Archive: 22/10/2014

Big strides made in fighting TB, says WHO

The known tally of people with tuberculosis rose last year but overall "major progress" is being made in rolling back the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

Oct 22, 2014

Clinical trial could change standard treatment for stroke

A large international clinical trial has shed new light on the effectiveness of current hospital protocols for managing blood pressure in stroke patients.

Oct 22, 2014

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Johnson & Johnson plans Ebola vaccine testing

Johnson & Johnson will begin safety testing in early January on a vaccine combination that could protect people from a strain of the deadly Ebola virus.

Oct 22, 2014

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German thalidomide maker wins appeal in Spain compensation case (Update)

A Spanish court has upheld an appeal by the German maker of the banned pregnancy drug thalidomide and scrapped a previous ruling ordering the firm to compensate Spaniards who suffered birth defects from it in the 1960s.

Oct 22, 2014

Watching 3-D videos of trees helps people recover from stress

Writers, outdoor enthusiasts and leaf-peeping tourists have known for centuries that nature has restorative powers that reduce feelings of stress and promote a sense of tranquility.

Oct 22, 2014

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An antibody that blocks immune signaling offers a promising research tool and potential therapeutic agent

Through a combination of natural immune selection and targeted protein engineering, A*STAR researchers have generated an antibody that efficiently blocks a disease-related inflammatory pathway in both human cells and mouse ...

Oct 22, 2014

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High hopes rest on 800 vials of experimental Ebola vaccine shipped from Canada

The world has been warned that the current Ebola epidemic may not end without the use of a vaccine – and no licensed vaccines exist yet. That may soon change, because scientists are making swift progress.

Oct 22, 2014

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Newly discovered bacterial defence mechanism in the lungs

A new study from Karolinska Institutet presents a previously unknown immunological mechanism that protects us against bacterial infections in the lungs. The study is being published in the American Journal of Respiratory ...

Oct 22, 2014