1. Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal
  2. Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug
  3. Axolotls may hold the key to human organ regeneration: US researchers
  4. ‘Menstrual tracking data being used to control people’s reproductive lives’
  5. Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug CagriSema cuts weight by 23%
  6. Madrigal’s therapy to treat MASH in adults gets EU’s initial nod
  7. Supernus Pharma to acquire Sage Therapeutics for $795 million all cash
  8. Novo Nordisk’s amycretin drug helps obese adults lose 24% weight
  9. Wegovy’s weight-loss efficacy improves with higher dosage
  10. UK health agency, Met Office, issues an amber alert as temperatures rise
  11. Gilead’s Yeztugo drug for HIV prevention in adults gets FDA nod
  12. Eli Lilly to buy Verve for $1.3 billion, expands heart therapy segment
  13. US to review trials to stop genetic data misuse by China, ‘hostile’ nations
  14. Treat ghosts who lure men to their demise as a guide, and not a villain
  15. US regulator gives nod for Moderna’s expanded use of mRNA vaccine
Illumina, Inc. will acquire California-based SomaLogic, a company that is involved in identifying and quantifying proteins within a cell, for $425 million, according to a company statement.

Illumina to acquire proteomics company SomaLogic in $425 million all cash deal

  • June 23, 2025
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk will terminate its agreement with a US-based telehealth company, Hims & Hers Health Inc., to sell its weight-loss drug, Wegovy.

Novo terminates agreement with Hims & Hers to sell weight-loss drug

  • June 23, 2025
US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that often lives in watery or damp places, regrow entire limbs and even organs, and may hold the secret to replicating it in humans.

Axolotls may hold the key to human organ regeneration: US researchers

  • June 23, 2025
Private corporations stand to profit from smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles as they provide a ‘gold mine’ for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use, according to a report.

‘Menstrual tracking data being used to control people’s reproductive lives’

  • June 23, 2025
Novo Nordisk A/S’s data from a clinical trial of a weight-loss medicine, treating overweight and obese adult participants, showed patients lost about 23% of their body weight compared to a dummy group’s 2-3%.
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Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug CagriSema cuts weight by 23%

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals EU Limited's therapy to treat adults with noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) got a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union. 
Drugs Health Medical

Madrigal’s therapy to treat MASH in adults gets EU’s initial nod

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will acquire Sage Therapeutics, Inc. for a total consideration of up to $795 million, to gain access to a medicine to treat postpartum depression.
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Supernus Pharma to acquire Sage Therapeutics for $795 million all cash

Novo Nordisk’s experimental weight loss medicine amycretin helped overweight and obese adults lose up to 24% of their weight in a small study, according to a company statement.
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Novo Nordisk’s amycretin drug helps obese adults lose 24% weight

Novo Nordisk’s medicine Wegovy, at a higher dose, resulted in an average weight loss of 21% during trials in people with obesity compared to a dummy drug, the company stated.
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Wegovy’s weight-loss efficacy improves with higher dosage

Research

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US-based researchers at Northeastern University are trying to unravel how axolotls, a small salamander, a smooth-skinned amphibian that often lives in watery or damp places, regrow entire limbs and even organs, and may hold the secret to replicating it in humans.
Climate Health Research

Axolotls may hold the key to human organ

Private corporations stand to profit from smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles as they provide a ‘gold mine’ for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use, according to a report.
Health, Medical, Research

‘Menstrual tracking data being used to control

  • June 23, 2025
Appendiceal cancer tripled in Americans born between 1976 and 1984 and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989, according to a study.
Drugs, Health, Research

Sharp rise in appendix cancer among Gen

  • June 12, 2025
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk A/S and US-based Deep Apple Therapeutics Inc. signed an $812 million agreement to develop an oral small molecule targeting cardiometabolic diseases, such as obesity.
Climate, Health, Research

Novo Nordisk in $812m pact with Deep

  • June 11, 2025
Ocean acidification, a process by which the world’s oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becoming more acidic, crossed a “planetary boundary” or safety limit five years ago, a study finds.
Climate, Health, Research

Ocean acidification: ‘A ticking time bomb’ for

  • June 11, 2025
Canadian researchers have discovered a new candidate to fight drug-resistant bacteria, about three decades after the last antibiotic was developed to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Health, Medical, Research

Canadian researchers discover first molecule in 30

  • June 9, 2025
A virus belonging to the bat family, and closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), may be a small mutation away from spilling over to humans and causing a pandemic.
Climate, Health, Research

Bat family virus, similar to MERS-CoV, has

  • June 9, 2025

Opinion

Men haunted by a Yakshi are not victims of a supernatural encounter. They are confronting disowned parts of themselves. The Yakshi’s irresistible beauty reflects their desire, while her terrifying, bloodthirsty violence symbolises their guilt and fear of unacceptable desires. 
Health, Medical, Opinion

Treat ghosts who lure men to their demise as a guide, and not a villain

Schizophrenia is a complex neurobiological disorder that can have long-term effects. Unfortunately, it remains one of the most heavily stigmatised diagnoses in psychiatry.
Health, Medical, Opinion

A schizophrenic? Warm up to ‘a person with schizophrenia’ 

Studies in India have shown that teachers may unconsciously favour students from higher castes or socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds, awarding them higher marks and occupational expectations, while disadvantaging lower caste students.
Health, Opinion, Research

An illusion of success: Grading bias and its impact on students in India

Caring for the elderly
Drugs, Opinion

Tailored dementia care: Strategies for enhancing quality of life at home

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