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Once overlooked 'cellular trash bins' could help detect cancer

July 29, 2025
A cultured cell releasing large numbers of extracellular vesicles, which bud from the cell's surface.
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STAT+ | Cellular 'trash bins' might be a key to reviving multi-cancer early detection tests

Scientists are shifting from DNA-based blood tests to tiny vesicles once dismissed as cellular trash. They may help catch cancer sooner

By Angus Chen and Marissa Russo


STAT+ | GSK pays $500M upfront for rights to series of Hengrui drugs

The deal, centered on an experimental COPD drug, is the latest in which a pharma company has licensed medicines from a Chinese biotech.

By Andrew Joseph


New analysis predicts sprawling effects of proposed NIH budget cuts

Study in JAMA Health Forum says impact of cuts will be felt for years and lead to slower scientific progress and diminished public health

By Anil Oza



U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) questions NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on June 10.
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STAT+ | NIH is shrinking the number of research projects it funds due to a new Trump policy

Going forward, NIH will shift from spreading out the cost of grants over five years to fully funding them up-front, when they're awarded

By Angus Chen, Megan Molteni, and Anil Oza


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