A female and male icon balanced on a wooden seesaw. Internal Medicine
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Researchers are moving beyond the male default as evidence reveals how sex influences disease, drug response, and clinical outcomes.
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Two new FDA approvals, a CRISPR program discontinued, discussions of a major merger, and more led the news this week.
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A new alternative approach to antibody-drug conjugates takes advantage of cancer cells’ need for fuel — first by encouraging them to overdose on glucose and then by blocking its backup source of fat.
A hand holding four packets of colorful antibiotic pillsInfectious Disease & Vaccines
| 2 min read
A new study showed environmental bacteria can transfer resistance genes to pathogens inside human lungs that were previously sensitive to antibiotics. The findings could prompt new treatments that block the gene transfer.
Brain in a protective dome against a blue background. Neuroscience
| 5 min read
Montara Therapeutics is taking a different approach to CNS drug development by using the blood-brain barrier to restrict drug activity outside the brain and reduce dose-limiting toxicities.

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Cancer Research News

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Phase Advance is using mechanistic virtual patient models to predict how LEAF4Life's hypoxia-targeting therapy could perform across multiple indications.
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Learn how patient-derived tumor organoids, AI, and phenotypic screening are advancing the discovery of small molecule therapeutics.

Editor's Pick

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Born to differentiate and heal, mesenchymal stem cells carry great potential for treating a wide spectrum of diseases.
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In a journey fraught with heartache and persistence, medical research giants paved the way for successful bone marrow transplantation. 

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Creating more sustainable laboratories depends on practical changes that strengthen scientific performance while reducing environmental impact.
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Explore how charge variant fractionation combined with downstream analysis methods can reveal molecular differences in complex biotherapeutics.
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Shaping Science graphic featuring the question “How can labs become truly sustainable?” and a photo of James Connelly, Chief Executive Officer of My Green Lab.
Creating more sustainable laboratories depends on practical changes that strengthen scientific performance while reducing environmental impact.
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Analytical performance begins long before a sample reaches the instrument, making sample preparation one of the most important determinants of data quality.
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Explore how charge variant fractionation combined with downstream analysis methods can reveal molecular differences in complex biotherapeutics.