigham found that one in four patients with…
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FDA Approved ‘First Gene Therapy’ to Treat Adults with Metastatic Synovial Sarcoma
On Aug. 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adaptimmune’s Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel), a gene therapy…