Study finds missed opportunities for targeted cancer treatments
Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT…
Evaluating a digital serious game for learning medical terminology in a randomized controlled trial
Smith, S., Fisher, J. & Goff, I. MediLex: the medical jargon-busting game. Clin. Teach. 14, 273–278 (2017). Google…
Zimmer Biomet Appoints Dr. Jonathan M. Vigdorchik as Chief Science, Technology and Medical Affairs Officer
Experienced orthopedic surgeon from the Hospital for Special Surgery, innovator and former Chief Medical Technology Advisor joins company…
How Ireland became dependent on big pharma — and the risks ahead
In just 50 years, Ireland has become the world’s third largest exporter of pharmaceuticals, with medicines now making…
Natural peptide in sweat may help block flu infection before symptoms start
A naturally produced peptide found in sweat, saliva, tears, and the nasopharynx may help stop influenza before it…
Health care giants are trimming jobs, not driving employment growth
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
FDA approves high dose version of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy
The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark,…
Molecular Adaptations And Engineering Of Extremophiles For Synthetic Biology And Biotechnological Applications
Industrial applications and role in the climate change of different classes of extremophiles. (a) Illustrations in the inner…
Tricorder Tech: Protein Sequencing Advance Offers New Insights Into Life’s Foundations
DNA-encoded Edman degradation on magnetic beads. (A) Reaction scheme for barcoding PTC amino acids via DNA-encoded Edman degradation…
New approach developed to visualize proteins at unprecedented scale and sensitivity
Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology’s…
Defining the limits of immunotherapy in early small-cell lung cancer
Immunotherapy given during and after chemoradiation did not improve survival for study participants with limited-stage, small-cell lung cancer…
With Evo 2, AI Can Model And Design The Genetic Code For All Domains Of Life
Mechanistic interpretability of Evo 2 reveals DNA, RNA, protein and organism-level features — Nature The DNA foundation model…