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Weight-Loss Drug Mania Shook Markets—Now Hims & Hers Bets on a Menopause Care Boom

Weight-Loss Drug Mania Shook Markets—Now Hims & Hers Bets on a Menopause Care Boom

Menopause Launch Sparks Surge in HIMS Stock Hims & Hers’ expansion into menopause care was greeted with enthusiasm in the market. On October 15, the San Francisco–based telehealth provider announced it is now offering affordable treatment plans for women in perimenopause and menopause via its Hers platform businesswire.com businesswire.com. The move adds a new specialty to Hers, which already serves over 500,000 women subscribers businesswire.com. By connecting patients with providers trained in menopause care, Hims & Hers aims to fill a long-neglected gap in women’s health. “Women have been navigating an outdated healthcare system that wasn’t designed for them for
17 October 2025
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Menopause Launch Sends Hims & Hers (HIMS) Stock Soaring – What’s Next?

Menopause Launch Sends Hims & Hers (HIMS) Stock Soaring – What’s Next?

Figure: Hims & Hers markets a broad telehealth platform for men’s and women’s health ts2.tech. Its stock has surged with the boom in telehealth and weight-loss treatments. Women’s Health Expansion Sparks Rally On Oct. 15, Hims & Hers stunned the market by launching a dedicated menopause/perimenopause care program on its “Hers” telehealth platform. The company said the new service would connect women with personalized hormone therapies (estradiol, progesterone, etc.) to ease symptoms like hot flashes and sleep issues ts2.tech. This push into a historically underserved sector (roughly 1.3 million U.S. women enter menopause each year) met eager investor demand. As
16 October 2025
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Scholar Rock (SRRK) Just Hit a Regulatory Speed Bump—But the Long‑Term Muscle‑Building Story Still Has Legs

Scholar Rock (SRRK) Just Hit a Regulatory Speed Bump—But the Long‑Term Muscle‑Building Story Still Has Legs

Key facts (as of September 26, 2025) What happened this week (Sept. 23–26) Company snapshot & pipeline Scholar Rock is a late‑stage biotech developing apitegromab, a selective antibody that blocks latent myostatin activation to build/maintain skeletal muscle. Pipeline also includes SRK‑181 (anti‑latent TGF‑β1, oncology; Phase 1) and SRK‑439 (next‑gen anti‑latent myostatin; IND planned for 2H25).  Scholar Rock+1 The SMA evidence base: apitegromab’s pivotal data The obesity tie‑in: preserving muscle on GLP‑1s What the CRL really means Expert view: “[We] expect the issue to be resolved in under three months,” said BMO’s Evan Seigerman, framing the CRL as a timetable hiccup rather than a thesis break.  Reuters Financial position & runway Street consensus, targets
26 September 2025
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Moon Mission Milestone, Autism Risk Shock & Europe’s Climate Alarm – Science News Roundup (23–24 Sept 2025)

Moon Mission Milestone, Autism Risk Shock & Europe’s Climate Alarm – Science News Roundup (23–24 Sept 2025)

Space & Astronomy Artemis II Moon Mission – Countdown to History: In a major update from NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Sept 23, officials confirmed that Artemis 2 – the first crewed mission in NASA’s lunar return program – remains on schedule for no later than April 2026, with an earliest launch target of Feb 5, 2026 space.com. The 10-day mission will send four astronauts around the Moon, the first humans to venture beyond low-Earth orbit in over half a century. “We together have a front-row seat to history: we’re returning to the Moon after over 50 years,” exclaimed Lakiesha Hawkins, a senior NASA exploration
24 September 2025
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Apple Watch Series 11 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs Google Pixel Watch 2 – The Ultimate Smartwatch Showdown

Apple Watch’s New Blood Pressure Alert Shakes Up the Smartwatch Health Race

Apple’s AI-Powered Blood Pressure Notification Feature Apple has added a long-awaited hypertension notification to its wearable lineup, marking a significant milestone in consumer health tech. Starting with the new Apple Watch Series 11 (on sale as of September 2025) – and rolling out to recent models back to Series 9 and the Ultra 2/3 – the watch can passively alert users if they may have high blood pressure reuters.com reuters.com. Unlike a typical blood pressure monitor, the Apple Watch isn’t directly measuring your systolic or diastolic pressure. Instead, Apple’s algorithms analyze subtle signals from the watch’s optical heart rate sensor over time
20 September 2025
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CRISPR ‘Prime Editing’ Breakthrough Cures Genetic Liver Disease in Mice

CRISPR ‘Prime Editing’ Breakthrough Cures Genetic Liver Disease in Mice

Breaking the Genetic “Spell” of a Liver Disease Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a hereditary metabolic liver disorder where a single DNA typo disrupts the PAH enzyme that breaks down phenylalanine, an amino acid nature.com fiercebiotech.com. Without a working PAH enzyme, phenylalanine builds up to toxic levels, causing brain damage, intellectual disability, and seizures if untreated. Newborn screening identifies PKU early, and patients are put on a strict lifetime diet limiting protein (to keep blood Phe 120–360 µM) pennmedicine.org fiercebiotech.com. Even with dietary control and medications, many patients struggle – foods high in protein are largely off-limits, and even newer drugs like
15 September 2025
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From Black Hole ‘Stars’ to Miracle Eye Drops: Top Science News (Sept 14–15, 2025)

From Black Hole ‘Stars’ to Miracle Eye Drops: Top Science News (Sept 14–15, 2025)

Key Facts Health & Medicine Significant medical advances made headlines. An ophthalmology team in Buenos Aires introduced “special” eye drops that could make reading glasses obsolete for age-related farsightedness sciencedaily.com. In trials on 766 adults with presbyopia, drops combining pilocarpine and diclofenac quickly sharpened near vision (gaining around 3 lines on a reading chart) and maintained improvements for up to two years sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. “Nearly all patients experienced positive improvements in near visual acuity,” said Dr. Giovanna Benozzi, noting this non-surgical remedy could “significantly reduce dependence on reading glasses” for many sciencedaily.com. No serious side effects were observed, making the
15 September 2025
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Life on Mars? Visible ‘Time Crystal’, Diabetes Breakthrough and More – Science News Roundup

Life on Mars? Visible ‘Time Crystal’, Diabetes Breakthrough and More – Science News Roundup

Key Facts Space & Astronomy: Martian Life Clues and Interstellar Visitors Historic Mars discovery: NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most tantalizing clues yet that Mars may have harbored life. In a rock sample drilled from Jezero Crater (the site of an ancient lake), scientists detected the iron mineral vivianite and the iron sulfide greigite – substances that here on Earth often form with the help of microbes reuters.com. The sample – a reddish, fine-grained mudstone nicknamed “Sapphire Canyon” – contains strange circular patterns (ring-like “leopard spots” and dark speckles like poppy seeds) that could be fossilized microbial
13 September 2025
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Apple Watch Series 11 vs. Google Pixel Watch 4 – The 2025 Smartwatch Showdown You Can’t Miss

2025’s Hottest Health Wearables: Smartwatches That Measure Blood Pressure & AirPods Pro 3 heart rate

Smartwatches That Monitor Blood Pressure (2025 Edition) Smartwatches are getting surprisingly adept at tracking blood pressure – one of the most vital (and tricky) health metrics. In 2025, you can actually buy watches that measure or detect blood pressure in various ways. Below we break down the major models and how they work, from true cuff-based devices to clever cuffless sensors: • Apple Watch Series 11 & Ultra 3 (2025) – Cuffless detection of hypertension. Apple took a different approach by focusing on hypertension notifications rather than giving on-demand BP readings. The Series 11 (and Ultra 3) introduced an algorithm that analyzes subtle changes
11 September 2025
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Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Distant Dwarf Planet Candidate Discovered: Astronomers announced the discovery of a “hidden world” beyond Neptune – a trans-Neptunian object called 2017 OF201. With an estimated 700 km diameter and an extreme 25,000-year orbit, this object could qualify as a dwarf planet sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. It ventures from ~44 AU at closest approach to an aphelion ~1,600 AU (over 0.25 light-years) – far beyond Pluto. Its existence suggests the outer Kuiper Belt isn’t as empty as once thought sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. Interestingly, 2017 OF201’s orbit doesn’t line up with the clustering of other distant bodies that hinted at “Planet
7 September 2025
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Fitbit Charge 6 vs Garmin Venu Sq 2 vs Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro: Ultimate Fitness Tracker Showdown 2025

Fitbit Charge 6 vs Garmin Venu Sq 2 vs Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro: Ultimate Fitness Tracker Showdown 2025

Key Facts Hardware & Design Each device has a distinct form factor and build: Durability: All three trackers are built for everyday wear. Each is water-resistant to 50m, suitable for showering and swimming (just avoid hot tubs/saunas). The use of aluminum and hardened glass in the Fitbit and Xiaomi, and Gorilla Glass in the Garmin, means they can handle bumps and scratches reasonably well. However, a dedicated sports watch (often with stainless steel or higher-grade materials) might survive harsher abuse better. Still, in normal use, these devices are durable enough. Bands/straps are replaceable on all three, so you can swap
2 September 2025
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Ozlo Sleepbuds Review & Comparison: Bose’s Sleep Tech Reborn – Hype or Holy Grail?

Sleepbuds Showdown 2025: Which Bedtime Earbuds Will Give You Dreamy Sleep?

Key Facts Top Sleepbuds of 2025: Side-by-Side Comparison To help you navigate the market, here’s a side-by-side look at some of the leading sleepbuds available in late 2025. We compare their pricing, features, and what makes each unique: Sleepbuds Model Price (USD) Noise Blocking Audio Options Battery Life Notable Features Ozlo Sleepbuds (2024) $299 – $349 livescience.com Passive isolation (earplug-like); no ANC livescience.com Built-in sound library andBluetooth streaming theverge.com theverge.com ~10 hours per charge theverge.com Super-comfy, tiny form-factor (Bose-derived) theverge.com; Sleep tracking sensors (motion, noise, etc. – firmware update in 2025) theverge.com; Private alarm; Subscription option ($20/mo) available theverge.com theverge.com.
31 August 2025
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