Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe
The first trial of a pioneering therapy to retrain the immune system and slow the…
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Child living with HIV maintains remission without drugs since 2008
A nine-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at one month of…
Results from new global health task shifting trial surprise researchers
One of the largest stroke rehabilitation trials ever undertaken has revealed family-led rehabilitation is ineffective.…
Prime-boost Ebola vaccine yields immune response at one year
A prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimen that is well into clinical trials shows immune response one…
First evidence drug used to combat malaria in pregnancy also protects against sexually transmitted infections
A drug given to pregnant women in 35 countries worldwide to protect against malaria has…
Curbing malnutrition: what works in Africa doesn’t quite in India
Packaged fortified food, which showed remarkable results in treating children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)…
Delayed umbilical cord clamping reduces anaemia in high-risk infants
Delaying umbilical cord clamping for 180 seconds in high-risk infants effectively reduced anaemia by eight and…
Trial initiated for long-lasting injectable PrEP to block HIV transmission
The first phase 3 clinical trial of a long-acting injectable drug to block transmission of…
Major HIV vaccine trial in South Africa stokes hope
After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago…
World’s first malaria vaccine in the offing
It is now confirmed. Mass vaccinations with the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S, whose trial…