Biogen and Denali Therapeutics said a closely watched experimental therapy for Parkinson’s disease failed to slow the degenerative brain disorder in a randomized trial.
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<p>The launch, when it comes, will mark the 12th flight test of Starship and the first demonstration of its V3 design—a new attempt could come as soon as Friday</p>
<p>Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time</p><p>The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.</p><p>Melanoma cases in the UK have risen above 20,000 for the first time ever, with 20,980 people being diagnosed with the form of cancer in 2022, according to analysis of the latest figures by Cancer Research UK.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/22/melanoma-skin-cancer-cases-uk-reach-record">Continue reading...</a>
A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.
Besides showing skepticism on the budget, senators grilled the NIH director about a leadership vacuum, two viral outbreaks, and the pace of funding.
A type of targeted chemotherapy developed by China-based Kelun-Biotech and licensed to Merck cut the risk of tumor progression by 65% in patients with lung cancer, according to Phase 3…
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
<p>Constructed by ancient Egyptians, the Great Pyramid has survived multiple earthquakes through the ages—now researchers think they know why</p>
The differences seen here could be throwing off how we study planetary atmospheres.
<p>These critters were carrying the Sin Nombre variant of hantavirus, which can be spread from rodents to humans but not from one person to another</p>
On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” the hosts discuss STAT's Breakthrough Summit West, where powerful leaders from health care and science rubbed shoulders. They share some of the…
<p>An out-of-this-world weather report from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals how clouds move across a giant planet hundreds of light-years from Earth</p>
<p>Gold doesn’t tarnish like similar metals do. A new paper says that the key is the intricate “herringbone” pattern of its atoms.</p>
<p>Experts question this study’s design and its recommendations—and point out that you probably get more exercise than you think</p>
From special pens to earwax evaluations, a plethora of emerging diagnostics could one day be a major boon for people with the debilitating disease.
<p>This year’s expected El Niño could hamper hurricanes in the Atlantic but boost them in the central and eastern Pacific</p>
<p>Eli Lilly says participants in a sizable trial of retatrutide lost much more weight compared to other weight-loss drugs</p><p>A new weight-loss drug has helped participants in a sizable trial lose much more weight than other obesity drugs already on the market – up to an average of 28% of their body weight – Eli Lilly <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lillys-triple-agonist-retatrutide-delivered-powerful-weight-loss-in-pivotal-phase-3-obesity-trial-302778859.html">announced</a> on Thursday.</p><p>The Indiana-based pharmaceutical company in a press statement said that retatrutide, a once-weekly triple hormone receptor agonist, led to an average weight loss of 70.3lb (28.3%) over 80 weeks among participants receiving the 12mg dose, with 45.3% achieving at least 30% weight loss.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/21/weight-loss-shot-eli-lilly-glp-1">Continue reading...</a>
RFK Jr. is urging limits on how much screen time kids get, in a new government advisory.
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Artificial intelligence built by OpenAI has cracked a decades-old conjecture by Paul Erdős, which mathematicians have hailed as a monumental moment for AI in mathematics
<p>While drugs such as Wegovy target a single gut hormone, retatrutide is among a new class of GLP drugs that aims at three hormone receptors</p>
These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.
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