The year opened without a reset. The same pressure carried over, and in some places it tightened. Systems people assume are boring or stable are showing up in the wrong places. Attacks moved quietly, reused familiar paths, and kept working longer than anyone wants to admit. This week’s stories...
Original story from the University of New South Wales (Sydney). Researchers have revealed that so-called ‘junk DNA’ contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. When people picture DNA, they often imagine a set of genes that shape our physical traits,...
After a lengthy downturn, the biotech industry finally gathered momentum in 2025. Key readouts in obesity, infectious disease and many rare conditions could help it continue.
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Jonna Quinn was initially thrilled when she got her first job after her medical residency, working as an OB-GYN in Mason City, Iowa. It was less than two hours down the road from West Bend, where she grew up on a farm. But the hospital started restricting certain birth control options and...
When Matthew Hurley was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor hadn’t heard of the medicine, and when he finally did prescribe PrEP, the bills sent to Hurley were expensive … and wrong. “I decided to write in because the process was really super frustrating.” At one...
Chief executive officer Joey Pointer looks back on 2025 and lays out some of the company’s plans for 2026, including Fleet Feet’s 50th anniversary.
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