Arctic birds in decline
A stock market index of Arctic animals shows that populations of marine birds are shrinking. Read more
A stock market index of Arctic animals shows that populations of marine birds are shrinking. Read more
At a 23 April meeting on modernizing clinical trials hosted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a major player in the drug discovery world argued that the agency should do more than encourage innovation. What is needed is a person to oversee those innovation efforts, says Doug Peddicord, executive director of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) based in Washington, DC. Read more
A US appeals court today heard arguments from lawyers supporting and opposing the US government’s funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research, marking another step in what some believe is a slow but steady path to the US Supreme Court. Read more
Thousands of scientists from 67 countries have called for an international agreement to close the Arctic high seas to commercial fishing until research reveals more about the freshly exposed waters. Read more
A long-running saga involving a now infamous drug has come to a close with a $950 million court settlement, but pharma industry watchdogs say the outcome has done little to convince them that similar cases won’t arise. Read more
A volcano some 60 km from Mexico City has been throwing out ash and hot, glowing chunks of rock since 12-13 April. Read more
Leaders of a multi-billion-dollar study that aims to track the health f 100,0000 American children told US senators unequivocally this week that their abandonment of a nationally representative sampling strategy is a done deal, a leaked document shows. Read more
A traditional herbal medicinal product manufactured in China has been given the go ahead for sale in Europe for the first time, under the continent’s strict new laws to ensure the safety and quality of herbal products. Read more
A paper published this Tuesday in Molecular Psychiatry prompted media claims about the development of the “first blood test to diagnose depression in teenagers.” But psychiatrists say much more data is needed about the reproducibility and accuracy of the test before it ends up in the clinic. Read more
After years of waiting, university space science researchers hoping for promised reforms to US government export controls got a bit of good news: a report by the Defense Department and State Department recommends that many space systems be moved to the Commerce Department. Read more
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