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The new generation of gene editors

October 31, 2024
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Limiting sugar in infancy is tied to less diabetes and hypertension in adulthood

A natural experiment shows that children born before sugar rationing ended in the U.K. had lower health risks as adults.

By Elizabeth Cooney


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This marked the second time that the European Commission has successfully concluded a case against a drugmaker for disparaging a rival.

By Ed Silverman



Health care workers participating in a "White Coats for Black Lives" event in West Covina, Calif. shortly after George Floyd's murder by police officers in 2020.
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Should race be used in clinical algorithms? How one doctor's research is helping shape policy

STAT Wunderkind James Diao's research on race and clinical decisions draws on both data and the perspectives of patients.

By Katie Palmer


STAT+ | Capricor and the FDA: A daring, risky filing strategy

The company is leveraging the precedent set by Sarepta Therapeutics with its plans for a stem cell therapy for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

By Adam Feuerstein


STAT+ | Small mid-stage trial suggests targeted magnetic pulses to brain could slow Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's patients who received TMS saw a 44% slowing of disease progression after a year compared to those given a sham procedure

By Jonathan Wosen


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STAT+ | Apple claims new AirPod hearing aid feature is 'clinical grade.' Is it?

With its new hearing health features, Apple has once again blurred the line between medical devices and consumer gadgets

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