Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Spreads
The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city, raising fears of a new epidemic of the deadly virus.
International study suggests combination therapy may prevent stroke in certain people
Results from an international clinical trial of more than 4880 participants, show that combining clopidogrel and aspirin following a small stroke or experiencing minor stroke symptoms decreases risk of a new stroke, heart attack or other ischemic...
Celebrate love, strengthen partnerships to end AIDS epidemic by 2030 says UN agency
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) pride march.
Emergency meeting called as Ebola moves to Congolese city – UN health agency
Health workers prepare to treat suspected Ebola patients in Bikoro Hospital in the Democratic...
NIH, Northwestern scientists develop potential new approach to stop cancer metastasis
Researchers have identified a compound that blocks the spread of pancreatic and other cancers in various animal models. When cancer spreads from one part of the body to another in a process called metastasis, it can eventually grow beyond the reach of...
New Rapid Rabies Test Could Revolutionize Testing and Treatment
A new rabies test developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could mean people exposed to potentially rabid animals could forego the weeks-long regimen of shots to prevent the deadly disease.
NIH funds three national cryo-EM service centers and training for new microscopists
The National Institutes of Health is supporting efforts to broaden biomedical scientists’ access to cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the Nobel Prize-winning (link is external) imaging method that is revolutionizing structural biology. The...
NIH scientists develop novel technique to study brain disease
The striatum, part of the brain’s basal ganglia, is involved in movement control. Using the SRFP...
19 Dead in Latest Congo Ebola Outbreak
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 19 people, according to the World Health Organization.
A total of 39 cases have been reported in the northwestern Equateur province, the WHO said Monday. The infected include...
Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action
A new discovery shows that opioids used to treat pain, such as morphine and oxycodone, produce their effects by binding to receptors inside neurons, contrary to conventional wisdom that they acted only on the same surface receptors as endogenous...
