Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU moves to bloc-wide recognition of antigen tests

EU envoys on Thursday struck preliminary agreement on having antigen tests for COVID-19 carried out in any member country recognised by all 27 countries in the bloc, diplomats told AFP.

Vaccination

Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race

Covax aims to break the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world's poorest countries—and swiftly getting them into arms.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Protein progression in Barrett's Esophagus disease

A study led by Nikhil Reddy, a second-year student at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has charted a protein's decline through the progression of Barrett's esophagus disease. The sickness, typically ...

Vaccination

India's jumbo-sized vaccine rollout in numbers

India began one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people in the country and torpedoed the economy.

Medical research

Simple blood test in the first trimester predicts fetal gender

A new research study published in the January 2012 edition of The FASEB Journal describes findings that could lead to a non-invasive test that would let expecting mothers know the sex of their baby as early as the first trimester. ...

Medical research

A quantum leap in gene therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Usually, results from a new study help scientists inch their way toward an answer whether they are battling a health problem or are on the verge of a technological breakthrough. Once in a while, those results give them a ...

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