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New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints
An experimental drug compound could be a promising treatment for harmful diabetes complications, per a new study in lab mice and human cells.
New antivenom works against 17 dangerous African snake species, study suggests
Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite treatments.
Newfound antibiotic shows '100 times' more potency against drug-resistant bacteria than its predecessor
Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen antibiotic that shows promising in treating drug-resistant infections.
One molecule could usher revolutionary medicines for cancer, diabetes and genetic disease — but the US is turning its back on it
The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of uncertainty, scientists worry that revolutionary treatments for cancer, immune dysfunction and genetic disease may be left on the lab bench.
'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley
Interview Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.
Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably
Book Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.
Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.
As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.
Deadly mamba snakebites stop muscles from working — but sometimes, antivenom can send them into overdrive
Some victims of venomous mamba snakebites see their symptoms worsen after getting antivenom, displaying a different type of paralysis. A new study explores why.
