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NIAID-Sponsored Trial of Experimental Chikungunya Vaccine Begins

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A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, one of the two species that spreads chikungunya virus, is shown feeding.

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NIH scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes

Studies of epilepsy patients uncover clues to how the brain remembers.

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Cracking the brain’s memory codes: Scientists at NIH used electrical recordings to study how the human brain remembers.

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Details of Lassa virus structure could inform development of vaccines, therapies

A 10-year Lassa virus research project has yielded structural and functional details of a key viral surface protein that could help advance development of Lassa vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics, which are currently lacking. The work was led by the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Unprecedented spread of cholera in Yemen as health workers race against time to save children

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his visit to the war-torn country

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On 12 May 2017 at the Sab'een Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen, a child with severe diarrhoea or cholera receives treatment.

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Over 1,000 children seek treatment for watery diarrhoea daily as number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen soars – UNICEF

More than 10,000 total new cases reported in the last three days alone

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On 12 May 2017 at the Sab'een Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen, patients suffering from severe diarrhoea or cholera receive treatment.

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Tobacco’s killer toxins also wreak havoc on the environment, UN health agency warns

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Man smoking in Indonesia.

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NIH Scientists Find Real-Time Imaging in Mice a Promising Influenza Study Tool

A non-invasive method to track and monitor viruses, bacteria, and various types of cells and genes.

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The IVIS imaging system.

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US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014

More caregiver support needed as disease burden grows

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Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 26 May 2017

Decisions at the World Health Assembly focused on implementation of the International Health Regulations, and improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.

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Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 25 May

The World Health Assembly on May 25th, made decisions relating to polio, the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, and the health workforce.