NIH study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant teens & young women
Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenofovir were more than 30% lower in those who were pregnant than in those who had recently given birth. All 40 study...
Drug-delivery technology leads to sustained HIV antibody production in NIH study
The new drug-delivery technology uses a harmless virus to deliver an antibody gene into human cells.
Italy Shuts Down North in COVID-19 Fight
One quarter of Italy's population is in lockdown under a new emergency decree Sunday.
Italy has experienced more COVID-19 deaths than any other country outside China.
Automated CT biomarkers predict cardiovascular events and mortality better than current practice
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans can produce more accurate risk assessment for major cardiovascular events than current, standard...
Testing with combined biopsy method improves prostate cancer diagnosis in NIH study
A method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) leads to more accurate diagnosis and prediction of the course of the disease, according to a large study. This method, which combines systematic biopsy, the...
Boosting energy levels within damaged nerves may help them heal
When the spinal cord is injured, the damaged nerve fibers — called axons — are normally incapable of regrowth, leading to permanent loss of function. Considerable research has been done to find ways to promote the regeneration of axons following...
Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing patterns of the cells...
S. Korean Hospitals Lack Enough Space for Coronavirus Patients
South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, as health officials said more than 2,000 people in the city hardest hit by the outbreak were waiting for open spaces in hospitals.
S. Korea at 'War' With Coronavirus as Governments Try to Stop Spread
Finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies are holding talks Tuesday to discuss how to respond to a coronavirus outbreak that has brought cases to at least 70 countries.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged
The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was discharged on 3 March 2020 from a treatment centre in the north-eastern town of Beni. With no more confirmed cases, a 42-day countdown to declaring the end of the world’s second-...
