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Robotic Gastrectomy Outperforms Laparoscopic Surgery in Japanese Study
Robotic gastrectomy delivers measurably better perioperative outcomes than conventional laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer, according to a nationwide analysis of Japanese surgical practice covering more than 22,000 patients. Gastric cancer is the fifth most...
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Beyond Detection: What Our Microplastics Study Means for Clinical Practice
For years, the conversation around microplastics centered on a simple question: Are they present in the human body? The answer is now increasingly clear. Microplastics have been detected in human blood, placentas, lungs, liver tissue, arterial plaque, reproductive...
Weekly News Roundup | 17 August 2026
Life science news 17 August 2026: Donald Trump signs an executive order seeking to narrow the US childhood vaccine schedule, the MHRA makes the UK the first country in Europe to authorise Eli Lilly’s orforglipron tablet, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals pays $820 million...
Crohn’s, Colitis and Conception: Building a Family with IBD
When treating individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, I’m often asked: "Will this stop me having children?". Given that IBD affects around 180,000 Australians and is typically first diagnosed between the ages of...
LSD Anxiety Data: Definium Hits All Phase 3 Endpoints
Definium Therapeutics has reported positive results from its first Phase 3 LSD anxiety trial. The data push a psychedelic medicine closer to a regulatory filing in a condition that has not seen a new drug approval since 2007. The company said on 12 August that Voyage...
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Weekly News Roundup | 20 July 2026
Life science news 20 July 2026: the FDA approves the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for high cholesterol, Eli Lilly makes the largest psychedelics deal in Big Pharma history, and a first-in-class breast cancer therapy wins regulatory clearance in a landmark week for...
The NewCo Model: How Big Pharma Spins Out Pipeline Assets
The NewCo model biopharma strategy has rapidly become one of the most consequential dealmaking trends in the life sciences industry. Rather than shelving deprioritised pipeline assets or selling them outright through traditional licensing agreements, major...
Diranersen: First Tau Drug to Show Cognitive Benefit in Alzheimer’s
The first Phase 2 clinical evidence that a tau Alzheimer's drug can simultaneously reduce brain tangles and slow cognitive decline was presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2026 in London on 14 July. Biogen's diranersen, an antisense...
NAMs and Animal Testing: Separating Progress From Hype
If you followed the headlines over the past two years, you could be forgiven for thinking animal testing in drug development is already on its way out. In December 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 removed the blanket legal requirement for animal studies to support...
Clinical Trials Roundup | 17 July 2026
Celcuity's gedatolisib receives FDA approval as the first pan-PI3K and mTOR inhibitor for advanced breast cancer, Biogen's diranersen delivers detailed Phase 2 CELIA data showing tau reduction and cognitive benefit in early Alzheimer's disease, Novo Nordisk's...
Biopharma H1 2026 Review: Deals, Drugs, and Pipeline Shifts
The first half of 2026 delivered one of the most consequential periods in recent biopharma history, reshaping competitive landscapes through record dealmaking, landmark regulatory approvals, and pivotal clinical breakthroughs. This biopharma H1 2026 review examines...
AI Can Do More Than Summarize Medicine—It Can Help Generate Evidence
Our healthcare system has built a rigorous process for generating the evidence that clinicians, researchers and pharmaceutical companies rely on. Designing studies, conducting clinical trials, analyzing data, completing regulatory review and publishing results are all...
CagriSema FDA Review: Novo Nordisk NDA Timeline Explained
The CagriSema FDA review has become one of the most closely watched regulatory processes in metabolic medicine. Novo Nordisk filed a New Drug Application for its once-weekly obesity combination in December 2025, and a decision is widely expected in the final quarter...
Life Science Daily News: Eight Months of Growth and a Global Community Taking Shape
Life Science Daily News launched in November 2025 with a simple premise: that researchers, biotech founders, healthcare professionals, communications specialists and industry professionals should be able to publish their own work directly to a specialist audience,...
The Evidence Gap in Precision Prevention
Preventive medicine is entering a new era. Advances in genomics, biomarker testing, continuous monitoring technologies, imaging, and data analytics are enabling clinicians to identify disease risk with a level of precision that would have been unimaginable just a...
Are Animal Models Limiting Progress in Product Development?
While animal models have played a central role in safety assessment and biological research for decades, advances in cellular biology, computational modelling, and micro physiological systems are prompting scientists to explore new ways of generating human-relevant...
Daraxonrasib FDA Filing: What Happens Next for Pancreatic Cancer Patients?
The daraxonrasib FDA filing is nearing completion, marking a pivotal regulatory moment for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Revolution Medicines announced on 7 July 2026 that its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to...
Weekly News Roundup | 20 July 2026
Life science news 20 July 2026: the FDA approves the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for high cholesterol, Eli Lilly makes the largest psychedelics deal in Big Pharma history, and a first-in-class breast cancer therapy wins regulatory clearance in a landmark week for...
The NewCo Model: How Big Pharma Spins Out Pipeline Assets
The NewCo model biopharma strategy has rapidly become one of the most consequential dealmaking trends in the life sciences industry. Rather than shelving deprioritised pipeline assets or selling them outright through traditional licensing agreements, major...
Diranersen: First Tau Drug to Show Cognitive Benefit in Alzheimer’s
The first Phase 2 clinical evidence that a tau Alzheimer's drug can simultaneously reduce brain tangles and slow cognitive decline was presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2026 in London on 14 July. Biogen's diranersen, an antisense...
NAMs and Animal Testing: Separating Progress From Hype
If you followed the headlines over the past two years, you could be forgiven for thinking animal testing in drug development is already on its way out. In December 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 removed the blanket legal requirement for animal studies to support...
Clinical Trials Roundup | 17 July 2026
Celcuity's gedatolisib receives FDA approval as the first pan-PI3K and mTOR inhibitor for advanced breast cancer, Biogen's diranersen delivers detailed Phase 2 CELIA data showing tau reduction and cognitive benefit in early Alzheimer's disease, Novo Nordisk's...
Biopharma H1 2026 Review: Deals, Drugs, and Pipeline Shifts
The first half of 2026 delivered one of the most consequential periods in recent biopharma history, reshaping competitive landscapes through record dealmaking, landmark regulatory approvals, and pivotal clinical breakthroughs. This biopharma H1 2026 review examines...
AI Can Do More Than Summarize Medicine—It Can Help Generate Evidence
Our healthcare system has built a rigorous process for generating the evidence that clinicians, researchers and pharmaceutical companies rely on. Designing studies, conducting clinical trials, analyzing data, completing regulatory review and publishing results are all...
CagriSema FDA Review: Novo Nordisk NDA Timeline Explained
The CagriSema FDA review has become one of the most closely watched regulatory processes in metabolic medicine. Novo Nordisk filed a New Drug Application for its once-weekly obesity combination in December 2025, and a decision is widely expected in the final quarter...
Life Science Daily News: Eight Months of Growth and a Global Community Taking Shape
Life Science Daily News launched in November 2025 with a simple premise: that researchers, biotech founders, healthcare professionals, communications specialists and industry professionals should be able to publish their own work directly to a specialist audience,...
The Evidence Gap in Precision Prevention
Preventive medicine is entering a new era. Advances in genomics, biomarker testing, continuous monitoring technologies, imaging, and data analytics are enabling clinicians to identify disease risk with a level of precision that would have been unimaginable just a...
Are Animal Models Limiting Progress in Product Development?
While animal models have played a central role in safety assessment and biological research for decades, advances in cellular biology, computational modelling, and micro physiological systems are prompting scientists to explore new ways of generating human-relevant...
Daraxonrasib FDA Filing: What Happens Next for Pancreatic Cancer Patients?
The daraxonrasib FDA filing is nearing completion, marking a pivotal regulatory moment for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Revolution Medicines announced on 7 July 2026 that its rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to...
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Digital Twin: The Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Science
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is entering a new scientific era. For decades, the industry has relied on validated processes, fixed control strategies, laboratory testing and carefully documented batch records to prove that medicines are made consistently and safely....
How AI-Enabled Functional Precision Oncology Is Personalizing Treatment
When the Standard Playbook Runs Out In pediatric and adult oncology alike, there is a recognizable moment when the standard treatment playbook is exhausted. For patients with rare, relapsed, or treatment-resistant cancers, guidelines built for the common case offer...
The Infrastructure Gap Behind the GLP-1 Boom
The rapid rise of GLP-1 medications has transformed healthcare delivery in ways few therapeutic categories have achieved in recent decades. Originally developed to help manage type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide have become...
How Climate Change is Redrawing Europe’s Disease Landscape
The impact of climate change is usually discussed in terms of heatwaves and floods. While less visible, its impact on infectious diseases is equally consequential for public health. New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showing a surge in chikungunya...
A Path to Rebuilding American Manufacturing for Lab Consumables
Amid today's geopolitical tensions, supply chain vulnerability is emerging as an increasingly central concern, and, in the case of life science consumables, one that places the health of the public at risk. The issue itself, however, is far from new. In December 2020...
Weekly News Roundup | 13 July 2026
Life science news 13 July 2026: Vertex seals a $10 billion deal for rare endocrine specialist Crinetics, the FDA clears the first dual BAFF/APRIL inhibitor for IgA nephropathy, and Novartis acquires a UK cancer therapy spinout in a blockbuster week for pharma, biotech...
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge: Who Qualifies and Who Does Not
The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge launched on 1 July 2026, opening a new pathway for eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries to access weight management medications at a fixed monthly copay of $50. For clinicians navigating GLP-1 Bridge eligibility criteria, the prior...
The Next Public Health Playbook: Why Trust Matters More Than Ever
The current news cycle is dominated by new and exotic-sounding organisms and chemicals: PFOS, bisphenols, phthalates, Mpox, New World screwworm, Andes hantavirus, Ebola bundibugyo, Borrelia burgdorferi, dengue, and chikungunya. What do they have in common? They are...
Clinical Trials Roundup | 10 July 2026
Roche’s divarasib demonstrates superiority over approved KRAS G12C inhibitors in the Phase 3 Krascendo 1 head-to-head lung cancer trial, Vera Therapeutics’ Trutakna receives FDA accelerated approval as the first BAFF/APRIL inhibitor for IgA nephropathy, Rhythm...
Adipose Tissue Isn’t Just Storage: Fat as an Endocrine and Immune Organ
For much of the 20th century, body fat was viewed mainly as the body's energy reservoir—a passive tissue that stored excess calories for future use. While this remains an important function of adipose tissue, research over the past few decades has revealed a far more...
FDA Drug Approval Decisions to Watch: July and August 2026
The second half of 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most consequential periods for FDA drug approval decisions in recent memory. Between mid-July and late August, the US Food and Drug Administration faces a succession of Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action...
New Research On the Next Phase in Protecting Muscle During GLP-1 Treatment
When I wrote previously for this publication about the gap between GLP-1 prescribing rates and the clinical conversation around lean muscle preservation, the argument centred on a simple premise: weight loss is not fat loss, and the clinical infrastructure around...
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