“As another Ebola outbreak unfolds, we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past,” writes Krutika Kuppalli.
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Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen
Storing carbon dioxide in rocks while producing hydrogen from them - and perhaps even geothermal power too - could be a double win on the climate front, and several groups are trying to make it happen
STAT+: Biotech execs, academic expert lament impact of FDA turnover on rare disease drug development
How the ouster of key officials at the FDA has created anxiety and uncertainty for the developers of rare disease drugs.
Best practices, including checking public <em>E. coli</em> reports and keeping your head above water can keep you safe while swimming.
Kennedy will have broad latitude to remake the panel, which helps determine what preventive care must be covered by health insurance.
<p>A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak response, a new epidemic in central Africa is caused by a strain the world never fully prepared for</p>
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The FDA's new path, the status of animal testing, and other biotech news from The Readout
<p>UK scientists find tocilizumab, used for rheumatoid arthritis, may help antidepressant-resistant patients</p><p>Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression among patients who have not responded to conventional antidepressants, according to the results of an early clinical trial.</p><p>Researchers at the University of Bristol investigated whether tocilizumab, an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for immune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, could improve symptoms of difficult-to-treat depression.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/immunotherapy-drug-tocilizumab-potential-treatment-depression-uk-trial">Continue reading...</a>
An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is what to do about it.
By replacing the most fundamental concept in topology, Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen are taking the first step in a far bigger program to understand why numbers behave the way they do. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/two-researchers-are-rebuilding-mathematics-from-the-ground-up-20260520/" target="_blank">Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Grothendieck is revered in the world of math; outside of it, he’s known for his unusual life, if he’s known at all. But what were his actual mathematical contributions? <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-alexander-grothendieck-revolutionized-20th-century-mathematics-20260520/" target="_blank">How Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
<p>NASA’s Psyche snapped images as it flew by Mars last week. The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to give itself a boost on its journey toward its target asteroid</p>
Stephanie Haridopolos, a family medicine physician and senior HHS adviser, will take on the surgeon general's duties on an interim basis.
When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to teach us in today’s genetic age
Fifty years ago, a draft of Richard Dawkins’s first book landed on book editor Michael Rodgers’s desk – and life was never the same
Last year, The New Yorker revealed the late Sacks's "guilt" about his “falsification” in The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, but is this story about more than just the facts?
For Wall Street, the political risk of investing in drug companies has been demoted in comparison to other concerns
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Scientist Saul Justine Newman debunks high-profile longevity research and antiaging “medicine” in a new book.
<p>Denver’s hockey team is studded with stars, but training and playing the game some 5,000 feet above sea level may give their athletic performance a boost over that of their rivals</p>
USAID cuts have painful outcomes for the Ebola outbreak, states sue over a new professional ed loan rule, and other health news
The WHO defended its Ebola response, noting it's national authorities who detect outbreaks. Marco Rubio had said the WHO was 'a little late'