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Vaccine patches for measles could be here by 2017

Posted in Medicine on 29th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

The highly anticipated technology could save thousands of lives per year.

Child malaria vaccine: Final trials bring hope

Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Final clinical trials of a malaria vaccine, the first to reach this stage, suggest it could help protect millions of children against malaria.

Modified Salmonella eats away at cancer, without a side order of food poisoning

Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

A genetically modified Salmonella strain has been shown to kill off cancer cells without nasty side effects.

Dementia 'halted in mice brains'

Posted in Medicine on 15th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.

Ebola Vaccine Sees Early Success in Human Trials

Posted in Medicine on 14th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers are saying that there is hope that ebola will soon never resurface in epidemic proportions again, as a vaccine was found to be effective in human trials.