Could a Single Live Vaccine Protect against a Multitude of Diseases?
A controversial theory holds that one immunization, given properly, can protect against many diseases besides its target
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A Question of Control
Clinical-trial participants and their carers are gaining influence over how experiments are run. As they take to social media, that could make things messy for the science
Measles Outbreaks Follow a Predictable Path—Provided People Get Vaccinated
In the past, measles outbreaks have been brought under control with vaccines, but the dynamic may be shifting
It's Time to End the War on Women's Health
Republican efforts to dismantle U.S. health care unfairly target one gender
Chemists Investigate Casanova's Clap
In his memoirs, the womanizing writer Giacomo Casanova described suffering several bouts of gonorrhea—but researchers found no trace of the microbe on his handwritten journals. Karen Hopkin reports...
Experimental Autism Drugs Aim to Improve Social Communication Skills
Experts caution that addressing lingering questions will require more research.
How to Kill HIV: Target Its "Influencers"
Applying network theory to HIV’s structure has revealed the most valuable—and vulnerable—parts of the virus
How the World's First Dengue Vaccination Drive Ended in Disaster
Is a runaway immune reaction making a dengue vaccine dangerous?
U.S. Measles Cases Top 700 This Year as Health Officials Urge Vaccinations
The surge in cases has sent 66 children to the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
First Proven Malaria Vaccine Rolled Out in Africa—But Doubts Linger
The vaccine is up to 40 percent effective at preventing malaria in young children
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users
Gluten-Free Restaurant Foods Are Often Mislabeled
One in three gluten-free dishes tested at restaurants contained gluten—especially GF pizzas and pastas. Christopher Intagliata reports.
A Repurposed Drug Could Offer Hope after Many Alzheimer's Trial Failures
An experimental drug for hepatitis D triggers a cellular waste disposal system to rid mice brains of the tau protein, a major culprit in neurodegenerative disease
Biogen Halts Studies of Closely Watched Alzheimer's Drug, a Blow to Hopes for New Treatment
Trial failure raises doubts about amyloid as a target for drug development
A Common Anesthetic Could Ease PTSD and Other Stress Disorders
Propofol reduces the intensity of traumatic memories
FDA Approves First New Drug Developed for Women with Postpartum Depression
The new drug, Zulresso, can work in days, not the weeks it takes for current treatments
Science Couple Phages Out Superbug
Medical researcher Steffanie Strathdee needed to save the life of her husband, researcher Tom Patterson, when he contracted one of the world's worst infections. She turned to phage therapy: using a virus to kill the bacteria...
Warm-Blooded Animals Lost Ability to Heal the Heart
Thyroid hormone, which helps warm-blooded animals regulate body temperature, also appears to put a halt on heart regeneration. Christopher Intagliata reports.
FDA Approves Esketamine, the First Major Depression Treatment to Reach U.S. Market in Decades
Nasal spray related to the anesthetic/street drug ketamine targets treatment-resistant patients
A Second Person Has Been Effectively "Cured" of HIV
10 years after the so-called “Berlin Patient,” a second man has been put into sustained remission
