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Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Distinct Biology of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
An atlas of more than 850,000 nuclei revealed distinct cellular and genetic features in early-onset colorectal cancer, including changes associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poorer outcomes. The post Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Distinct Biology…
Is the oxytocin system a keystone in human wellbeing?
It has also taken over a century for science to fully realize that oxytocin is far more than a “female reproductive hormone.” Both the measurement and interpretation of the biochemical and functional properties of…
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3048 results
AI-based clinician decision support system for diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases: a multicenter, randomized trial
Nature Medicine, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04545-wRetina4IRD, an AI-based clinician decision support system, enhances inherited retinal disease diagnosis through multimodal imaging and clinical data integration, achieving 88.5% accuracy in a randomized clinical trial.
Prospective validation of imaging and serum diagnostic biomarkers of steatohepatitis and fibrosis in MASLD: the LITMUS Imaging Study
Nature Medicine, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04496-2In the LITMUS study, serum biomarkers outperformed imaging for identifying patients at risk of MASH, whereas elastography was superior for staging advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis.
A new, separate outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite
A win for peptide proponents, autism advisory committees clash, and more health news from Morning Rounds
STAT+: Merck strikes voluntary licensing deals in poor countries for an experimental HIV prevention pill
Merck is striking licensing deals for its experimental HIV prevention pill in hope of getting wide-scale production started quickly.
Opinion: The U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain problem is not about China
The national security framing of the discussion around pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities is a distraction, writes Pooja Yerramilli.
Senate advances MAHA-friendly bill for food warning labels and junk food ad bans
Unexpected alliances among Republicans and Democrats were on display over a bill meant to rein in ultra-processed foods.
STAT+: White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
INTEGRATING EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE PREVENTION AND HABIT REVERSAL TECHNIQUES TO TREAT A TOURETTIC SUBTYPE OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (TOURETTIC OCD).
Conditions: Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder; Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor or Vocal; Tic Disorders; Tic Disorder, Combined Vocal and Multiple Motor; Tourette Disease; Tourette Disorder; Tourettes Syndrome; Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Interventions: Behavioral: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Behavioral: Habit…
RCT of Mantram Repetition Versus Health Education for Veterans With PTSD and Chronic Pain
Conditions: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Pain, Chronic Interventions: Behavioral: Mantram Repetition Program for PTSD + Pain; Behavioral: Health Education while Living with Pain Sponsors: VA Office of Research and Development Not yet recruiting
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
Conditions: Anorexia in Adolescence; Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical; Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type; Anorexia Nervosa Restricting Type; Anorexia Nervosa With Significantly Low Body Weight; Body Composition Changes; Growth & Development; Malnutrition Severe; Malnutrition, Calorie Sponsors: University of California, San…
The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI
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. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags During a heat wave…
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease with circular RNA from blood
Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04563-8Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is important to ensure timely and accurate treatment. We show that a blood-based circular RNA signature can accurately detect Alzheimer’s disease as well as, or better than, current…
A Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Education Intervention for Caregivers of Very Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Parents of very preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience high levels of psychological distress, yet access to timely, evidence-based mental health support is limited by staffing and resource constraints. Digital mental health interventions offer…
STAT+: In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides
The panel recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to produce popular but unproven BPC-157 and KPV peptides.
Autism-Like Traits in Mice Improved After Single Rapamycin Dose
The results of a mouse study suggest that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like brain and behavior changes in offspring, and that the effects may be rapidly but temporarily reversible in adulthood with a dose of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin.…
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”
When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate. Surgeons have a matter of hours to get it into a recipient. Leave it…
STAT+: European regulators take steps to bolster clinical trial transparency
The European Medicines Agency is taking what advocacy groups are calling unexpectedly “rapid action” to ensure that clinical trial results are made public as required by law.
STAT+: Popular insulin product enters shortage as other pens leave market
The Lantus Solostar insulin pen isn't in official FDA shortage, but patients are having a tough time finding it.
Senate health panel delays vote on CDC nominee
Too few senators were in attendance to proceed with a vote on the CDC director nominee.
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Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Distinct Biology of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
An atlas of more than 850,000 nuclei revealed distinct cellular and genetic features in early-onset colorectal cancer, including changes associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poorer outcomes. The post Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Distinct Biology…
Is the oxytocin system a keystone in human wellbeing?
It has also taken over a century for science to fully realize that oxytocin is far more than a “female reproductive hormone.” Both the measurement and interpretation of the biochemical and functional properties of…
News
3048 results
AI-based clinician decision support system for diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases: a multicenter, randomized trial
Nature Medicine, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04545-wRetina4IRD, an AI-based clinician decision support system, enhances inherited retinal disease diagnosis through multimodal imaging and clinical data integration, achieving 88.5% accuracy in a randomized clinical trial.
Prospective validation of imaging and serum diagnostic biomarkers of steatohepatitis and fibrosis in MASLD: the LITMUS Imaging Study
Nature Medicine, Published online: 24 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04496-2In the LITMUS study, serum biomarkers outperformed imaging for identifying patients at risk of MASH, whereas elastography was superior for staging advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis.
A new, separate outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite
A win for peptide proponents, autism advisory committees clash, and more health news from Morning Rounds
STAT+: Merck strikes voluntary licensing deals in poor countries for an experimental HIV prevention pill
Merck is striking licensing deals for its experimental HIV prevention pill in hope of getting wide-scale production started quickly.
Opinion: The U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain problem is not about China
The national security framing of the discussion around pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities is a distraction, writes Pooja Yerramilli.
Senate advances MAHA-friendly bill for food warning labels and junk food ad bans
Unexpected alliances among Republicans and Democrats were on display over a bill meant to rein in ultra-processed foods.
STAT+: White House offers its science blueprint: More AI, less life sciences
The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.
INTEGRATING EXPOSURE AND RESPONSE PREVENTION AND HABIT REVERSAL TECHNIQUES TO TREAT A TOURETTIC SUBTYPE OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (TOURETTIC OCD).
Conditions: Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder; Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor or Vocal; Tic Disorders; Tic Disorder, Combined Vocal and Multiple Motor; Tourette Disease; Tourette Disorder; Tourettes Syndrome; Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Interventions: Behavioral: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Behavioral: Habit…
RCT of Mantram Repetition Versus Health Education for Veterans With PTSD and Chronic Pain
Conditions: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Pain, Chronic Interventions: Behavioral: Mantram Repetition Program for PTSD + Pain; Behavioral: Health Education while Living with Pain Sponsors: VA Office of Research and Development Not yet recruiting
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
Conditions: Anorexia in Adolescence; Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical; Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type; Anorexia Nervosa Restricting Type; Anorexia Nervosa With Significantly Low Body Weight; Body Composition Changes; Growth & Development; Malnutrition Severe; Malnutrition, Calorie Sponsors: University of California, San…
The Download: energy transmission and US threats against Chinese AI
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. The power line that could reshape New York’s grid is hitting snags During a heat wave…
Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease with circular RNA from blood
Nature Medicine, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04563-8Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is important to ensure timely and accurate treatment. We show that a blood-based circular RNA signature can accurately detect Alzheimer’s disease as well as, or better than, current…
A Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Education Intervention for Caregivers of Very Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Parents of very preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience high levels of psychological distress, yet access to timely, evidence-based mental health support is limited by staffing and resource constraints. Digital mental health interventions offer…
STAT+: In win for RFK Jr., FDA advisory panel narrowly votes to allow compounding of unapproved peptides
The panel recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to produce popular but unproven BPC-157 and KPV peptides.
Autism-Like Traits in Mice Improved After Single Rapamycin Dose
The results of a mouse study suggest that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like brain and behavior changes in offspring, and that the effects may be rapidly but temporarily reversible in adulthood with a dose of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin.…
U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”
When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate. Surgeons have a matter of hours to get it into a recipient. Leave it…
STAT+: European regulators take steps to bolster clinical trial transparency
The European Medicines Agency is taking what advocacy groups are calling unexpectedly “rapid action” to ensure that clinical trial results are made public as required by law.
STAT+: Popular insulin product enters shortage as other pens leave market
The Lantus Solostar insulin pen isn't in official FDA shortage, but patients are having a tough time finding it.
Senate health panel delays vote on CDC nominee
Too few senators were in attendance to proceed with a vote on the CDC director nominee.