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2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
Top doctors fighting Ebola quickly used the case on Tuesday to press the message that people can recover from the…
Why Sexually Transmitted Infections Can’t Shake Their Stigma
The viral S.T.I.s that persist seem to hit people the hardest. The idea of an infection that you can’t get…
Combining Antibiotics, Researchers Deliver One-Two Punch against Ubiquitous Bacterium
For the first time, doctors in the U.S. have used the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to treat a…
We Can’t Despair About Our Antibiotic Crisis
Antibiotic resistance is undermining the foundations of our modern medical system. No longer can we count on these drugs for…
Bladder cancer ‘attacked and killed by common cold virus’
University of Surrey researchers said the virus could “help revolutionize treatment” for the cancer and reduce the risk of it…
New Weapons Against Cancer: Millions of Bacteria Programmed to Kill
Genetically modified microbes release “nanobodies” that alert the immune system to cancer in mice, scientists report. The innovative method one day…
New Study Helping Researchers Learn How Deadly Superbug Fungus Is Transmitted
Federal health officials are keeping a close eye on a new superbug reported in some New York and New Jersey…
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Support the Growth of the Human Cell Atlas
New grants support networks of scientists from diverse disciplines who study a variety of healthy human organs. These collaborative groups…
Drug to Replace Chemotherapy May Reshape Cancer Care
A class of drugs is emerging that can attack cancer cells in the body without damaging surrounding healthy ones. They…