In small trial, optogenetics restores some vision lost to retinitis pigmentosaAbout half of the patients in a study regained photosensitivity in their vision, showing the promise of optogenetics. Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at STAT
2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for ‘mirror image’ molecule research, with impact on pharmacologyHenri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai were awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for solving a mystery with research on "mirror image" molecules. Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at STAT
Neil Carleton, breast cancer researcher, is a 2026 STAT WunderkindNeil Carleton, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is improving breast cancer treatment for older women. Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at STAT
Betsy PleasantsBetsy Pleasants, of University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is analyzing how people turn to social media for reproductive health information. Oct 06 26October 06, 2026Article at STAT
Nobel-winning optogenetics research has led to experimental treatments for blindness and Alzheimer’sOptogenetics is now the foundational way through which we are able to understand how the brain works Oct 05 26October 05, 2026Article at STAT
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for brain research tool called optogeneticsKarl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel are the joint recipients of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries Oct 05 26October 05, 2026Article at STAT
Top journal’s special issue on women’s health casts spotlight on menopause and pain"Highlighting a ton of open questions": Top journal's special issue on women's health examines the latest discoveries on chronic pain and menopause. Oct 01 26October 01, 2026Article at STAT
Optimism and our brains: How getting older is good for our mindsThere’s a story about getting older that’s not all gloom and doom. It’s a perspective that should give us hope. Sep 24 26September 24, 2026Article at Boston Globe
Platinum-based chemotherapy in childhood causes mutations that age the liverPlatinum chemotherapy aged the liver cells of treated children, making them look more like adult liver cells and possibly raising the long-term risk of new tumors Sep 10 26September 10, 2026Article at STAT
Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer has divided physicians. Will new data change minds?Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery or radiation. Aug 21 26August 21, 2026Article at STAT
MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get themPre-biopsy MRI is standard outside the U.S., but the latest data show such scans were done in only about a third of U.S. prostate cancer cases in 2022. Aug 05 26August 05, 2026Article at STAT
Filing of bipartisan Senate bill boosts momentum for office of men’s healthMirroring the bipartisan bill introduced in the House, the measure would require a study from the GAO on the state of men’s health in the U.S. to be presented within a year of the law’s enactment. Jul 23 26July 23, 2026Article at STAT
Pete Hegseth’s announcement of annual testosterone screenings for service members divides medical expertsMedical experts are divided on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement that U.S. service members will undergo annual testosterone screenings. Jul 16 26July 16, 2026Article at STAT
New York boys club has a time-tested recipe to protect members’ mental healthAt a time when attention is deservedly being turned to the mental health crisis in boys, the Boys' Club of New York is a shelter from the storm for many of its members. Jul 10 26July 10, 2026Article at STAT
The race for an Ebola therapy beginsMale marathoners "hit the wall," mental health in 2026, and more Morning Rounds news Jul 06 26July 06, 2026Article at STAT
A leader of the 2014 U.S. Ebola response compares then to nowAs the world deals with an outbreak of Ebola that has no known cure, Susan Reichle, who last year co-founded Aid Transition Alliance to support former USAID professionals, discusses the Trump administration’s ability to intervene. Jun 09 26June 09, 2026Article at STAT
A federal office of men’s health has never been closer, yet it’s likely still years awaySupporters worry that a men’s health office created by the Trump administration risks being dismantled by a future Democratic president May 22 26May 22, 2026Article at STAT
U.S. bans entry from Ebola-affected countries as American patient is identifiedIn response to an Ebola outbreak, the U.S. has banned entry for noncitizens who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan recently. May 18 26May 18, 2026Article at STAT
PSA screening for prostate cancer reduces disease-specific deaths, new review showsProstate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing likely reduces the risk of death from prostate cancer, found a new review May 15 26May 15, 2026Article at STAT
Males who discuss suicide seek help less often than females, report findsOut of 1.5 million messages received in 2025, the Crisis Text Line found that less then 20% of the texters identified as male only May 12 26May 12, 2026Article at STAT