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Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. Good morning everyone. This is Alison. I’ll be covering this for Teresa today. I have to say that the recent news about the presidential physical fitness test reminded me. I remember the “sit and reach” exam. I know that my school had climbing ropes, but I don’t think we were allowed to actually climb on them for fear of falling and getting hurt. Do any other Millennial Morning Round readers remember what activities they did on the test? Send your memories…
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified a key factor that may help colorectal cancer spread to the liver. Their findings suggest that losing GATA6, a transcription factor that helps control which genes are turned on and off, may push cancer cells into a more primitive and adaptive state, allowing them to metastasize. Understanding how this change occurs could lead to new strategies to prevent one of the most deadly aspects of colorectal cancer. GATA6 normally acts as a molecular “identity keeper” within the cells lining the intestine, helping to maintain specialized cell functions.…
A major new study reveals that different types of intelligence share distinct genetic links with a variety of mental illnesses. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that genetic risk for diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder corresponds to lower problem-solving abilities and higher knowledge reserves. These findings indicate that the genetic relationship between mental health and cognition is highly specific to the particular mental skill in question. Researchers have documented that many mental illnesses involve differences in cognitive abilities. People diagnosed with a particular disorder often score differently on standardized tests compared to unaffected people. Genetic data also…
Written by Katherine Nakarebu, Yale University Climate Studies July 7, 2026 From May to October each year, the United States enters what climate scientists and emergency managers now call the “danger season.” It’s been a six-month ordeal as hurricane season peaks, heat domes settle over cities for days, wildfires spread across millions of acres, and flash floods tear through communities with little warning. AI-powered predictions are constantly improving and can help keep some people safe by helping us understand when it’s time to stock up on food, get off the roads, and evacuate before a major storm. But whether in…
As temperatures in parts of Tennessee “felt” over 110 degrees last week due to the heat and humidity, the National Weather Service advised Tennesseans to stay indoors, stay hydrated and use air conditioning as “fans may not be enough.” But for an estimated 49,722 households in Tennessee, air conditioning isn’t an option. Data released in May by the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that about 2% of households in the state do not have access to any type of air conditioning. Christina Joan Rainey, a 31-year-old single mother in Carroll County, told Lookout that the temperature inside her home reached 82…
A new psychological study published in the journal Political Psychology suggests that people on the political left value distant strangers less than their own friends and family. Instead, research shows that liberals simply extend their moral concerns further outward, while prioritizing those closest to them. These findings help explain how different ideological groups balance local loyalty and global compassion. Humans naturally exhibit ingroup bias. This is a preference for family, friends, and familiar community members over outsiders. Social identity theory proposes that people derive strong self-esteem from group membership and develop deep loyalty to insiders. Evolutionary biology models suggest that…
A prototype quantum sensor developed by researchers at Imperial College London has demonstrated for the first time in real life that a key concept behind future quantum detectors may work beyond ideal laboratory assumptions. The study showed that experimental noise can be effectively removed by comparing two long-baseline atom interferometers, highly sensitive instruments that use lasers to track the movement of atoms. As a result, scientists can recover meaningful signals even when individual measurements seem completely overwhelmed. This advance could help pave the way for future searches for gravitational waves from the early universe and possible signatures of exotic forms…
Amy Bilafsky lived most of her life without health insurance. For 32 years, the 61-year-old has run her own entertainment company in Tucker, Georgia, installing bounce houses, petting zoos, stilt walkers and other attractions for family and corporate events. For several years, she did two specialties: face painting and balloon carving for children before Atlanta Hawks home games. One morning this spring, Mr. Bielawski delivered a singing telegram to a woman coming off her graveyard shift at Waffle House. Dressed as a chicken in a bikini, she sang a medley of songs by the Beatles and Stevie Wonder, and ended…
More than 150 million Americans have health insurance through their jobs, making it the primary way people in the United States obtain insurance. STAT examines this important source of insurance to understand how and why premiums are becoming unaffordable for workers and their families across the country. Health benefits are disappearing for small businesses Almost all large companies offer health insurance. However, less than 60% of small businesses with fewer than 200 employees currently offer insurance, an all-time low. The cost of health care is pushing small businesses, beloved by politicians and the bedrock of entire communities, over a fiscal…
listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results.Energy and environmental groups are reacting with alarm to a recent agreement between Canada and Alberta to build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, questioning whether an overseas buyer will be found for the oil that could eventually flow through the pipeline.Under the Alberta government’s proposal, the pipeline would cost between $35.2 billion and $43.7 billion, and the federal and Alberta governments would remain majority owners of the…