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Ebola Survivors May Suffer Severe Mental, Neurological Problems, Study Indicates.

Reuters (7/11, Kelland) reports new research suggests that Ebola survivors “can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke.” Researchers assessing “patients infected...

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Germline Mutations In Cancer-Associated Genes In Patients With Advanced RCC Are More Prevalent Than Previously Believed, Study Indicates.

Medscape (7/11, Harrison, Subscription Publication) reports that research indicates “germline mutations in cancer-associated genes in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are more prevalent than previously reported.” Medscape adds, “In addit...

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Three-Quarters Of Severely Obese Patients May Have Low Gene Diversity Among Gut Microbes, Study Suggests.

Medscape (7/11, Busko, Subscription Publication) reports researchers found that “three quarters of severely obese patients had unhealthy, not very diverse gut microbes (low microbial gene diversity).” The findings were published in the journal Gut.

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Gene-Editing Method Could Potentially Lead To Treatments For Cancer, Autoimmune Conditions, Experts Say.

The New York Times (7/11, Kolata) reports that “for the first time, scientists have found a way to efficiently and precisely remove genes from white blood cells of the immune system and to substitute beneficial replacements, all in far less time than it...

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TB Vaccines Generate Mixed Results In Study.

MedPage Today (7/11, Walker) reports a phase II trial found that vaccination “with a candidate subunit vaccine, or revaccination with primary bacille Calmette- Guérin (BCG) vaccine, did not prevent initial tuberculosis (TB) infection among South African...

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Novartis To Shutter San Francisco Antibiotics Research Facility.

Bloomberg News (7/11, Kasumov) reports Novartis AG announced it “will shut down its antibacterial and antiviral research operations in the San Francisco Bay area and cut about 140 jobs.” The move comes as the drug maker plans “to narrow its R&D focus und...

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Government Invests $24 Million To Increase Access To At-Home Flu Tests.

NBC News (7/11) reports on its website the federal government is investing $24 million with two companies, Cue Health and Diassess, in an effort to “make at-home flu tests as cheap and easy as home pregnancy tests.” The Biomedical Advanced Research and D...

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Rhode Island Broadens Medicaid Coverage For Treatment Of HCV.

The Providence (RI) Journal (7/11) reports “Rhode Island’s Medicaid policy has been revised to cover the costs of treatment for all beneficiaries who are living with [HCV].” Previously, “only those individuals with HCV who were experiencing severe liver...

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FDA Mandates New Warnings For Fluoroquinolones.

MedPage Today (7/10, Walker) reports the Food and Drug Administration announced that manufacturers of fluoroquinolones “must update their labeling to warn about mental health issues and potential low blood sugar adverse reactions.” The agency said in a D...

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Protein Identified That Enables Armpit Bacteria To Make Sweat Stink.

HealthDay (7/10, Preidt) reports UK investigators say “they’ve identified a protein that enables” armpit bacteria “to take up odorless compounds in sweat and make it stink.” The researchers theorized “it may be possible to develop new deodorants that tar...

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Human Brains Full Of Genetic Mutations.

Scientific American (7/10, Martone) reports that “the brain has remarkable genetic diversity, with some studies suggesting there may be hundreds of mutations in each nerve cell. In the developing brain, mutations and other genetic changes that occur whil...

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NASEM Report Urges Researchers To Share Genetic Data With Study Participants.

STAT (7/10, Thielking) says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) suggests “that scientists and their institutions should routinely – and carefully – consider whether to return study results to participan...

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Seqirus Joins Universal Flu Vaccine Efforts In Partnership With UIVI.

Fierce Pharma (7/10, Sagonowsky) reports “leading flu vaccine player Seqirus has teamed up with the Human Vaccines Project’s Universal Influenza Vaccine Initiative” (UIVI) to assist in developing a universal flu vaccine. UIVI was launched last year “with...

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BioVaxys Receives License For Cancer Immunotherapy.

The New York Business Journal (7/10, George) reports biotechnology company BioVaxys “has entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Thomas Jefferson University for a immunotherapy technology developed to potentially treat ovarian cancer,...

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Samoa Investigating Infant Deaths Following MMR Vaccinations.

CNN (7/10, Yeung) reports on its website that the Samoan government is investigating the deaths of two one-year-old infants who “were brought to Safotu Hospital in Savai’i on Friday, where they died within minutes of the receiving the MMR vaccine.” Samoa...

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Australian Experiment Eliminates More Than 80% Of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes.

CNN International (7/10, Yeung) reports a group of “Australian scientists have successfully wiped out more than 80% of disease-carrying mosquitoes in trial locations across north Queensland.” Researchers in one laboratory “bred almost 20 million mosquito...

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Australia Strengthens Policy Of Fining Parents Who Do Not Vaccinate Their Children.

USA Today (7/10, Haller) reports Australia has made its vaccination laws more stringent, adding a fine of $20 USD “from their family tax benefits every two weeks” for parents who do not vaccinate their children. Dan Tehan, Minister for Social Services, a...

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More Than 95 Percent Of State Prison Inmates With Hepatitis C Denied Treatment, Analysis Finds.

The Washington Post (7/9, Thanthong-Knight) reports a new survey and interview of state corrections departments reveals that prisons across the nation “are failing to treat at least 144,000 inmates who have hepatitis C,” with many of the 49 participating...

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Novel Blood Test Could Determine Person’s Life Expectancy, Researchers Say.

Newsweek (7/9, Gander) reports scientists at Yale University have created “a blood test they claim can predict a person’s life expectancy” by measuring what they call a person’s “phenotypic age.” According to Newsweek, the basis of the test is “if a pers...

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Activation Of Parkin Protein May Play Important Role In Genetic Form Of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Suggests.

Parkinson’s News Today (7/9, Mumal) reports researchers found that activation of the protein ubiquitin ligase enzyme parkin may play “an important role in the genetic form of Parkinson’s disease.” The findings were published in Nature Structural & Molecu...

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Ebola Survivors May Suffer Severe Mental, Neurological Problems, Study Indicates.

Germline Mutations In Cancer-Associated Genes In Patients With Advanced RCC Are More Prevalent Than Previously Believed, Study Indicates.

Three-Quarters Of Severely Obese Patients May Have Low Gene Diversity Among Gut Microbes, Study Suggests.

Gene-Editing Method Could Potentially Lead To Treatments For Cancer, Autoimmune Conditions, Experts Say.

TB Vaccines Generate Mixed Results In Study.

Novartis To Shutter San Francisco Antibiotics Research Facility.

Government Invests $24 Million To Increase Access To At-Home Flu Tests.

Rhode Island Broadens Medicaid Coverage For Treatment Of HCV.

FDA Mandates New Warnings For Fluoroquinolones.

Protein Identified That Enables Armpit Bacteria To Make Sweat Stink.

Human Brains Full Of Genetic Mutations.

NASEM Report Urges Researchers To Share Genetic Data With Study Participants.

Seqirus Joins Universal Flu Vaccine Efforts In Partnership With UIVI.

BioVaxys Receives License For Cancer Immunotherapy.

Samoa Investigating Infant Deaths Following MMR Vaccinations.

Australian Experiment Eliminates More Than 80% Of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes.

Australia Strengthens Policy Of Fining Parents Who Do Not Vaccinate Their Children.

More Than 95 Percent Of State Prison Inmates With Hepatitis C Denied Treatment, Analysis Finds.

Novel Blood Test Could Determine Person’s Life Expectancy, Researchers Say.

Activation Of Parkin Protein May Play Important Role In Genetic Form Of Parkinson’s Disease, Study Suggests.