Cryopreservation of immature testicular tissue leads to successful birth in monkeys
Researchers have successfully frozen testicular tissue from monkeys too young to produce sperm and used this tissue to produce a pregnancy resulting in live, healthy offspring. The finding is an early step in the development of a method to store...
NIH to test experimental drug to curb opioid cravings
A clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat cravings associated with opioid use disorder (OUD) has begun in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. The Phase I trial in healthy adults will assess the safety of the...
It’s ‘time to #EndTB’, says UN on World Tuberculosis Day
A woman with tuberculosis in Pakistan went undiagnosed for five years because she could not...
New WHO recommendations to accelerate progress on TB
WHO has issued new guidance to improve treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). WHO is recommending shifting to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB. This new treatment course is more effective and is less likely to provoke adverse...
WHO expert panel paves way for strong international governance on human genome editing
The World Health Organization’s new advisory committee on developing global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing has agreed to work towards a strong international governance framework in this area.
NIH study finds no evidence that calcium increases risk of AMD
Eating a calcium-rich diet or taking calcium supplements does not appear to increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to the findings of a study by scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI). AMD is a leading cause of...
Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important layer of tissue in the back of the eye, researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found. Using a combination of adaptive...
Gaps in HIV Testing and Treatment Hinder Efforts to Stop New Infections
Meningitis changes immune cell makeup in the mouse brain lining
Meningeal macrophages (shown in white, red, and blue) are on constant alert...
Our brains may ripple before remembering
NIH scientists showed how electrical brain waves, called ripples, may help us remember our past experiences...
