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Scientists at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have reported an important advance in the effort to stop Epstein Barr virus (EBV), a ...

Three-letter DNA “words” can decide whether a yeast cell cranks out a medicine efficiently or sputters along. The words are called codons, and they are the genetic code’s way of spelling out amino ...

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By ...

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Now, scientists at UC San Diego have unveiled a powerful new CRISPR ...

Orthopedics was the most active area over the second half of 2025, with the FDA issuing 13 breakthrough designations to ...

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Devices Program was created by the Congress in the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016. The program is designed to accelerate the development, assessment ...

The breakthrough therapy designation, established in 2012 by the US Congress to expedite the development of drugs that show promising early clinical evidence of benefit over available therapies, has ...

The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), signed into law on July 9, 2012, introduced several reforms that are intended to streamline the FDA's premarketing approval process ...