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Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life's building blocks
LONDON (AP) — Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life — were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday. Their work used advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, and holds the potential to...
Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann's pushes back on FDA sesame warning
A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don't. Bimbo Bakeries USA, which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Entenmann's and Ball...
Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to age 100 — are not translating into marked jumps in lifespan overall,...
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it. If scientists can better...
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available in 2025. More than a million people will probably have to find new coverage as major insurers cut costs and pull back from markets...
Today in History: September 28, Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Today is Saturday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2024. There are 94 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 28, 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic. Also on this date: ...
Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global Initiative
NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women's health research. Jill Biden made the announcement at this year’s...
WNBA star Breanna Stewart raises awareness for marrow donor program after death of father-in-law
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart lost her father-in-law, Josep Xargay, to cancer nearly a year ago. Stewart is now helping raise awareness for the disease, joining NMDP, formerly known as the National Marrow Donor Program. “It was pretty deep,” Stewart said in an...
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for widely used prescription drugs was revived by a federal appeals court in New Orleans in a 2-1 decision Friday. Congress created the program as part of...
Tulane's public health school secures major gift to expand
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university's expanding 112-year-old school of public health, Tulane officials announced Wednesday. The amount of Celia Scott Weatherhead's latest gift wasn't...
