Biotechnology company Regeneron will acquire 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million, with a plan to keep the DNA-testing company […]
Category: Health
RFK Jr’s plan to ban fluoride supplements will “hurt rural America,” dentists say
“Harmful” While fluoride can kill bacteria, particularly at high levels, it’s used in oral health to inhibit the demineralization of […]
From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits
Skip to content The N-of-1 accomplishment provides a template for swift, personalized genetic therapies. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, MD, PhD, and Penn […]
With US out, WHO director says it’s running on budget of a local hospital
After a recent investment round and with the assumption that member states allow an increase in dues, the WHO is […]
A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise
Small change The CDC researchers identified the EspW mutation by comparing the genetic sequences of 729 isolates of the new […]
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
When you don’t believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster—or maybe your bathtub. Over the weekend, America’s top […]
A new era in cancer therapies is at hand
New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy. In 2012, clinicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia treated Emily […]
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, […]
New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations
For the new study, CDC researchers looked at RSV hospitalization rates across two different RSV surveillance networks of hospitals and […]
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations. For more than two months, the Trump administration […]