Scholar Rock Presents New Phase 3 SAPPHIRE Data at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative treatments for neuromuscular diseases, cardiometabolic disorders, and other serious diseases where protein growth factors play a fundamental role, today announced that new efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 pivotal SAPPHIRE trial (NCT05156320) will be presented in multiple clinical presentations at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical &a
RFK Jr. pushes for stricter oversight of chemicals in food
The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.
Poll reveals only 17% think Medicaid funding should be cut
Only 17 percent of adults say they want to see Medicaid funding decreased, while 42 percent think funding should increase and 40 percent think it should be kept about the same, according to results of the February 2025 KFF Health Tracking Poll.
Some animals’ natural biological defenses could inspire new approaches to cancer prevention and treatment in humans
Researchers have long known that diet exerts a profound influence on health, including the risk of developing cancer. A new study, led by researchers at Arizona State University, explores the relationship among diet, blood sugar (specifically glucose) and cancer prevalence across a broad range of vertebrate species.
‘Overlooked’ scrub typhus may affect 1 in 10 in rural India and be a leading cause of hospitalizations for fever
A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognized cause of hospitalizations for fever across India.
BMI overestimates childhood obesity compared to waist-to-height ratio, study suggests
Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.
Dopamine plays an unexpected role in memory devaluation, research reveals
New research out of Michigan State University expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine, finding that it plays a role in reducing the value of memories associated with rewards. The study, published in the journal Communications Biology, opens new avenues for understanding dopamine’s role in the brain.
Vocal changes in songbirds may help predict age-related disorders in people, neuroscientists suggest
University of Arizona neuroscientists studying the brains of songbirds have found that aging alters the gene expressions that control the birds’ song. The finding could lead to earlier diagnoses and better treatments for human neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, which are known to hinder vocal production in their early stages.
Study examines a novel way to bring addiction care and HIV prevention to people who inject drugs
Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have presented results from the HPTN 094 (“INTEGRA”) study at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco.
Prototype device uses ultrasound to break up kidney stones
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the Research Institute for Molecular Imaging Technologies (I3M), has developed, together with the NITIUV Group of the La Fe Health Research Institute (IIS La Fe) in Valencia and the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia, a new device—in the prototype phase—to break up kidney stones.