Vaccines Built for the Rich Don't Protect the Poor as Well
The same preventive shot may be less effective in poor neighborhoods than in rich ones
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A Worldwide Effort to Stop Epidemics Is in Peril
A program to stop deadly diseases from spreading to the U.S. by helping foreign countries contain them now faces steep cuts
How to Build a Better Flu Vaccine
An experimental approach may arm immune cells against many strains, eliminating annual guesswork
A Wave of Resurgent Epidemics Has Hit the U.S.
Resurgent outbreaks of infectious diseases are sickening thousands, and the causes are societal
Scientists Downsize Bold Plan to Make Human Genome from Scratch
Genetic construction project shifts focus to making virus-resistant human cells
Shoebox-Size Lab Can Diagnose Infectious Diseases from a Drop of Blood
The device can already detect antibodies for measles and rubella
Panel Recommends FDA Approval of Epilepsy Drug Derived from Marijuana
Decision paves path to the U.S.'s first medication made from marijuana
Evolution Research Could Revolutionize Cancer Therapy
Evolutionary studies indicate that the genetic changes enabling a cancer to develop arise shockingly early within the primary tumor. This discovery points to a promising new approach to therapy
Squeaky Clean Mice Could Be Ruining Research
Pristine lab conditions may not provide the best model for human disease
How Cancer Can Become Therapy-Resistant
Epigenetics may play a role
Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall
Two new studies support this correlation
The Future of Sexual Reproduction
Could scientists one day use blood and skin cells to replace sperm and eggs?
Should Computer Simulations Replace Animal Testing for Heart Drugs?
Computational models representing human heart cells show higher accuracy than animal models in predicting an adverse drug effect, such as dangerous arrhythmias
Is Your Medicine What You Think It Is?
WHO’s lead detective says one in ten sold may be poor quality or fake
Is Trump's Opioid Strategy a "War on Drugs" Relapse?
The White House says it will boost treatment and strengthen law enforcement
Blood, Rats and Anticoagulants: The Story of Warfarin
The history of Warfarin is a surprisingly bloody one. Find out how this anticoagulant drug went from cow-killer to life-saver in this Nature Video animation. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on March 13, 2018. It is a Nature Video production.
Gut Parasites Have Their Own Gut Microbiomes
The whipworm lives in the human gut, mooching microbes from its host to build its own microbiome. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Pakistan Is Racing to Combat the World's First Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid Outbreak
Rumors about poisoned vaccines are making this bacterial infection hard to control
A Flood of Medical Data Could Improve Clinical Trials--or Hinder Them
The explosion of health-related data could transform clinical trials and drug development. But only if we learn how to make sense of the data first.
Influenza's Wild Origins in the Animals around Us
A century after the “Great Influenza” struck infectious disease specialists still fear the emergence of viral diseases they will not be able to control, including influenza
