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Lizzy leads STAT’s FDA coverage. Her story explores the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, its influence on industry, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at lizzylaw.53.WASHINGTON — Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing ahead with efforts to help Americans wean themselves from taking psychiatric drugs, a medical procedure known as deprescribing. Earlier this month, dozens of mental health experts met with federal health officials to plan upcoming clinical guidance to help health care providers teach patients how to wean antidepressants. The Department of…

Dave Carew was on vacation. But before that, he had some things to do. It was a Thursday, two days before Independence Day, and Carew, who has worked for UPS for 13 years, was setting up an information booth with brochures and thermometers outside the company’s customer center in the north Bronx. His goal was to catch employees coming and going for their shifts and educate them on how to stay safe when it’s brutally hot outside. The heat was already intensifying, with New York City weather forecasts predicting temperatures near 100 degrees Fahrenheit over the weekend. Wearing bright blue…

Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that explains how matter and energy behave on atomic and subatomic scales. Developed in the early 1900s by pioneers such as Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrödinger, it became one of the most successful scientific theories ever created. This theory accurately explains a wide range of microscopic phenomena. These include the famous double-slit experiment, in which particles behave like waves, and quantum tunneling, in which particles can pass through barriers even if they do not have enough energy to cross them in the classical sense. Other important quantum effects, such…

The bacteria that cause periodontal disease do more than just damage your teeth. New preliminary research suggests they may also contribute to calcium buildup in the heart’s aortic valve, causing calcific aortic stenosis (CAVS), a common and potentially life-threatening heart valve disease. The study results were presented at the American Heart Association’s 2026 Basic Cardiovascular Science Session, held July 13-16 in Boston. This conference is one of the world’s largest gatherings focused on basic and translational cardiovascular research. According to the American Heart Association, CAVS develops when the aortic valve gradually thickens and becomes calcified, making it difficult for blood…

A large-scale “All of Us” analysis suggests that people currently prescribed GLP-1 drink alcohol less frequently, but observations do not prove that the drug reduces alcohol use. Study: Association between GLP-1 receptor agonist prescription and alcohol consumption in the National Institutes of Health All of Us cohort. Image credit: N Universe / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Alcohol: Clinical and experimental studiesResearchers investigated whether recorded prescriptions for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were associated with self-reported alcohol intake among participants in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us research program. background Approximately 178,000 people…

Researchers reveal how the gut microbiome influences eating disorders and obesity, from appetite signals to food rewards, and highlight the evidence still needed before microbiome-based treatments reach clinical practice. Research: Gut microbiota as a new therapeutic target for eating disorders and obesity. Image credit: Shutterstock AI / Shutterstock In a recent review published in British Journal of Pharmacologyresearchers investigated the neurobehavioral regulation and dysregulation of feeding, focusing on gut-brain axis mechanisms and microbiota-targeted interventions. Obesity and eating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent around the world. Although both share common physiological, neurobiological, and behavioral mechanisms, they have distinct phenotypic expression and…

Announcement of new article publication zoonotic disease journal. Zoonoses account for approximately 60% of all known human infectious diseases and nearly 75% of emerging infectious diseases. This article reports on two linked components that address this gap. This retrospective observational study analyzed 10,934 veterinary vaccination records from a single clinic (Nara Animal Hospital, Dongducheon, South Korea) across three phases: pre-pandemic (2017-2019), pandemic (2020-2021), and post-pandemic (2022-2025). Poisson regression was used for temporal trend analysis and Pearson’s chi-square test with Yates (α=0.05) for species-level comparisons. All analyzes were performed in Python 3.x. Concurrently, the One Health Zoonotic Disease Intelligence System (OHZDIS)…

Treating glioblastoma with a class of drugs known as EGFR inhibitors increases the cancer’s sensitivity to chemotherapy, a preclinical model study jointly led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests. The survey results are scientific translational medicinecould lead to new strategies to combat the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Glioblastoma is a devastating brain tumor with a poor prognosis and no truly effective treatment. Our research could offer new hope to the approximately 250,000 patients worldwide who are diagnosed with this disease each year. ” Amin Habib, MD, Professor of…

Gum disease bacteria can promote calcium buildup in the heart’s aortic valve, leading to a common and serious form of heart valve disease, according to a preliminary independent study presented at the American Heart Association’s 2026 Basic Cardiovascular Science Session. The conference, to be held in Boston from July 13-16, 2026, is one of the world’s largest conferences dedicated to basic and translational research in cardiovascular science. According to the American Heart Association, calcific aortic stenosis (CAVS) occurs when the aortic valve thickens and becomes calcified, restricting blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. There may…

A large USC-led study of more than 214,000 older adults in 14 countries and territories found that the most commonly controllable risk factors for dementia, such as low education, high blood pressure and smoking, vary widely from country to country, and that a one-size-fits-all approach to prevention will not work everywhere. The findings, presented today at the Alzheimer’s Disease Society International Conference 2026 in London, are also published in the same journal. Lancet Health and Longevity. AAIC is the world’s largest forum for the dementia research community. Most of what scientists know about preventing dementia comes from research in wealthy…