Tag: Sciences

Leigh Ann Overlaur earns Outstanding Humanities, Social Sciences Student Award at VSU

May 16—VALDOSTA — Leigh Ann Overlaur of Valdosta is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s 2023-2024 College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Student Award. Overlaur was recognized during VSU’s annual Academic Honors and Awards Dinner on April 25. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Student Award is presented to a student with […]

Exact Sciences Stock, A Cathie Wood Darling, Tumbles On Wide Quarterly Losses

Exact Sciences (EXAS) stock tumbled late Wednesday after the Cologuard maker reported wide March-quarter losses, though sales came in ahead of expectations. X Cologuard is a means of screening for colon cancer using stool collection at home. Exact Sciences says it’s an easier and speedier option than colonoscopies, given the backlog in the U.S. health […]

Is There Any Hope for Cassava Sciences Stock?

Developing medicines for tricky-to-treat conditions like Alzheimer’s disease is tough under the best of circumstances, and as investors in Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ: SAVA) know, sometimes the circumstances are far from ideal. The stock is now down by 23% over the past 12 months although it has gained nearly 2,000% in the last five years, doubtlessly […]

Russia destroys National Academy of Legal Sciences building in Kharkiv

The building of National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine was destroyed during Russia’s missile attack on Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 23, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported the same day. A missile from the S-300 system directly hit the roof. Residential buildings, office spaces, cafes, pharmacies, and other civilian infrastructure were also damaged. […]

Why Gilead Sciences Stock Got Mashed on Monday

Pharmaceutical sector mainstay Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has had many good days on the stock exchange, but Monday wasn’t one of them. On the back of dispiriting clinical trial results for one of its investigational medications, investors sent the company’s share price down by more than 10%. And that was on a day when the […]