The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube
Newswise — In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails…
AI-Designed Drugs by a DeepMind Spinoff Are Headed to Human Trials
Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold has already revolutionized scientists’ understanding of proteins. Now, the ability of the platform to design…
Before you go under the knife, this San Diego startup wants you to know what it’ll cost – San Diego Union-Tribune
It’s easy to lose track of time playing “guess how much a C-section costs.” And women undergoing the…
Jensen Huang Explains Why Nvidia Does Not Try to Pick AI Winners
Jensen Huang says Nvidia invests in a lot of tech companies, instead of selecting a handful, for a…
Study Identifies PHIP as a Novel Dependency in Cancers Driven by SWI/SNF Mutations
Newswise — (MEMPHIS, Tenn. – April 7, 2025) As many as one in four cancers are driven by…
Most mass spectrometers can process just a few molecules at once. A reengineered prototype does a billion simultaneously
Newswise — Mass spectrometry is already a powerful tool for determining what kind and how many molecules are…
Howler Monkeys Began Eating Leaves 13 Million Years Ago, Changing Course of Primate History in South America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Key Facts 13.3-million–13.6 million-year-old fossils from an extinct relative of the howler monkey show signs…
GOP Sen. Johnson investigating FDA rare disease drug rejections
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he is investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s rejections of rare disease…
San Diego company invents a 30-minute blood test. Will it ever come to market? – San Diego Union-Tribune
This San Diego company miniaturized a multimillion-dollar blood-testing lab into a device the size of a microwave. Truvian,created…
Five Takeaways From The 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
The author Juergen Eckhardt, pictured center, speaking this week at a panel on medical innovation hosted by the…
Global Venture Funding In 2025 Surged As Startup Deals And Valuations Set All-Time Records
After three years of declining or flat venture investment, global startup funding grew year over year in 2025,…
Researchers Develop New Tools to Turn Grain Crops into Biosensors
Newswise — ST. LOUIS, MO, January 6, 2026 — A collaborative team of researchers from the Donald Danforth…