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In May 2023, researchers released a draft human pangenome reference designed to represent more genetic diversity than a single linear reference sequence c
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On October 2, 2023, the World Health Organization recommended R21/Matrix-M for malaria prevention in children. It was the second malaria vaccine recommend
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On May 3, 2023, the FDA announced approval of Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine approved in the United States. The original decision c
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On July 2, 2024, the FDA announced approval of Kisunla, or donanemab-azbt, for Alzheimer’s disease. The decision was important, but the evidence is best u
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On July 6, 2023, the FDA converted Leqembi, the brand name for lecanemab-irmb, from accelerated to traditional approval for Alzheimer’s disease after a co
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On December 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of Casgevy for a defined group of people with sickle cell disease. It was th
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A study can provide important evidence without answering every question suggested by its headline. The NIH’s 2019 controlled feeding trial compared two di
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Protein grams are easy to display prominently on a package. The harder question is what a food or supplement contributes to an actual eating pattern and w
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Fiber is often presented as a single number to maximize or an ingredient to add to any meal. In reality, dietary fibers have different properties, and foo
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CRISPR is often summarized as molecular scissors. That image captures one part of a powerful set of tools, but it leaves out much of the work needed to tu
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