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Longeveron’s stem cell data hint at calmer brains
A new preprint links the company’s cell therapy to less brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s, just as it heads out on an in…
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Hospitals’ next lucrative bet — longevity clinics
On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's biotech podcast, we discuss the booming industry of longevity health.…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an HHS peptide push, Trump’s pharma stock holdings, and more
The Trump administration is proceeding with a plan to allow compounding pharmacies to produce certain peptides…
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Kailera’s obesity trials are full, results due 2028
All three Phase 3 trials of the weekly shot ribupatide have finished enrolling, and the head-to-head against semaglutide…
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What to read before you go see that new documentary on Elizabeth Holmes
Ahead of "You Can See Everything" hitting theaters, let's rewind the last decade and review some of the most significant…
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Immune Aging as a Shared Cause of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis
The aging of the immune system arises from the underlying causes of aging, but in and of itself causes significant furth…
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Epigenetic Aging is Accelerated in Large Dogs versus Small Dogs
Smaller dog breeds live for longer than larger dog breeds, which perhaps allows some insight into mechanisms of aging. R…
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MTR4: A Conserved Youth Factor for Vascular Endothelium
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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High‐Fat Diet–Induced Metabolic Stress Durably Reprograms the Liver Regenerative Compartment Toward a Senescence‐Like State
Aging Cell, Volume 25, Issue 10, October 2026.…
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STAT+: Coerced sex or a jealous ex? Jury weighs dueling accounts of star scientist David Sabatini’s downfall
Was molecular biologist David Sabatini a manipulative mentor who coerced a younger colleague into sex? Or was he the vic…
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STAT+: In DOGE’s aftermath, federal health workers bristle at new performance reviews
Changes to the annual performance review process are the latest flashpoint in tensions between federal workers across th…
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Anti-aging and longevity research - Britannica
Anti-aging and longevity research Britannica…
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Drug-coated balloons could offer an alternative to permanent heart stents for some patients
Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries—accord…
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Making SIRT1 and NAD+ Therapies Work in People
Reviewers publishing in Biology have elucidated SIRT1 functional reserve as an aspect of aging, describing how its deple…
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Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.
U.S. health officials are moving ahead with a plan to allow specialty pharmacies to produce certain peptides, a class of…
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Merck and Moderna have ‘lot of exploring to do’ after initial cancer vaccine success
Stephen Hoge and Dean Li, at the STAT Summit, spoke of how Merck and Moderna will pair Keytruda with personalized mRNA v…
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Study: Food prescription programs for food-insecure older adults work best when fresh food is delivered to their door
People who eat fresh food are healthier than those who don't. That simple fact is the basis of food prescription program…
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Interactions of the Gut Microbiome and Exercise in the Context of Muscle Aging Leading to Frailty
Animal studies suggest that the composition and activities of the gut microbiome are as influential on long-term health …
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The Trump administration is doubling down on health care fraud investigations
At the STAT Summit, the Department of Justice offered up a warning for health care executives: Don’t be another Theranos…
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Mass. lawmaker Auchincloss favors boosting U.S. biotech over targeting China
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) has some advice for fellow lawmakers: unapologetically support the biotech industry.…
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STAT+: Former FDA commissioners Califf, Gottlieb, Sharpless lay into current HHS leadership
Former FDA commissioners Rob Califf (Obama and Biden administrations), Scott Gottlieb, and Ned Sharpless (both from the …
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STAT+: Verastem’s KRAS inhibitor shows promise in pancreatic cancer
Verastem Oncology reports encouraging early results for its KRAS G12D inhibitor, which it’s studying in more than 200 pa…
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After a melanoma diagnosis, mRNA cancer vaccine delivered a patient hope — and a path forward
A schoolteacher diagnosed with melanoma provides an inside look at what it was like to be treated with a cancer vaccine …
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about former FDA head calling DOGE a ‘disaster,’ an AstraZeneca AI deal, and more
Three former FDA chiefs lit into the Trump administration, criticizing the now former FDA officials who oversaw a massiv…