Sam's News — health — 2026-09-08¶
Science¶
8.5 Physicists directly observe quantum gravity effects on ultracold atoms¶
Researchers directly observed a quantum effect of gravity predicted by Einstein using ultracold atoms split between a held position and free fall.
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Health¶
7.5 Roivant lung disease drug achieves mid-stage trial success¶
Roivant's experimental drug mosliciguat met primary endpoints in a Phase 2 trial for pulmonary hypertension, showing a 56% reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance versus placebo. The results exceeded expectations and position the drug as a potential new therapeutic approach and possible second blockbuster for the company.
- 56% placebo-adjusted reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance
- 35-meter placebo-adjusted improvement in six-minute walk distance
- 53% placebo-adjusted reduction in NT-proBNP, a heart failure marker
- 16-week Phase 2 trial achieved primary and secondary endpoints
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7.5 Researchers discover potent antivenom from rattlesnake blood proteins¶
Scientists found that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally present in rattlesnake blood are about 10 times more effective than current commercial antivenoms.
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7.5 Semaglutide linked to 21% lower psychiatric hospitalization risk in bipolar disorder¶
A large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder found that semaglutide use (Ozempic, Wegovy) was associated with a 21% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization.
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7 Early statin use linked to 15% lower dementia risk in type 2 diabetes patients¶
A Danish study of over 132,000 people found that starting statins within a year of type 2 diabetes diagnosis reduced dementia risk by 15% over 10 years.
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7 Researchers Identify New Weakness in Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer¶
Scientists discovered a strategy to attack treatment-resistant prostate cancers by targeting cells that evade therapy through identity changes.
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7 Immune Signal Discovered That Promotes Spinal Cord Regeneration¶
Researchers have identified a neutrophil-derived immune signal (IL-4) that suppresses inflammation and enables spinal cord nerve fibers to regrow in zebrafish models.
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6.5 Pancreatic cancer patients struggle to access newly approved Rasonque drug¶
Despite FDA approval of the new pancreatic cancer drug Rasonque, some patients face barriers in obtaining access to the breakthrough treatment.
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Pharma¶
7 AstraZeneca's experimental COPD drug shows strong late-stage trial results¶
AstraZeneca's experimental COPD treatment demonstrated competitive efficacy in late-stage clinical studies with potential market differentiation.
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7 Inhibrx achieves first success for long-elusive immunotherapy target¶
Inhibrx reported the first positive result for a previously difficult immunotherapy target despite repeated failures in the field.
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