NIH summit delivers recommendations to accelerate therapy development for Alzheimer’s disease
Experts from government, academia, industry, and non-profit organizations put forward recommendations that provide a roadmap for an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda necessary to inform priorities for Alzheimer’s disease and related...
NIH study explains why opioid therapy may not always work well for chronic pain
Researchers have shown that pain-induced changes in the rat brain’s opioid receptor system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain and may play a role in the depression that often accompanies it. These findings clearly...
WHO and World Bank Group Join Forces to Strengthen Global Health Security
WHO and World Bank Group, on May 24, launched a new mechanism to strengthen global health security through stringent independent monitoring and regular reporting of preparedness to tackle outbreaks, pandemics, and other emergencies with health...
NIH study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver
Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver. Their study, was led by researchers in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It showed that bacteria...
Pill Could Radio Doctors About Gut Health
A pill could soon radio signals from inside your gut to help doctors diagnose diseases from ulcers to cancer to inflammation, according to a new study.
Lithuania should focus reform efforts on improving quality and efficiency of health services
Lithuania has made strong progress in reshaping its health system since the 1990s but further reforms are needed to urgently improve the quality of health services and make spending more efficient, according to a new OECD report.
NIH begins testing Ebola treatment in early-stage trial
A first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The Phase 1 clinical trial is examining the safety and tolerability of a single...
Ebola outbreak puts DR Congo on an ‘epidemiological knife-edge’
Health workers prepare to treat suspected Ebola patients in Bikoro Hospital in the Democratic...
Annual Report to the Nation: overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized
The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death rates continue to decline in men, women, and children in the United States in all major racial and ethnic groups. Overall cancer incidence, or rates of new...
Strong Clinical Research Capacity in At-Risk Countries Key to Global Epidemic Prevention
Robust clinical research capacity in low- and middle-income countries is key to stemming the spread of epidemics, according to a new report from the International Vaccines Task Force (IVTF).
