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STAT+: PhRMA taps Eric Cantor as new CEO
Cantor is taking the role at a challenging time for the pharmaceutical industry.…
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STAT+: Beam Therapeutics sues Chinese biotech, VC-backed startup, alleging theft of intellectual property
The gene-editing company Beam Therapeutics is alleging that one of its scientists stole intellectual property and used i…
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STAT+: Overton won’t get a vote before midterms
Health department nominees await Senate votes, and we map out what the elections mean for healthy policy.…
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STAT+: Anthropic joins ARPA-H clinical AI moonshot, will hold closed-door health care event
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Oura delays IPO plans, Anthropic joins an clinical AI effort by ARPA-H, and MAHA's …
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Transplanted Hearts Shift Toward Recipients’ Molecular Age
A new preprint study suggests that transplanted hearts’ epigenetic age and possibly function are influenced by their rec…
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STAT+: AstraZeneca invests $2 billion in Summit Therapeutics
AstraZeneca is teaming up with Summit Therapeutics to test its PD-1/VEGF bispecific ivonescimab alongside AstraZeneca’s …
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo licensing a Chinese obesity pill, Merck pulling an antibiotic, and more
Novo has agreed to pay up to $2.6 billion to license an experimental, weekly weight loss pill from China’s Hengrui Pharm…
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Junevity takes gene-network reset into skincare
Amorepacific deal puts therapeutic target discovery to work on skin aging – and Junevity sees scope for an ‘Ozempic mome…
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Researchers slow neurodegeneration in mice by barring T cells from the brain
A new study in mice led by Washington University in St. Louis researchers suggests that stopping certain immune cells fr…
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STAT+: UniQure’s gene therapy continues to slow Huntington’s progression after four years
UniQure's gene therapy continues to slow Huntington's progression after four years. But the magnitude of the benefit wan…
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The Peptide Catestatin Reduces Tau Pathology in Mice
Later stages of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies are characterized by the aggregation of altered tau protein, a…
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Light Sensitive Nanoparticles Bypass Dysfunctional Photoreceptor Cells
Researchers here provide an initial proof of concept demonstration of a novel foundation for replacing lost visual capac…
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Why MAHA wants to make health data much more accessible
At a MAHA Institute event, Kennedy and others argued that health data should be more accessible to researchers can study…
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She’s spent two decades talking to parents who don’t vaccinate their children. Here’s what she’s learned
Jennifer Reich has spent two decades speaking to families about their immunization decisions. In an interview, she unpac…
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α‐Synuclein Promotes Atherosclerosis by Impairing Macrophage Autophagic Flux
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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uPAR‐Targeting T Cell Engager Exerts Senolytic Effects in Mice and Non‐Human Primates With Serum Aminotransferase Activity as a Safety Monitor
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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Fluctuations in blood pressure over time linked to death and strokes, analysis of UK data finds
Greater variation in blood pressure between research visits was associated with a higher risk of death in a study of mor…
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Regulator-mandated study finds no link between semaglutide use and pancreatic cancer
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Ital…
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Risk from toxic metals can persist months after wildfires, Maui study finds
Post-wildfire air quality needs to be monitored long term, suggests a study finding Maui residents had high levels of to…
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STAT+: Merck discontinues a crucial antibiotic despite concerns over superbug resistance
Merck discontinued Recarbio, an important antibiotic in the U.S., despite concerns over resistance to superbugs.…
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A New Metric for Overall Senescent Cell Burden
Researchers have created a deep learning-based biomarker, SASP Score, that evaluates the combined effects of the senesce…
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PD-L1 Blockade in the Brain Restores Measures of Glial Cell Function
PD-L1 found on the surface of cells is a well known immune checkpoint protein. When it binds to the receptor PD-1 found …
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow transgender medical care restrictions in prison
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce, for now, restrictions on gender-affirming …
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STAT+: It really is bleak out there, and list prices matter
Health insurance premiums are skyrocketing, private equity hospital chain goes nonprofit, and more from STAT's Health Ca…