Health and Nutrition
Brain scans reveal opposite reward responses in ADHD and autism
A new meta-analysis reveals that while ADHD and autism both feature atypical brain responses to rewards, the underlying neural activity goes in completely opposite directions, pro…
STAT+: PhRMA sues over Trump policy mandating lower drug prices in Medicare
The brand drug industry’s main trade group is suing the Trump administration over a pilot program tying Medicare drug prices to those in peer countries.
LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years
Four people and a dog may have been exposed to rabies from the animal, Los Angeles public health officials sayLos Angeles county recently documented its first rabid raccoon in mor…
Conservatives’ more rigid thinking styles don’t seem to make them likelier than liberals to toe the party line
Conservatives tend to report more rigid thinking styles than liberals, but that doesn't appear to make them more likely to follow their party's lead. Across dozens of issues, both…
Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests
New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play…
STAT+: Merck suffers a setback in Europe over its new Keytruda formulation
In a setback for Merck, a Dutch court ordered a halt to the manufacturing and marketing of a subcutaneous formulation of Keytruda in several European countries.
Physical attractiveness offers no protection for perpetrators of online misogyny
A recent experiment found that physical attractiveness does not protect internet trolls from judgment. When encountering online misogyny, users rely on the severity of the message…
A love of intense sweetness shows a surprising link to financial choices
People with a strong preference for intensely sweet tastes tend to choose immediate, smaller rewards over delayed ones. New research suggests this impatience is largely explained …
STAT+: Forbion raises $2.6 billion, its largest fundraise to date
Forbion, a prominent European venture capital firm, said it has raised $2.6 billion, its largest fundraise to date and one of the largest in the region in recent years.
STAT+: Why health AI pilots in Utah may be on a collision course with the FDA
In this edition of STAT's AIP Prognosis: Unresolved regulatory questions around Utah's AI sandbox, and more health AI news.
Researchers probe the oxytocin system for clues to functional neurological disorder
Researchers exploring Functional Neurological Disorder found that while genetics alone don't explain the condition, epigenetic markers and salivary oxytocin levels interact in way…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about WHO obesity guidelines for kids, DOJ targeting pharma, and more
The World Health Organization released its first guidelines addressing the sharp rise in obesity among children and adolescents
STAT+: Justice Department targets drugmakers in new directive on combating white-collar fraud
The Justice Department issued a new directive for combating fraud that noted the agency will pursue violations of a federal law that tightly regulates the pharmaceutical industry.
People who think the world lacks meaning are more prone to political violence
People who view the world as devoid of meaning are more likely to support political violence. A new study suggests that simple exercises to find everyday meaning could help reduce…
Tom Hunt’s recipe for fridge-raid minestrone, UK-style | Waste not
A creative way to use up the bits you already have around, all while getting in a healthy mixture of vegetables and whole grains This hearty dish is inspired by the diets of the B…
ER visits from people born outside the U.S. dropped after ICE raids
A new study found that visits by people born outside of the U.S. to three LA emergency rooms dropped precipitously after ICE raids increased last year.
Scientists decode imagined melodies from human brain waves
Researchers have successfully trained computer models to decode the structure of imagined melodies from human brain waves. By tracking relative pitch, the models reconstructed the…
2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘mirror image’ molecule research, with impact on pharmacology
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for solving a mystery with research on "mirror image" molecules.
Winning the lottery helps men marry, but briefly raises divorce risk for women
Winning a lottery prize of about $140,000 made single Swedish men roughly 30 percent more likely to marry within five years. For married women, a similar windfall nearly doubled t…
Opinion: My oncologist recommended active surveillance for prostate cancer. Life insurers called it ‘untreated cancer’
“I reject the idea that a man who keeps every prostate cancer surveillance appointment has ‘untreated cancer,’” writes Howard Wolinsky.
STAT+: Democrats plot a midterms push for MAHA voters
Key Democrats are meeting with MAHA activists and rolling out food and environmental plans to entice them.
STAT+: In Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a promising therapy is available to a fortunate few
Exon-skipping drugs present a critical test for the FDA’s goal of encouraging treatments for rare disease.
STAT+: Caribou Biosciences, biotech co-founded by Jennifer Doudna, is shutting down
Caribou Biosciences is shutting down after failing to raise the money necessary to fund a late-stage clinical trial of its off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy for lymphoma.
Roast chicken, congee and cookies: Ravinder Bhogal’s autumn squash recipes
Nutty in flavour and creamy in texture, autumn’s bounty of squash and pumpkin has many uses, both sweet and savouryThe shops are heaving with pumpkins and squash, and though there…