These are the stories readers most often counted as progress.
STAGE 1 AND 2, CAUGHT ABOUT 87% OF THE TIME
An investigational blood test flagged stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancer about 87% of the time in a study of roughly 1,800 people. Not FDA-cleared. Still a big deal.
LOUD AND INCREASING.
285 counted in a single day, almost 100 more than last year.
LAB BENCH HOPE.
42 antibodies made. Two blocked the reaction. In a dish, for now.
18.5 MONTHS INSTEAD OF 10.
18.5 months vs. 10.0. Promising, not approved.
SPIN CYCLE, STORY TIME.
Laundromats are becoming tiny literacy hubs, with children’s books and family reading spaces turning wash-cycle downtime into reading time. Apparently the spin cycle comes with a library card now.