Category: 6. Health

A new phase 1 randomized controlled trial finds that a single dose of the ChAdox1 Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine appears safe, tolerable, and able to elicit a good immune response in healthy adults in endemic regions of the world. 

For the…

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine are enrolling participants across King, Snohomish and Pierce counties for a paid study on how respiratory viruses spread in households and communities. The…

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Bacterial biofilms are structured communities of microorganisms embedded within a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) that confers protection against environmental stresses, antibiotics, and host immune responses.

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An acute attack of cerebral blood circulation disorders is a stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident.¹ Stroke is caused by various circumstances, especially cerebral vascular stenosis, obstruction, or sudden rupture, which…

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Multimorbidity is known as the co-existence of two or more chronic illnesses in one person.¹ Having multiple conditions is quite common, and such multimorbidity has been rising in prevalence over the years.¹ The global prevalence of…

South Africa aims to become the first African country to manufacture a cholera vaccine with the launch this week of a clinical trial of an oral vaccine developed by local company Biovac.

The vaccine…

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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major global health concern, with approximately 300 million people chronically infected worldwide and over 800,000 deaths annually attributed to HBV-related liver disease…

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled what they describe as a landmark finding in lupus research: the central role of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in initiating the immune response that causes the condition. EBV, a member of the…

Although penile cancer represents less than 1% of male malignancies, it carries substantial physical and psychological burden, with a five-year survival rate near 50%. Around half of Penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) cases are…