Biology & Medicine
- Biology & Medicine · 31/10/2026
[Comment] From PROSpect to the bedside: contextual and pathophysiological considerations
Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome PARDS is a common, severe manifestation of direct or indirect lung injury in children. - Biology & Medicine · 30/10/2026
[Comment] Offline: Seizing new opportunities for climate and health
The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change celebrated its tenth anniversary this week. - Biology & Medicine · 29/10/2026
Roads not taken: The mismatch between safety and regulation of plant breeding innovation
Meeting global food security goals while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact requires continued crop improvement and innovation. - Biology & Medicine · 24/10/2026
Relatlimab plus nivolumab versus nivolumab for advanced melanoma: 5-year survival and biomarker analyses of the phase 3 RELATIVITY-047 trial
Nature Medicine, Published online: 24 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04756-1 As presented at the ESMO Congress 2026: In a 5 year follow-up of survival and… - Biology & Medicine · 23/10/2026
[Comment] Mitapivat in the RISE UP trial: a new therapy for sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is the most common haemoglobinopathy, affecting more than 7 million people worldwide.1 Despite substantial morbidity and mortality, access to… - Biology & Medicine · 21/10/2026
arXiv Launches arXivLabs to Let External Developers Build and Test New Features on Its Platform
arXiv has launched arXivLabs, a framework enabling external collaborators to build and test new features directly on its site. Projects must meet standards for openness and user privacy. - Biology & Medicine · 21/10/2026
Chinese Medical Device Makers Gain Ground in Hong Kong, Challenging GE, Philips and Siemens
Chinese medical device makers are gaining ground on Western brands, with Hong Kong hospitals trialling high-end Chinese CT scanners as a test of performance and reliability. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
MIT-Led Study Warns Ketogenic Diet May Boost Small-Intestine Tumor Growth in Mice
MIT-led mouse research finds ketogenic diets may boost small-intestine tumor growth via fat oxidation and stem-cell proliferation, even as colon tumors decline. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
MIT-Linked Team Develops Hybrid Human-AI Rehab System to Help Stroke Survivors Amid Therapist Shortages
MIT-linked researchers are developing a rehab robot that learns therapists’ techniques using generative AI and real-time force feedback, aiming to scale stroke recovery care amid staff shortages. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
New Research Shows “Gut Feelings” Are Rapid Emotional Signals, Not Hidden Internal Reasoning
Everyday “gut feelings” can be more than crude shortcuts, functioning like perception by presenting situations as risky or reliable without conscious inference. Philosophers may be overlooking their rational force. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
Food Consultant Takes Plant-Based Meatballs to South Carolina High School Cafeterias in Bold Lunchroom Trial
A South Carolina school tasting found strong student support for blended beef-and-mushroom meatballs, a strategy aimed at cutting livestock-related climate emissions without sacrificing flavor. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
New Research Shows How Employers Can Turn Climate Concern Into Everyday Action at Work
New research suggests workplace tools like sustainability budgets, policy requirements and roadmaps can help employees translate climate concern into greener daily decisions. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
arXiv Launches arXivLabs, Opening Its Platform to Third-Party Tools and Community-Built Features
arXiv has launched arXivLabs, enabling external collaborators to build and deploy new site features. Projects must meet standards for openness, quality, and user privacy. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
Wildlife Runs on Internal Clocks—Research Warns Conservation Rules Built on Human Calendars May Be Failing
Conservation rules often follow human schedules, but research shows wildlife runs on circadian and seasonal clocks disrupted by light and climate change. Scientists urge time-aware, dynamic protections. - Biology & Medicine · 20/10/2026
New Research Reveals Precision Tools to Program Plant Microbiomes for Healthier Crops and Stronger Disease Resistance
Researchers engineered plant-associated bacteria to make key proteins only when supplied with a synthetic amino acid, offering a way to switch microbial functions on in crops. - Biology & Medicine · 17/10/2026
High-Protein Bento Boom Takes Hold in Taiwan as Health-Conscious Diners Drive Demand
High-protein bentos are going mainstream in Taiwan as consumers chase weight and health goals, prompting specialty chains and convenience stores to expand protein-packed meals. - Biology & Medicine · 17/10/2026
GLP-1 Cardiovascular Trials Evolve From Safety Checks to Proof of Heart and Kidney Protection in Type 2 Diabetes
Attention is turning to orforglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 agonist, as trials shift from proving safety to showing heart and kidney protection. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Stanford-Linked Research Uses Generative AI to Design Novel Genetic Sequences, Raising the Prospect of Machine-Invented Life
A Stanford bioengineering PhD is using generative AI to propose viral genetic blueprints, hinting at new tools for biological design while raising safety concerns. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
More than 5 million people around the world with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) experience atrophy in their retinas. And until now, no treatment could restore their vision. The PRIMA system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clea - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
After 30 Years, a Missing Childhood Cat Still Haunts One Family’s Search for Closure
Biotech firms are developing pet longevity drugs, cloning and cryonics to extend animals’ lives. The trend raises ethical questions about grief, identity and “defeating death.” - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Researchers Push Next Frontier in Hepatitis C Elimination: Ultra-Short DAA Treatment Courses in Sight
Researchers are testing ultra-short hepatitis C regimens of 6, 4 or even 3 weeks to match today’s high cure rates while cutting drop-off, costs and clinic visits. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Carissa Véliz’s New Book and a Major Global Health Report Recast Prophecy as a High-Stakes Political Battleground
Carissa Véliz argues prophecy is political terrain where societies fight over whose future counts. A new global health risk review shows the real battle is which predictions to trust. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel Win 2026 Nobel in Medicine for Optogenetics Revolution
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics, enabling light control and monitoring of living cells. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Yellow Fever Vaccine Supply Strained as Manufacturing Bottlenecks Threaten Outbreak Readiness
A study of emergency fractional dosing during a Kinshasa mass campaign found reduced-dose yellow fever vaccine produced lasting antibodies in most adults and children. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Japan Moves Toward Fully Covering Childbirth Costs Under New National Benefit, Targeting 2027 Launch
Japan is weighing a national benefit to cover the full cost of childbirth, standardize delivery fees and pay providers directly, aiming to ease financial strain on families. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Brazil’s Runoff Pits Lula vs Flávio Bolsonaro as Public Health, Indigenous Protections and Science Policy Hang in the Balance
Brazil’s presidential runoff is turning public health into a key battleground, shaping the future of SUS, epidemic preparedness and science-based policy. Analysts say it will also affect Indigenous protection and health risks tied to the Amazon. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Global Pharma Firms Reconsider Japan R&D and Advanced Manufacturing Investments, Raising Long-Term Drug Supply Concerns
Government survey data shows global drugmakers are scaling back or reconsidering R&D and advanced manufacturing investments in Japan, raising concerns over long-term medicine supply security. - Biology & Medicine · 16/10/2026
Study Finds PhD Students Using AI for Dissertation Writing Less Likely to Stay in Academia After Graduation
New research finds US PhD graduates reporting heavy use of AI writing tools for dissertations are less likely to enter academia and more likely to take industry jobs. - Biology & Medicine · 15/10/2026
Pig Kidneys Stored at -150°C for Over a Year Successfully Rewarmed and Restored to Function, Advancing Organ Banking
Scientists revived pig kidneys after months to more than a year in ultralow-temperature vitrified storage, raising hopes for long-term “organ banking” for transplants. - Biology & Medicine · 15/10/2026
arXiv Opens Platform to Outside Developers Through arXivLabs Feature-Testing Program
arXiv is opening its website to outside collaborators through arXivLabs, enabling partners to build and test new features under strict community, quality and privacy standards. - Biology & Medicine · 15/10/2026
arXiv Launches arXivLabs to Let External Partners Build and Test Experimental Features on Its Platform
arXiv has launched arXivLabs to let external partners build, test and share experimental features on the platform under rules for openness, quality and user privacy. - Biology & Medicine · 15/10/2026
PMO-Dock: Benchmarking Docking, Specificity, and Generalization in Molecular Optimization
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. - Biology & Medicine · 14/10/2026
Demographer Yi Fuxian Claims China’s Population May Be Overstated by 130 Million, Puts Total at 1.27 Billion
A new monograph by demographer Yi Fuxian argues China’s population may be about 1.27 billion, far below official figures, citing vaccine, census and school data. - Biology & Medicine · 14/10/2026
Daylight Medevac Mission Over Insurgent Territory Hit by Shoulder-Launched Missile Near Karmah, Iraq
A chronic blood shortage is spurring military and civilian efforts to develop blood substitutes that store longer and work in emergencies, where delays cost lives. - Biology & Medicine · 14/10/2026
arXiv Launches arXivLabs to Let External Partners Build and Test New Features on Its Platform
arXiv has launched arXivLabs, a program letting external collaborators build and test new features on its site, guided by openness, quality and privacy standards. - Biology & Medicine · 14/10/2026
arXiv Launches arXivLabs to Let External Developers Build and Deploy New Site Features
arXiv has launched arXivLabs, letting external collaborators build and deploy new features on the site under strict rules on openness, community focus and privacy. - Biology & Medicine · 13/10/2026
Fujifilm’s ¥1tn Life Sciences Bet Faces Scrutiny as Profits Weaken
Fujifilm’s profits are weakening just as it pours about ¥1tn into biomedical contract manufacturing, intensifying scrutiny over whether the bet can deliver returns. - Biology & Medicine · 13/10/2026
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Unveil Unified Genomics Framework to Link Disease DNA Variants to Cells, Genes, and Drug Targets
Carnegie Mellon computational biologists are integrating diverse genomic and cell data to link disease-associated DNA variants to their true target genes and cell types, accelerating drug discovery. - Biology & Medicine · 13/10/2026
New Single-Cell and Spatial Studies Recast Pancreatic Cancer as a Dynamic Ecosystem of Diverse Clones
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics studies show pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma evolves as a patchwork of distinct clones and cell states shaped by local niches. - Biology & Medicine · 13/10/2026
Scientists Probe Whether Plastic-Eating Microbes Truly Eliminate Waste or Just Turn It Into Microplastics
Plastic-eating microbes can break down polymers, but studies show this often creates microplastics rather than removing waste. Full digestion may end as CO₂, methane or microbial biomass. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
NASA-Backed Biology Experiments to Launch to ISS Aboard SpaceX CRS-35 to Advance Microgravity Health Research
NASA-backed biology experiments are flying on SpaceX’s CRS-35 ISS resupply mission to probe brain tissue, crop disease, in-orbit health tests and resistant bacteria. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
Panama’s Living Forest Timeline Offers Rare Window Into a Century of Regrowth and Climate Change
Long-term plots in Panama show naturally regenerating tropical forests can rebound in decades, rebuilding carbon and biodiversity through seed dispersers, challenging monoculture planting. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
South Korean Study Links Midlife Income to Health—But Finds It Doesn’t Fully Explain Later Mortality Gaps
Analysis of South Korean health and tax records finds higher income linked to better midlife risk factors, but these differences explain little of later mortality gaps. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
Remote Work Boom Didn’t Trigger Baby Boom Among U.S. College Graduates, Study Finds
New research finds higher exposure to remote work among U.S. college graduates was tied to a small drop in birth rates for married women, alongside higher full-time employment. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
New Atlas of 52,000 Cancer Patients Redefines Cachexia as Trackable Episodes With Distinct Biomarker Signatures
A new atlas of 52,000-plus cancer patients recasts cachexia as distinct, trackable weight-loss episodes tied to blood signatures and tumor genetics, enabling earlier detection. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
Genome Editing’s Patent Boom Signals Shift From Lab Tool to Foundational Biotech Platform
A new patent survey shows genome editing innovation accelerating, with growing claims on improved editors, safer targeting and delivery systems for medicine, agriculture and biotech. - Biology & Medicine · 12/10/2026
Engrafting Human Cortical Organoids Into Animals Boosts Maturity, Diversity and Brain-Like Circuit Function
Engrafting human cortical organoids into animal brains is helping overcome in-dish limits, boosting maturation and enabling vascularized, synaptically integrated circuits for evolution studies. - Biology & Medicine · 10/10/2026
Eastern Sarus Cranes Set to Return to Southern Cambodia, Rice Farmers Brace for Seasonal Arrival
Cambodia’s Crane Rice program pays farmers near Anlung Pring to leave some rice unharvested, easing conflicts and providing vital food for threatened sarus cranes. - Biology & Medicine · 10/10/2026
Adolescents Emerge as Stubborn Fault Line in Global HIV Response, Facing Higher Death Rates Despite ART Gains
Adolescents with HIV face higher death rates than other groups, and a multi-regional analysis finds mortality is far higher among youth who enter care later than early. - Biology & Medicine · 09/10/2026
Border Receives MIRA Grant To Advance Statistical Genetics
Richard Border, an assistant professor in Carnegie Mellon University's Kenneth C. - Biology & Medicine · 09/10/2026
Conference Data Suggest GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Biomarkers of “Biological Age”
Conference research from drugmakers suggests GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may make some biological-age markers read two to three years younger in people with obesity or diabetes, amid ongoing safety scrutiny. - Biology & Medicine · 09/10/2026
Backlash Builds Over Canada Prison Drug Formulary Changes Limiting Access to Psychiatric Medications
Canada’s prison health system faces mounting criticism over a revised drug formulary that limits access to common psychiatric medications. Clinicians warn it could destabilise patients. - Biology & Medicine · 09/10/2026
MIT Technology Review to Host Live Roundtable on Whether Generative AI Can Design Entirely New Life Forms
MIT Technology Review hosts a live roundtable on whether AI can help invent new life, spotlighting research using generative models to draft plausible viral genomes. - Biology & Medicine · 08/10/2026
South Pacific Islands Battle Scabies Surge as “Minor Itch” Fuels Severe Disease and Life-Threatening Infections
Pacific nations are tackling scabies as a serious, widespread infection linked to dangerous bacterial disease, using mass community treatment to curb transmission and reinfection. - Biology & Medicine · 08/10/2026
NIH Revives Early-Warning Pathogen Research Network, but Scientists Warn New Limits Blunt Its Impact
NIH is reviving its emerging-pathogen research network, but limits on proactive wildlife surveillance could curb the search for novel viruses, scientists warn. - Biology & Medicine · 08/10/2026
South Korea Seizes Surge of Smuggled Mounjaro as Travelers Exploit Cheaper Prices in Japan
South Korean customs report rising seizures of illegally imported Mounjaro and other diabetes and weight-loss drugs, as travelers seek cheaper supplies in Japan. - Biology & Medicine · 08/10/2026
GPN-Star Leverages Evolutionary Trees to Boost Cross-Species Genomic Prediction Accuracy
GPN-Star uses evolutionary trees to guide how genomic prediction models share information across related lineages, improving trait forecasts beyond a single species. - Biology & Medicine · 07/10/2026
IEEE’s 2030 Technology Megatrends Report Predicts AI-Driven Breakthroughs, Routine Gene Therapy by 2028
IEEE’s 2030 Technology Megatrends Report says AI is becoming foundational across health, energy, infrastructure and physical systems, while warning of compute and energy bottlenecks. - Biology & Medicine · 07/10/2026
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk Claim GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs May Slow Biological Aging, Fueling Debate
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs show signs of slower biological aging on molecular “aging clocks,” fueling debate over what the data mean. - Biology & Medicine · 07/10/2026
New Study Suggests Negative Stereotypes Stem From Information Structure, Not Prejudice
A new cognitive-ecological theory argues stereotypes skew negative because distinctive, diagnostic traits are favored, and negative behaviors are more diverse than positive ones.