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
Even low-level exposure to these chemicals over a sustained amount of time can lead to serious health effects, including thyroid disease, reduced immune response, and several cancers.
Scientists achieve the impossible, safely destroy toxic ‘forever chemicals’ Read more
The WHO has hailed the west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma
Togo achieves ‘major feat’ of eliminating four neglected tropical diseases Read more
The double-blind longitudinal study followed nearly 1,000 patients with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that increases the individual risk of several cancers, for almost 20 years.
New study offers hope that pill can cut hereditary cancer risk by 60 percent Read more
The Bochum researchers hope that an early diagnosis based on the amyloid-beta misfolding could help to apply Alzheimer’s drugs at such an early stage that they have a significantly better effect.
New sensor detects Alzheimer’s up to 17 years in advance Read more
Botswana has became the first high-burden country to receive the WHO’s silver tier award for its efforts to cut child transmission rates.
Botswana reduces mother-baby HIV transmission rates from 40% to below 1% since 1999 Read more
Half of the budget will go towards developing low-cost insulin products and the other half will be invested in building a new California-based insulin manufacturing facility.
California to produce its own insulin to make it more affordable and accessible Read more
The new policy, set to take effect at the end of 2023, is the world’s first to limit flights for environmental reasons.
In world first, The Netherlands caps flights at major airport to cut pollution Read more
Experts are predicting that this new photoimmunotherapy will be the world’s fifth major cancer treatment following surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy.
Revolutionary new photoimmunotherapy lights up and wipes out cancer cells Read more
It is the first approved treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that affects about 7 million people in the United States.
U.S. FDA approves first alopecia drug that restores hair growth in many patients Read more
