This story has been updated throughout to reflect new research. New data on the delta variant is coming in, and it's not looking good. The currently authorized vaccines are still very protective, ...

The Food and Drug Administration designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation helps expedite the development and review of therapies intended to treat serious ...

A breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine has shown the ability to supercharge the effects of immunotherapy in mice, sparking hope for a universal “off-the-shelf” treatment that could fight multiple cancers.

Kimberly Powell, Vice President of Healthcare, NVIDIA, and Casey Ross, chief investigative reporter of data & technology at STAT at 2024 Breakthrough Summit West. Thank you to everyone who contributed ...

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In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper at the center of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex. Milner had grown ...

Neville Singham’s vast dark money network has fueled BreakThrough News and a raft of other online outlets pushing Moscow and Beijing’s favorite narratives. Senior Researcher A slick online media ...

The Valley of Death comes up a lot in chemistry entrepreneurial circles. It’s the difficult part of the journey that start-up companies take to turn an innovation that works at small scale into a ...

Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing – 13 ...

Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era. By David Gelles and Theodore Schleifer Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella ...