A new analysis of the 17,604-patient SELECT trial found that changes in weight, waist size, blood pressure and blood markers accounted for at most about half of the drug's reduction in cardiovascular events.
A nationwide study in The BMJ found a higher risk of venous blood clots with any oral hormone therapy, while treatment through the skin showed no general increase. The absolute risks are small.
A genetic analysis led by Arizona State University suggests the H5N1 variant began expanding around summer 2024, before its first recognised detection that September. The authors call for faster sequencing and better-coordinated surveillance.
At its 23 September meeting the Council heard AI executives and scientists call for common safety standards. Several member states backed a shared framework; the United States and Russia pushed back.
Roughly 950 AI agents combed genomic data for 21 hours and flagged a previously unrecognised system in bacteriophages. The findings are in a preprint that has not yet been peer reviewed.
According to The Information, the three labs want to launch an industry self-regulation organisation by the end of 2026 or early 2027, without government oversight. Critics fear it could sideline open-source and smaller developers.