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UCSD, IGI Partnership Expands CRISPR Innovation Across Health, Agriculture, and the Environment
UC San Diego has joined the Innovative Genomics Institute as its fourth UC partner, expanding collaboration to develop next-generation genome-editing technologies that address major health, climate, agriculture, and environmental challenges through interdisciplinary research. The…
Diagnostic Discrimination of BOKE STARS, a Bimodal Continuous Performance Test, for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Assessment in Chinese Children: Single-Center Case-Control Study
Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 6.3% of Chinese children, but only 10% are diagnosed, as diagnosis is hindered by low awareness and lack of culturally adapted, objective tools. Existing continuous performance tests are unimodal…
Clinical Decision Support for Digital Dietary Counseling Under GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: Convergent Mixed Methods Usability and Treatment Satisfaction Pilot Study of the Personalized Nutrition Advisor
Background: Dietary counseling is an essential complement to the growing use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to achieve sustainable weight loss. Diverse patient needs, the demand for ongoing support, and limited resources…
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Older Adults’ Experiences Navigating Setup of Digital Health Technology: Implementation Report
Background: Digital health and connected technologies may support better health outcomes among older adults, including those with multiple chronic conditions or low engagement in health behaviors. However, initial experiences with technology, including during unboxing, setup, and first use, can influence…
Curiosity in a Novel Virtual Reality Scenario and Its Association With Symptoms of Depression: Observational Pilot Investigation
Background: Curiosity plays a fundamental role in human learning, development, and motivation, and emerging evidence suggests that reduced curiosity is linked to poorer mental health outcomes, including depressive symptoms (DS). However, to date, the majority of curiosity research relies on…
STAT+: French regulator fines Novo and Lilly over weight loss ad campaigns
France's medicines regulator has fined Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly over their weight loss ad campaigns.
Opinion: Mifepristone court ruling makes drug development riskier for everyone
The 5th Circuit’s ruling on mifepristone “is bad for health care access, and it’s also bad for innovation,” writes Grace E. Colón.
Biomarker of Epigenetic Aging Could Signal Depression
A biomarker of epigenetic aging of white blood cells called monocytes is linked to depression in a study of women with HIV. The post Biomarker of Epigenetic Aging Could Signal Depression appeared first on Inside Precision Medicine.
Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Two of the most powerful people in AI—Sam Altman and Elon Musk—began their face-off in court in…
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail, and pharmacies
The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the…
Researchers urge study of paternal deaths, though a new paper finds fatherhood is protective
A research letter published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics argues that paternal mortality deserve more attention
STAT+: Pump the brakes on AI, buddy; and deposition deadlock
It's tough to write nuanced headlines, but a new study on AI in emergency rooms is getting way overhyped.
The Child Mind Institute Names Dr. Vera Feuer as Chief Clinical Officer
Feuer brings more than two decades of clinical leadership to inaugural role New York, NY – The Child Mind Institute, an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children affected by mental health disorders, today announced Vera Feuer, MD, as the organization’s first-ever Chief Clinical Officer. A seasoned specialist in pediatric and adolescent mental health, Dr.…
Digital twins of ex vivo human lungs enable accurate and personalized evaluation of therapeutic efficacy
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03121-4A comprehensive ‘digital twin’ of a human organ has been built.
An international and independent scientific foundation for AI governance
Nature Medicine, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04375-wAn international and independent scientific foundation for AI governance
Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with Altered Development of Amygdala-Ventrolateral Prefrontal Connectivity During Implicit Emotion Regulation Across Adolescence
Adolescence is characterized by extensive development in neural circuits that support emotion processing and regulation, and by increased risk for depression. While altered frontolimbic functioning during emotion processing has been implicated in youth with depression relative to healthy controls, the…
Phasing out animal research prematurely will maintain gender inequities in medicine
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02309-wDecades of male bias in animal research have left female biology critically understudied. Prematurely phasing out animal research would lock this inequity into future biomedicine, disproportionately harming women.
Stochastic growth and ligand–receptor interaction-mediated stabilization generate stereotyped dendritic arbors
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02278-0Stereotyped dendritic arbors arise from stochastic growth and selective stabilization of dendritic branches. Two pools of guidance receptor are required. Ligand-free receptors drive stochastic growth while ligand-bound receptors stabilize branches.
Microglia-dependent regulation of fear memory extinction
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02286-0Liu et al. show in mice that microglia are recruited to the soma and dendritic processes of fear engram neurons during extinction learning and that they weaken fear memories by temporarily silencing and…
STAT+: Biotech raises $42 million to run Huntington’s disease trial
Latus Bio raised $42 million as it prepares to seek FDA approval to start a clinical trial for its gene therapy for Huntington's disease.
Opinion: Are blue zones real? Answering that question is harder than ever
"Blue zones" as a concept have strayed far and wide from their humble roots, write Shelley Wood and Eric Topol.
Opinion: STAT+: China’s strict new supply chain regulations could create massive problems for Western biopharma companies
China is now a peer competitor in drug innovation — and it intends to stay that way on its own terms, writes Dennis Kwok.
Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S. — or not come to begin with
Labs are seeing fewer applications from international students and researchers, and some doctoral students are considering leaving early.