The landmark Phase 3 trial to explore the psychedelic’s ability to treat depression will enroll close to 1,000 participants and Compass is looking to U.S. FDA approval by the end of 2025.
The world’s first Phase 3 psilocybin clinical trial is about to commence Read more
The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s strategy through 2026 and will be focused particularly on Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally Read more
Last year, the nation launched a strategic plan to end AIDS by 2030 and has already reached a target known as 90-90-90 – 90% of people living with HIV knowing their status; 90% getting antiretroviral treatment; and 90% having the virus suppressed.
Zimbabwe becomes first African nation to approve HIV prevention drug Read more
The treatment from UC Davis Health involves administering a stem cell patch to the fetus’ spine while still developing in the womb, and early results are promising one year on.
World-first stem cell therapy trial treats spina bifida before birth Read more
The Alzheimer’s Association called the robust study from American biotech company Biogen “the most encouraging results in clinical trials treating the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s to date.”
New Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline by 27% in trial Read more
The coal-fired Loy Yang A power station near Melbourne – responsible for more than three percent of the country’s emissions – will shut down in 2035, a decade earlier than planned.
Australia’s most-polluting coal plant to shut decade earlier than planned Read more
A French research company interviewed more than 4,000 adults across France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. More than 50% reported having reduced their meat consumption in the last five years largely for environmental, animal welfare, and personal health reasons.
Meat consumption is falling significantly across Western Europe Read more
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has developed the country’s first cervical cancer shot that will hit the market within a few months.
Indian company develops country’s first HPV vaccine Read more
The five-year overall survival rate has increased from 49% to 70% since the 1970s. Because of this improved rate of survival, an estimated 3.5 million lives have been saved since 1991.
Cancer death rates fall steadily in the U.S., with more survivors than ever Read more
A new treatment from Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany drove the disease into remission in all of its five patients, who have now been off lupus medication for between three and 17 months.
Scientists hail autoimmune disease therapy breakthrough Read more
