MEPs highlight health risks of falling vaccination rates in the EU
Epidemiological data show significant gaps in vaccines being accepted and coverage rates that are too low to ensure the public is properly protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, MEPs note with concern in a resolution voted on Thursday.
The World Bank, The Power of Nutrition, the Global Financing Facility and the Government of Rwanda Allocate Additional $23 Million to Reduce Chronic Malnutrition of Children in Rwanda
The Government of Rwanda and the World Bank signed a $23 million Additional Financing agreement to help reduce the stunting rates among children under age 5 in 13 of Rwanda’s highest-stunting districts, on April 18.
NIH scientists watch the brain’s lining heal after a head injury
Following head injury, the protective lining that surrounds the brain may get a little help from its friends: immune cells that spring into action to assist with repairs. In a new study, scientists from the National Institutes of Health watched in...
Genetically altered broadly neutralizing antibodies protect monkeys from HIV-like virus
Two genetically modified broadly neutralizing antibodies (link is external) (bNAbs) protected rhesus macaques from an HIV-like virus, report scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National...
Boots on the Ground: Reports from CDC’s Disease Detectives
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 67th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 16-19, 2018 in Atlanta. The annual gathering of disease detectives showcases cutting-edge investigations and often...
Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases
Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses, but the mechanisms behind this association have...
Cyberbullying, unmet medical needs contribute to depressive symptoms among sexual minority youth
Cyberbullying, dissatisfaction with family relationships, and unmet medical needs are major contributors to the high rates of depressive symptoms seen among adolescents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning their sexual orientation, according...
Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements taken orally proved no better than placebo at relieving symptoms or signs of dry eye, according to the findings of a well-controlled trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of...
Scientists teach computers how to analyze brain cells
In the early days of neuroscience research, scientists painstakingly stained brain cells and drew by hand what they saw in a microscope. Fast forward to 2018 and machines may be able to learn how to do that work. According to a new study in Cell, it...
NIH researchers crack mystery behind rare bone disorder
An x-ray image of a patient with melorheostosis shows excess bone...