Microbiome composition varies based on sampling time, mouse study finds(statnews.com)

20 points by wjb3 2 years ago | 4 comments

What can medicine do for people with genes for ALS?(statnews.com)

61 points by swid 3 years ago | 53 comments

Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure(statnews.com)

474 points by leeny 2 years ago | 204 comments

STAT News article reporting scientists documenting the first transmitted Alzheimer's cases, linked to past treatment with cadaver-derived human growth hormone.

FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease(statnews.com)

498 points by divbzero 2 years ago | 215 comments

STAT News article reporting the FDA's December 2023 approval of Casgevy, the first CRISPR-based medicine, for treating sickle cell disease.

Pfizer ended up passing on my GLP-1 work back in the early '90s (2024)(statnews.com)

93 points by rajlego 10 months ago | 39 comments

CDC's top laboratory on STDs is shut by Trump administration(statnews.com)

103 points by pmags 1 year ago | 30 comments