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Liberia’s Information Minister, Lewis Brown, said the government has put in place necessary measures to mitigate the economic impact of Ebola on the country.

Synapses – sites of intercellular communications –are revealed in a mature iPSC cortex neuron derived from a patient in the study. Immune-based staining shows synapse markers (red, green) and the cell’s nucleus (blue).

As major emergencies around the globe increase in scale, complexity and frequency, WHO is calling for an end to the targeting of health workers in conflicts and other humanitarian crises, which represent a breach of the fundamental right to health.

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos.

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated its position that the risk of transmission of Ebola virus disease during air travel remains low.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the magnitude of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been "vastly" underestimated.

Scientists used mice to study how nerve cells in thalamic reticular nucleus work during sleep and how they help the brain concentrate.