Scientists Identify Alzheimer’s Disease-Protective Genetic Factors and Unravel Disease Mechanisms
On Feb. 4, 2025, an international research teams led by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)…
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FDA Approves Genentech’s Susvimo as the First and Only Continuous Delivery Treatment for the Leading Cause of Diabetes-Related Blindness
On Feb. 4, 2025, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Susvimo® (ranibizumab…
Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches in Uganda
On Feb. 3, 2025, in a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
TGen researchers create spatial map of gene expression in pulmonary fibrosis
On Feb. 3, 2025, a team of researchers co-led by TGen, part of City of Hope announced creating…
tuberculosis outbreak from 2024 Ongoing in Kansas
On Jan. 31, 2025, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported that there were 67 confirmed…
CIRM Awards Nearly $100 Million to Boost Discovery, Translational, and Clinical Disease Research
On Jan. 30, 2025, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced it has awarded nearly $100 million…
WHO accelerates efforts to support response to Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda
On Jan. 30, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it was mobilizing efforts to support national health…
WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
On Jan. 30, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis…
FDA Approves Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain
On Jan. 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’s Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram…
‘Breakthrough’ stem-cell patches strengthened a woman’s failing heart
On Jan. 29, 2025, researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen announced they have shown that patches of…
University of Queensland team finds relative of deadly Hendra virus in the U.S.
On Jan. 29, 2025, researchers at The University of Queensland announced they have identified the first henipavirus in…
Mapping of a gigantic salamander genome reveals secrets of regeneration
Jan. 29, 2025, an international team of researchers led by the Karolinska Institutet announced they have mapped the…
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FDA approves Ozempic® (semaglutide) as only GLP-1 RA to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease and cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and CKD
On Jan. 28, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ozempic® to…
A genome-wide atlas of cell morphology revealed gene functions
On Jan. 27, 2025, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with collaborators at Calico…
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
On Jan. 27, 2025, researchers reported that the H5N1 virus is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the…
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U.S. FDA drops Support improving clinical trial diversity
Jan. 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies…
South Dakota Department of Health Reported Death from co-infection of Pertussis and influenza
On Jan. 24, 2025, The South Dakota Department of Health reported the death of a child due to…
Georgia certified malaria-free by WHO
On Jan. 23, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that following a nearly century-long effort, Georgia has…
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…
Complete recombination map of the human-genome, a major step in genetics
On Jan. 22, 2025, scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen announced they have constructed a complete map of how human…
FDA approved SPRAVATO® (esketamine) in the U.S. as the first and only monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression
On Jan. 21, 2025, Johnson & Johnson announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a…
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U.S. announces withdrawal from the World Health Organization
On Jan. 20, 2025, the White House announced the United States will exit the World Health Organization (WHO)….
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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…
Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus disease
On Jan. 20, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg…
huge study highlights new health risks of Obesity drugs
On Jan. 20, 2025, an analysis of data from nearly 2 million people has revealed new insights into…
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HIV vaccines can lead to Chain Reaction of antibodies against antibodies
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists from Scripps Research Institute reported finding that some HIV vaccination can lead to…
Colossal Biosciences Raises $200 Million For De-Extinction Effort
On Jan. 16, 2025, Colossal Biosciences – the company behind an ambitious, Jurassic Park-style effort to revive extinct bird and…
BARDA Awards $375 million to develop COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Jan. 16, 2025, Shionogi Inc. has been awarded a $375 million project agreement through the Rapid Response…
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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…