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New federal autism committee head has financial ties to leucovorin
RFK Jr. has installed John Gaitanis, a pediatric neurologist, as the new chair of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Co…
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Senescent Cells and Somatic Mutations as Distinct Drivers of Aging
Senescent cells accumulate with age, likely largely because the aging of the immune system slows down the clearance of s…
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Retinal Imaging Changes Correlate with the Early Stages of Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers here suggest yet another possible use for retinal imaging, in this case an assessment of the burden imposed …
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Why insects need their own protected areas
Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02997-1Why insects need their own protected areas…
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STAT+: Ohio governor’s race is a battle over Covid, health costs, and trust in science
The race between Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy could be the election’s most direct test of where the heartland stands on…
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STAT+: Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs the Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next
Why an influential GOP health policy expert still backs $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts — and which policy target is next.…
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STAT+: Members of Congress push back on plan to create a commission of political appointees to review NIH grants
Several members of Congress voiced strong opposition about a reported plan to create a panel of political appointees to …
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Proven radiotracer highly effective in detecting rare, aggressive kidney cancer
Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) demonstrates strong uptake of the radiotracer 18F-FDG, distinguishing it from other type…
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Targeting Inflammation to Treat Atherosclerosis
Like many age-related conditions, atherosclerosis is accelerated by the chronic inflammation of aging. An atheroscleroti…
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STAT+: What a vote on Grail’s cancer detection test could mean for the company, patients, and regulators
Shares in Grail, the company developing a blood test for cancer, surged Monday after the FDA posted documents ahead of a…
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Early retinal dopamine imbalance appears across two inherited eye disease models
A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) reports changes in the dopamine system of the reti…
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Intermittent Fasting Shows Promise in a Huntington’s Trial
In a pilot study, patients engaging in intermittent fasting demonstrated improvements in Huntington’s disease, a n…
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Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast?
Our survival depends on brains that constantly search for danger and, if found, stay alert until it has passed. The amyg…
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STAT+: Lilly’s breast cancer combo wins approval
The FDA just approved a new combination drug treatment for patients with an advanced form of breast cancer.…
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Blood vessel features in tumors may help predict patient survival in colorectal cancer
Tumors require a blood supply to grow and survive. The blood vessels that nourish tumors can have different characterist…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo plans to expand its pipeline, early Alkermes ADHD data, and more
Novo Nodisk outlined plans to expand its pipeline and find new products that it could sell more like consumer goods than…
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President Trump’s newest vaccine ‘demands’ repeat old misinformation
A day after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that parents concerned about vaccines had a “friend” in the …
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Rainwater tanks may be harboring hidden health risks
Rainwater tanks are a popular way for Australians to save water, but new research has found they can also harbor potenti…
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STAT+: Alkermes’ orexin agonist shows potential to treat ADHD in early-stage trial
The drugmaker Alkermes said a therapy called an orexin agonist for the first time showed potential to treat people with …
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There is Such a Thing as Too Much of a Focus on the Brain in Neurodegenerative Disease
Every tissue in the body exchanges signals with every other tissue. Every tissue is dependent on specialized functions t…
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Low Cardiovascular Risk in Early Midlife Correlates with Better Late Life Health
Researchers here process data from a longitudinal study of several thousand people to show that better cardiovascular he…
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STAT+: With new strategy, Novo outlines plans for obesity, direct-to-consumer work
Under investor pressure, Novo presented its strategy to both grow its obesity franchise and diversify its pipeline.…
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Opinion: STAT+: The NIH budget should be $100 billion per year
“We should be strengthening our investment in the NIH, not dismantling it,” writes Reed Jobs.…
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STAT+: Can RFK Jr. help GOP win the midterms? Iowa is a test
How one state's governor's race is a test of whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement has an enduring political dra…