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Health Scientists map a road to fairer, more inclusive drug development

Only 6% of pivotal U.S. drug trials reflect national diversity, putting true precision medicine out of reach for many patients.

Melanie Livingstone

Health Children only need small daily doses of peanuts to gain protection, study finds Mac Oliveau

Discoveries Archaeologists find Europe’s oldest known blue pigment use Rebecca Shavit

Health GLP-1 weight-loss drugs could help protect eyes from diabetic retinopathy Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Green Impact New solid-state battery design retains 75% capacity after 1,500 cycles Shy Cohen

Los Angeles LA County is giving away free health code compliant food carts to help sidewalk vendors operate legally Rebecca Shavit

Health Scientists discover why smoking loosens teeth and eats away at bone Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Green Impact Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Mediterranean sea faces record warming and rising climate risks Mac Oliveau

Los Angeles Los Angeles Ranks No. 12 Among the World’s Best Cities Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Researchers discover massive hydrogen system beneath the Pacific Ocean Shy Cohen

Innovations Scientists develop a shelf-stable ‘smart’ plastic that hardens only when you trigger it Shy Cohen

Space JWST found a ‘dead’ galaxy that quit making stars billions of years ago Joseph Shavit

Los Angeles Los Angeles woman celebrates 80th birthday by feeding the community Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Mass extinction helped jawed vertebrates rise, study finds Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Tiny human heart organoids open the door to safer, faster drug discovery Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Discoveries Color-coded mosquitoes safely enables male-only releases to combat Dengue and Zika Joshua Shavit