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Brain Quality Control Selectively Eliminates Neurons with Abnormal Variants in Development
In developing fetuses, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated around when the baby is born. New research suggests that this is an important quality-control mechanism. The post…
Improving Materials for a Technology-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: Mixed Methods Usability Test
Background: Childhood obesity remains a public health concern in the United States, disproportionately affecting Hispanic/Latino and rural populations. Despite this disparity, there is a lack of culturally relevant programs specifically designed to reach this…
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Opinion: STAT+: Did Kennedy just stack the deck on FDA oversight of peptides?
RFK Jr. had long signaled that he was going to do something big on peptides. Now the moment has arrived.
It’s time to make a plan for nuclear waste
Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment of support across the political spectrum in the US. Interest from tech companies that are scrambling to meet demand for massive data centers has sparked a resurgence of money and attention in the…
New report shows some health equity wins. Experts fear they will be short-lived
A report released Wednesday highlights successes in reducing health disparities in U.S. states between 2022 and 2024.
Circulating Oxytocin Changes in Response to MDMA vs. Placebo in Adult Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Matched Healthy Controls
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions: Diagnostic Test: MDMA; Diagnostic Test: Placebo Sponsors: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Not yet recruiting
A Study of Home-use Brain Stimulation to Treat Bipolar Depression
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder (BD) Interventions: Device: Flow FL-100 tDCS headset Sponsors: King's College London; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Recruiting
A Study Of Senyo Health With Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment In Bipolar Patients
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder; Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol) Interventions: Other: Senyo Health App Sponsors: Mayo Clinic Not yet recruiting
Efficacy and Safety of Daridorexant in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia
Conditions: Insomnia; Major Depressive Disorder Interventions: Drug: Daridorexant 50 mg; Drug: Placebo Sponsors: Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge Not yet recruiting
The Impact of Digital Detox Training on Screen Use, Sleep Quality, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Adolescents
Conditions: Digital Screen Addiction and Sleep Quality in Adolescents Interventions: Behavioral: Digital Detox Intervention Sponsors: Şırnak Üniversitesi Completed
Historic FDA approval brings first gene therapy for genetic deafness
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03145-wThe first-of-its-kind genetic medicine treats a rare and profound otoferlin-related hearing loss, and will be made available by Regeneron for free in the United States.
STAT+: Health system CEOs get off easy at Congressional hearing on affordability
Committee members largely blamed the other party’s health care policies for driving U.S. health care prices to levels inaccessible to many Americans.
Prevalence of Cognitive Distortion Markers in a Suicide Prevention Chat Service: Mixed Methods Study
Background: Suicide helplines increasingly employ chat services to aid those in urgent need, but the wording and structure of text-driven exchanges may affect their effectiveness. Objective: Given the association of cognitive distortions with depression and anxiety, this study investigated their…
STAT+: AIDS group sues Trump administration over undisclosed agreement with Gilead
The AIDS advocacy group PrEP4All has sued the Trump administration over an undisclosed agreement with Gilead.
STAT+: FDA launches effort to speed up clinical trials, using AI
Monitoring trials in real time may help shorten the time interval between trial phases.
Opinion: Healthcare or health care? Help STAT decide
Should STAT use “healthcare” or “health care”? We want to hear from you.
Opinion: FDA commissioner: ‘Smarter,’ real-time clinical trials could transform drug development
“For the first time, FDA regulators will be able to see what’s happening in a clinical trial, looking at endpoints in the cloud as they occur,” writes FDA commissioner.
The Download: Musk and Altman’s legal showdown, and AI’s profit problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future Elon Musk and OpenAI…
A structured narrative review on VNS-treated drug-resistant epilepsy: EEG markers, neurochemical mechanisms, and future biomarker-driven computational directions
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Experimental and clinical evidence indicates that its therapeutic effects involve distributed brain networks and multiple neurochemical pathways. Electroencephalography (EEG) has been widely used to characterize VNS-related neurophysiological changes,…
Functional connectivity changes in the thalamocortical network due to neck pain and the multiscale regulatory effects of acupuncture: a cross-scale multi-omics neuroimaging study
BackgroundNeck pain correlates with multiscale brain abnormalities, but cross-scale mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia are unclear. This study aimed to: (1) Explore differential modulation of thalamic functional networks by verum vs. sham acupuncture; (2) Examine associations between functional connectivity changes and…
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Brain Quality Control Selectively Eliminates Neurons with Abnormal Variants in Development
In developing fetuses, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated around when the baby is born. New research suggests that this is an important quality-control mechanism. The post…
Improving Materials for a Technology-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: Mixed Methods Usability Test
Background: Childhood obesity remains a public health concern in the United States, disproportionately affecting Hispanic/Latino and rural populations. Despite this disparity, there is a lack of culturally relevant programs specifically designed to reach this…
News
3070 results
Opinion: STAT+: Did Kennedy just stack the deck on FDA oversight of peptides?
RFK Jr. had long signaled that he was going to do something big on peptides. Now the moment has arrived.
It’s time to make a plan for nuclear waste
Today, nuclear energy enjoys a rare moment of support across the political spectrum in the US. Interest from tech companies that are scrambling to meet demand for massive data centers has sparked a resurgence of money and attention in the…
New report shows some health equity wins. Experts fear they will be short-lived
A report released Wednesday highlights successes in reducing health disparities in U.S. states between 2022 and 2024.
Circulating Oxytocin Changes in Response to MDMA vs. Placebo in Adult Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Matched Healthy Controls
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions: Diagnostic Test: MDMA; Diagnostic Test: Placebo Sponsors: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Not yet recruiting
A Study of Home-use Brain Stimulation to Treat Bipolar Depression
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder (BD) Interventions: Device: Flow FL-100 tDCS headset Sponsors: King's College London; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Recruiting
A Study Of Senyo Health With Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment In Bipolar Patients
Conditions: Bipolar Disorder; Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol) Interventions: Other: Senyo Health App Sponsors: Mayo Clinic Not yet recruiting
Efficacy and Safety of Daridorexant in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia
Conditions: Insomnia; Major Depressive Disorder Interventions: Drug: Daridorexant 50 mg; Drug: Placebo Sponsors: Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge Not yet recruiting
The Impact of Digital Detox Training on Screen Use, Sleep Quality, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Adolescents
Conditions: Digital Screen Addiction and Sleep Quality in Adolescents Interventions: Behavioral: Digital Detox Intervention Sponsors: Şırnak Üniversitesi Completed
Historic FDA approval brings first gene therapy for genetic deafness
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41587-026-03145-wThe first-of-its-kind genetic medicine treats a rare and profound otoferlin-related hearing loss, and will be made available by Regeneron for free in the United States.
STAT+: Health system CEOs get off easy at Congressional hearing on affordability
Committee members largely blamed the other party’s health care policies for driving U.S. health care prices to levels inaccessible to many Americans.
Prevalence of Cognitive Distortion Markers in a Suicide Prevention Chat Service: Mixed Methods Study
Background: Suicide helplines increasingly employ chat services to aid those in urgent need, but the wording and structure of text-driven exchanges may affect their effectiveness. Objective: Given the association of cognitive distortions with depression and anxiety, this study investigated their…
STAT+: AIDS group sues Trump administration over undisclosed agreement with Gilead
The AIDS advocacy group PrEP4All has sued the Trump administration over an undisclosed agreement with Gilead.
STAT+: FDA launches effort to speed up clinical trials, using AI
Monitoring trials in real time may help shorten the time interval between trial phases.
Opinion: Healthcare or health care? Help STAT decide
Should STAT use “healthcare” or “health care”? We want to hear from you.
Opinion: FDA commissioner: ‘Smarter,’ real-time clinical trials could transform drug development
“For the first time, FDA regulators will be able to see what’s happening in a clinical trial, looking at endpoints in the cloud as they occur,” writes FDA commissioner.
The Download: Musk and Altman’s legal showdown, and AI’s profit problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future Elon Musk and OpenAI…
A structured narrative review on VNS-treated drug-resistant epilepsy: EEG markers, neurochemical mechanisms, and future biomarker-driven computational directions
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Experimental and clinical evidence indicates that its therapeutic effects involve distributed brain networks and multiple neurochemical pathways. Electroencephalography (EEG) has been widely used to characterize VNS-related neurophysiological changes,…
Functional connectivity changes in the thalamocortical network due to neck pain and the multiscale regulatory effects of acupuncture: a cross-scale multi-omics neuroimaging study
BackgroundNeck pain correlates with multiscale brain abnormalities, but cross-scale mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia are unclear. This study aimed to: (1) Explore differential modulation of thalamic functional networks by verum vs. sham acupuncture; (2) Examine associations between functional connectivity changes and…