San Diego’s cAMPfield closed a $180M Series A to advance prifemilast, a once‑daily oral PDE4B inhibitor, into global trials for IBD.

A tiny peptide called BRP cut meals in mice and minipigs and drove fat‑specific weight loss; human testing is not yet underway.

Aurelius Systems rolled its Archimedes laser counter‑drone turret onto the Reindustrialize show floor in Detroit, prompting Pentagon tests and policy questions. The public display blurred commercial EV work and defense tech.

WCTC broke ground on a 12,200-square-foot second-floor addition to its Applied AI Lab in Pewaukee, funded by major local gifts and due to open in spring 2027.

A bright fireball streaked over Sault Ste. Marie during the Queen Street Cruise, captured on video and followed by reports of a sonic boom.

A Chicago team built a linked‑exoskeleton rehab that lets therapists guide stroke survivors' movements in real time. Early tests showed gains in walking metrics and strong patient engagement.

Cherry Health says suspicious network activity from April may have exposed some patient and staff records. The Grand Rapids provider is investigating and will notify affected people by mail.

UPMC Presbyterian is using a bedside blood test that spots brain‑injury biomarkers in about 15 minutes, aimed at cutting CT scans and speeding ER care.

Nobel-winning AlphaFold lead John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, shifting high‑profile AI talent toward San Francisco’s labs.

UT Austin theorist Allan MacDonald shares the 2026 Kavli Prize for twistronics — the discovery that a 1.1° twist in graphene can create superconductivity and other exotic states.

TPWD says a vendor‑related breach may have exposed driver’s license and passport details for more than 3 million hunting and fishing license customers. The agency is offering one year of free credit monitoring.

Abbott Northwestern has added histotripsy — a noninvasive, sound‑wave therapy that can mechanically destroy some liver tumors — expanding local treatment options. Early studies are promising but longer follow‑up is needed.

TSMC and Amkor signed a decade‑long pact to localize packaging and test services in Arizona, tying TSMC's North Phoenix fabs to an Amkor campus in Peoria.