These tests claim to tell your ‘biological age.’ Why the science isn’t there yet.

Tests promising to reveal your “biological age” are booming. But scientists say the results vary widely — and aren’t reliable ...
Scientific American

Scientists used AI to rewrite part of life’s alphabet

An engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test ...
STAT

Many cancer patients don’t get genomic tests to guide treatment, study finds

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...
CNN

These common drug tests lead to tens of thousands of wrongful arrests a year, experts say. One state is fighting back

Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – ...
STAT

Smart contact lens monitors eye pressure and delivers glaucoma drugs in early tests

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness, and a silent one at that. It’s estimated that half of ...

Dear Doctor: Is there a difference in how blood test results are calculated from one lab to another?

I’m a 74-year-old male in good health. My lab work has been pretty consistent over several years. My cholesterol level is ...
National Hockey League

NHL EDGE stats leaders for 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward leads the entire NHL with six goals on nine shots on goal this postseason. In addition to having the most high-danger goals in the NHL, he is tied for the League lead ...
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ABT's i-STAT TBI Test Receives Approval in Canada: Stock to Rise?

Abbott Laboratories ABT recently received Health Canada approval for the i-STAT TBI test cartridge for use with whole blood. It is designed to help clinicians assess suspected concussion at the ...

Simple and Cheap Blood Test Could Detect Cancer and Other Diseases Before Symptoms Appear

MethylScan is a low-cost blood test that detects cancers and organ diseases by analyzing DNA methylation, improving early diagnosis, and identifying disease origin.
Business Wire

A2 Biotherapeutics Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for A2B543, a Logic-Gated CAR T-Cell Therapy Enhanced with a Membrane-Tethered IL-12 Booster

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc. (A2 Bio), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing first-in-class logic-gated therapies for solid tumors, today announced that ...
The Conversation

AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn’t ready for the new risks this brings to biology

Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to keep pace. AI company OpenAI ...
The Scientist

Epigenetic Clocks Power Biological Age Data, But Why Do Results Differ Across Tests?

DNA methylation data can be used to estimate biological age, but results across commercial tests differ, raising questions ...