Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice
Phages Treat Gut Inflammation in Mice
Mixtures of viruses that attack inflammatory bowel disease–causing bacteria in mice also survive the digestive tract and are well-tolerated in humans, a study finds.
Mixtures of viruses that attack inflammatory bowel disease–causing bacteria in mice also survive the digestive tract and are well-tolerated in humans, a study finds.
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Q&A: Human Challenge Studies of COVID-19 Underway in UK
Jef Akst | Jun 18, 2021 | 4 min read
Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford are exposing healthy volunteers to SARS-CoV-2 for science.
Ebola Drug Trial Terminated
Amanda B. Keener | Jun 23, 2015 | 2 min read
Early analysis of TKM-Ebola-Guinea offers discouraging results, causing sponsors to end the Phase 2 trial.
Ebola Vax Trial Update
Jef Akst | Mar 26, 2015 | 2 min read
A novel Ebola vaccine being tested in China is safe and provokes a notable immune response in people, according to a Phase 1 trial.
Ebola Update
Jef Akst | Jan 26, 2015 | 2 min read
Vaccine trial to start in Liberia as early as next week; trial for experimental therapy also planned, but production is still limited
NIH To Speed Ebola Vax Trials
Jef Akst | Sep 2, 2014 | 2 min read
The ongoing Ebola outbreak has prompted the National Institutes of Health to accelerate human trials of multiple Ebola vaccines, starting this week.
Ovarian Cancer Screen Shows Promise
Chris Palmer | Aug 27, 2013 | 2 min read
A blood test for the protein CA-125, coupled with a vaginal ultrasound, can help detect the difficult-to-spot cancer.
Stem Cell Trial Nearly Approved
Jef Akst | Feb 15, 2013 | 1 min read
The first human trial of a treatment using induced pluripotent stem cells has received conditional approval from an institutional review board in Japan.
Eye Trials Give Hope for Stem Cells
Hannah Waters | Jan 24, 2012 | 4 min read
Preliminary data from human embryonic stem cell trials for two degenerative eye disorders are promising, but challenges remain for more complex tissues.