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Astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life have identified the most promising location. Researchers have narrowed down the number of rocky worlds that could support life to just under 50 out of more than 6,000 known exoplanets. The survey results are Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Noticesreflects the kind of missions imagined in Hollywood movies project hail mary. The story follows Ryan Gosling’s character as he travels to distant star systems in search of a way to save Earth, encountering extraterrestrial life forms along the way, including a being named Rocky and fictional microorganisms such as Astrophage and Taumoeba. Possibility of habitable zone…

Rare diseases are defined as diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States, and diagnosis can take years, if not decades. Approximately 10,000 rare diseases affect 30 million Americans, half of whom are children. What if we could identify rare diseases early and aggressively treat them before they progress? Advances in genetic testing are making that more possible. The company GeneDx is on a mission to address diagnostic challenges through faster and more affordable genomic testing. To explain the evolution of this technology, how it’s changing people’s lives, and where it’s headed in the future, senior writer…

Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. Today is the deadline for the White House to appoint a CDC director. Failure to do so would preclude NIH Director Jay Bhattacharyya from continuing in his acting role at another institution. STAT Editor-in-Chief Rick Burke and Washington reporter Daniel Payne got the inside scoop on the progress of the investigation last week. we are waiting for news. Oz announces new CMS program at STAT adobe The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching a new pilot program…

Qualified Health, a startup that works with health systems to evaluate and implement artificial intelligence technology, has raised $125 million in new funding to expand its business. Founded in 2023, Qualified Health provides health systems with an enterprise-wide AI platform designed to facilitate safe and responsible AI integration while building capabilities for long-term AI investments. Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates led the startup’s Series B round. New investors Transformation Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Cathay Innovation and Anthropic, and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology fund also participated. The round was also supported by existing investors SignalFire, Frist Cressey Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Healthy…

For more than 60 years, metformin has been used as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, but scientists don’t fully understand how it works. Baylor College of Medicine researchers, along with international collaborators, have identified an unexpected factor behind the drug’s effects: the brain. By elucidating the brain-based pathways involved in metformin’s ability to lower blood sugar, the researchers opened the door to more targeted and effective diabetes treatments. The results of this study were published in Science Advances. “It is widely accepted that metformin lowers blood sugar levels primarily by reducing glucose excretion in the liver. Other studies…

Explore pivotal clinical trials, NIH breakthroughs, and emerging methodologies set to redefine medicine in 2026, from in-body CAR T-cells to AI-driven trial designs.

Recent research published in human brain mapping provide evidence that young people experiencing suicidal ideation process death-related concepts differently in their brains compared to healthy individuals. This finding indicates that these individuals reflexively associate thoughts about death with their own feelings. The study suggests that combining brain imaging and artificial intelligence could eventually help identify people at risk of suicide based on how their brains represent certain words. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis, help is available. Contact the free and confidential Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988…

Scientists have identified 24 previously unknown species of deep-sea amphipods, including one entirely new superfamily, in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the central Pacific Ocean. The findings were published open access on March 24th. Zookie The special issue represents a major step forward in documenting life at the CCZ. This vast region stretches over 6 million square kilometers between Hawaii and Mexico and is one of the least understood ecosystems on Earth. The project was led by Dr. Anna Jajewska from the University of Lodz (UL) and Tammy Houghton from the National Oceanographic Center (NOC). A team of 16 experts…

Sleep apps promise better rest through data-driven insights, but they can also increase anxiety in some users, a new study has found. So who really benefits? Study: Sleep in the Age of Technology: Sleep App Use and Perceived Impact on Sleep and Sleep Habits. Image credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com A sleep app is a computer application that tracks an individual’s sleep. However, opinions are divided about its usefulness. Research published in frontiers of psychology We found that despite mostly positive experiences, some subgroups reported partially negative affect. How sleep apps track and interpret your nightly data Sleep apps are becoming extremely popular…

The Republican-backed bill aims to change: West Virginia Prohibition Order Certain colorful artificial dyes didn’t make it to the governor’s desk this year. For now, the nation’s first-of-its-kind ban on food coloring remains temporarily blocked by a federal judge. A bill aimed at adjusting the ban on artificial colors passed the House but faced greater scrutiny in the Senate, where lawmakers had sought exemptions from the ban. Popsicles made in West Virginiapepperoniroll, etc. are excluded from synthetic food color regulations. Ultimately, the Senate held up the bill, which introduced seven amendments aimed at exempting West Virginia food manufacturers and food…