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J&J Announce Start of Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Ebola Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson this week announced the start of a Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine in development at its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The trial is being led by the Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics. Recruitment in the trial is underway, and the first Read More »
- January 12, 2015
- | Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Public Health
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UC Davis Working to Help Speed Ebola Drug Production
Researchers at the University of California, Davis will explore ways to speed production of the Ebola drug with a $200,000 rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation. Developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego, in collaboration with the U.S. government and partners in Canada, Zmapp is a cocktail of antibodies produced in and extracted Read More »
- January 12, 2015
- | Filed under Africa, International, North America, Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat
Tens of thousands of newborns in India are dying after being infected by antibiotic resistant bacteria.
- December 4, 2014
- | Filed under South Asia, International, and Public Health
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HIV’s ability to cause AIDS is weakening over time
Rapid evolution of HIV is slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to a study of more than 2,000 women in Africa
- December 4, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, International, and Public Health
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New 15-Minute Ebola Diagnostic to be Trialed in Guinea
A rapid, point-of-care diagnostic test for the Ebola virus will be trialed in the coming weeks at the Ebola treatment center in Conakry, Guinea
- December 1, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, Europe, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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