Your Blood May Impact How Long You Live
Doctors can already often predict how long someone will live based on their habits, and sometimes, their genes. Depending on how sick someone is, they may even be able to predict when someone will…
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Can Air Pollution Cause Depression?
Millions of Americans suffer from depression, which affects both the quality of life and has been listed as a potential drag on the economy. How much is air quality responsible for that?
Swiss Women and Australian Men Live Longer on Average Than Anyone Else
Swiss women live longer in general than any other group of men or women — some 79.03 years — according to a new review of average lifespans in 15 major countries with high life…
Can This Neurodegeneration Study Find a Way Forward?
Retrophin shares hit a multiyear low after the firm announced late-stage results from its study in patients with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.
Americans Spend Almost $150 Billion a Year on Illicit Drugs
Drug-users in the United States spent almost $150 billion on cocaine (including crack), marijuana (both legal and otherwise), heroin, and methamphetamine in 2016, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That’s according…
Why a Psychologist Might Help If You’re in Chronic Pain
An article just published in the Harvard Medical School health blog suggests reasons why your doctor might recommend seeing a psychologist if you’re in chronic pain. “Pain, depression, and anxiety travel through similar pathways…
Why This Anthrax Vaccine Study Is Getting a New Cash Injection
Altimmune shares jumped on Wednesday after the company announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority is modifying its existing anthrax vaccine development contract with Altimmune.
4 Biotechs Making Major Moves on Tuesday
Tuesday was a breakout day for a few biotech companies that saw either huge gains or massive losses. 24/7 Wall St. has picked a few of those standouts to highlight.
Endo Benefits Greatly From Potential Ohio Opioid Case Settlement
Endo International announced on Tuesday that its Endo and Par Pharma subsidiaries have reached a settlement in principle with the Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio.
Meet the FDA’s Newest Fast Tracked Zika Virus Treatment
Moderna shares jumped late on Monday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for its investigational Zika vaccine (mRNA-1893) currently being evaluated in a…
Why the FDA Is a Little Slow on This Jet Lag Study
Vanda Pharma shares dropped early to start out the week after the frim announced that it received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA.
Less Unemployment Is the Good News; the Bad News Is That It Means More of This
About 164,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. in July, and the national unemployment rate stands at 3.7% — compared with 5.7% in Canada and 6.3% in the European Union. That’s good news,…
This Animal Might Hold the Secret to Curing Autism and Alzheimer’s
The alpaca is an amiable, fluffy furred mammal from the Andes, related to the llama. Alpacas are said to make good pets, but are raised primarily for their soft wool, which is turned into…
Here Are the Colleges With the Most Drug and Alcohol Arrests
The University of Wyoming isn’t particularly known as a party school, but students there apparently do like to drink, and don’t always do it wisely. It has the dubious honor of making the top…
More Fast Food Means More Heart Attacks, New Study Finds
A new Australian study presents strong evidence that people living in areas with a high number of fast-food outlets are more likely to suffer heart attacks than their counterparts elsewhere. The findings were presented…