Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lab-made antibodies offer potential cure for yellow fever

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators indicates that lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.

Health

New study shows vitamin C prevents bone loss in animal models

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have shown for the first time in an animal model that vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis, a disease affecting large numbers of elderly women and men in which bones ...

Medical research

Exploring the recovery process after a heart attack

A recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids on the harmful effects of acute myocardial infarction opens the door to the administration of a molecule (urocortin-2) as a potential treatment to ...

Neuroscience

Targeting tau, the other protein behind Alzheimer's disease

In November, researchers reported the drug lecanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The effect was modest, but it has generated tremendous excitement because it was the first time a drug had been shown to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ebola linked to habitat destruction

A Massey University veterinary scientist has co-authored research suggesting that Ebola virus emergence is linked to the clearing of animal habitat through deforestation in West and Central Africa.

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