Researchers have seen successful results in sheep with minimal side effects. They are now preparing for its first-ever human clinical trial to be conducted in Melbourne.
In tests performed on rats at the University of Houston, the vaccine was shown to be effective at keeping fentanyl from reaching the brain, while not producing any significant side effects.
According to a recent study for estimating the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in the Indian population, more than one fourth of people in India aged 50 years and above are visually impaired.
Demand for blood donations currently far outstrips supply and matching blood types is an extra hassle that often results in patients missing out even as donated blood goes to waste.
The study found that after ten years 80% of patients were still alive. Typically, only roughly 50% of people in similar conditions would be expected to survive over that span.
Maternal vaccination reduced rates of severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to RSV by 81.8% across the first three months of life.
The Halda River — the world’s only gene bank for pure Indian carp fishes — has resumed hosting fish eggs in recent years, after fish eggs had all but disappeared from the river in 2016.
Across all the models tested, the scientists report a 100% response rate. They deployed the treatment against pancreatic cancer specifically, but believe the results bode well for its wider application.
The landmark Phase 3 trial to explore the psychedelic’s ability to treat depression will enroll close to 1,000 participants and Compass is looking to U.S. FDA approval by the end of 2025.
The treatment from UC Davis Health involves administering a stem cell patch to the fetus’ spine while still developing in the womb, and early results are promising one year on.
