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Casgevy now accessible from age 2, a turning point for sickle cell disease
On July 1, 2026, the American Food and Drug Administration approved a major expansion of Casgevy, the first gene therapy based on

Apple really wants to buy blacklisted Chinese chips
Since late June 2026, several media outlets have reported that Apple has been negotiating with the Trump administration to get approval to

Nvidia armors its humanoid robots, the West must win this race
Dear reader, I'm writing you this open letter the day after a technical announcement that, at first glance, doesn't make mainstream headlines

Syria tries to turn the page on Assad with a fragile Parliament
Syrian PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa appointed on July 1, 2026 the final 70 seats of a People's Assembly made up of 210 seats, completing

These little-known gut bacteria could define what good health looks like
A vast international study led by the University of Cambridge has uncovered a previously little-known group of gut bacteria, dubbed CAG-170, found

Ukraine's DART missile, a formidable answer to Russian jamming
Ukraine has unveiled a new experimental missile, nicknamed DART, whose distinctive feature lies in a technical choice as simple as it is

A shared malaria target reignites hope for a universal vaccine
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced on July 1, 2026 that they had identified immune targets shared across different

A neglected tropical disease is silently hitting 40 million women
Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have just issued a clear call to action: screening must be expanded for female

Yuliia Svyrydenko, the prime minister negotiating Ukraine's drone billions
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko confirmed that the European Union had released 3.8 billion euros specifically earmarked to