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Dementia Research to Get $100 Million Funding

| March 17, 2015 Comment

Dementia Research to Get $100 Million Funding – The UK government and big pharma companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Bigen Idec, are all contributing money to set up a venture capital fund for research on dementia. The fund will be set up by JP Morgan, and will be investing in […]

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Ebola Outbreak Worsens in West Africa, Death Toll Rises

Ebola Outbreak Worsens in West Africa, Death Toll Rises

| November 30, 2014 Comment

Ebola Outbreak Worsens in West Africa, Death Toll Rises – Sierra Leone is on track to become the nation hardest hit by the disease. Close to 7,000 have died from Ebola in West Africa since the start of the outbreak, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organization. Its most recent reports shows […]

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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Shows Promise in Human Trial

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Shows Promise in Human Trial

| November 27, 2014 Comment

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Shows Promise in Human Trial – A recent test of a prototype Ebola vaccine generated an immune response to the disease in subjects. Initial human trials of an experimental ebola vaccine show promise, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. A recent study exposed 20 healthy adults to the prototype […]

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Human Trials of an Ebola Vaccine Launch

Human Trials of an Ebola Vaccine Launch

| September 1, 2014 Comment

Human Trials of an Ebola Vaccine Launch – The National Institutes of Health and GlaxoSmithKline are launching the first fast track human trials of an ebola vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline vice president of U.S. public policy Donna Altenpohl discusses the trials on the News Hub with Tanya Rivero. Photo: AP. Copyright 2014, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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US to Begin Safety Testing Ebola Vaccine Next Week

US to Begin Safety Testing Ebola Vaccine Next Week

| August 28, 2014 Comment

US to Begin Safety Testing Ebola Vaccine Next Week – Federal researchers next week will start testing humans with an experimental vaccine to prevent the deadly Ebola virus. The National Institutes of Health announced Thursday that it is launching the safety trial on a vaccine developed by the agency’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]

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