Each year on World AIDS Day, we reflect on the remarkable progress that has been made against HIV. Indeed, we have come a long way since the disease now known as AIDS was first reported in 1981.
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Diseases
Measles cases spike globally due to gaps in vaccination coverage
Reported measles cases spiked in 2017, as multiple countries experienced severe and protracted outbreaks of the disease. This is according to a new report published today by leading health organizations.
Experimental treatment for preeclampsia effective in animals, NIH-funded researchers show
In studies of mice and nonhuman primates, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have used a technique known as RNA interference to reduce high levels of a protein that can cause preeclampsia, a potentially fatal high blood pressure disorder of pregnancy.
Clinical trial of investigational Ebola treatments begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An international research team has begun patient enrollment in a clinical trial testing multiple investigational Ebola therapies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
NIH researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior
Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have found that neurons in the superior colliculus, an ancient midbrain structure found in all vertebrates, are key players in allowing us to detect visual objects and events.
President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Construction of Hospital at Masongbo Village, Launches Free Ambulance Service in Bombali District
President Julius Maada Bio on Friday commissioned the start of construction work on a mini-modern hospital at Masongbo village in the MakariGbanti Chiefdom, near Makeni, and also launched the free ambulance service forBombali District, northern Sierra Leone.
NIH statement on World COPD Day 2018
A leading cause of death, COPD impacts an estimated 251 million people worldwide(link is external)
