This March is Endometriosis Awareness Month! It is a month where many come together to raise awareness, educate, and support those diagnosed with endometriosis. According to WHO, it affects around 10% (190 million) of women and girls globally. Endometriosis is an…
Raising Awareness on Rare Disease Day
This February 28 is Rare Disease Day! Many people worldwide come out to celebrate and show their support on this day to those who have rare diseases. For those living with a rare disease (or know a loved one), they come…
American Heart Month
This February is American Heart Month! This month, many health organizations come together to shed awareness on the importance of cardiovascular health. By making an active effort to prioritize your heart, you can avoid severe illness. Other health conditions that can…
Liberia to Prosecute Man Who Brought Ebola to U.S.
Liberia plans to prosecute the airline passenger who brought Ebola into the U.S., alleging that he lied on an airport questionnaire about not having any contact tracing with an infected person, authorities said Thursday. Thomas Eric Duncan filled out a series…
10 Questions, Answers About the U.S. Ebola Case
U.S. health officials have warned for months that someone infected with Ebola could unknowingly carry the virus to this country, and there is word now that it has happened: A traveler in a Dallas hospital became the first patient diagnosed in…
1st Volunteer Gets Experimental Ebola Vaccine
British scientists say a former nurse has become the first person in the country to receive an experimental Ebola vaccine in an early trial to test its safety. Ruth Atkins, 48, got the injection on Wednesday in Oxford, the first of…
La esquizofrenia es en realidad ocho trastornos genéticos.
New research shows that schizophrenia isn’t a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms. The finding could be the first step toward improved diagnosis and treatment for the debilitating psychiatric illness….
The Search for Ebola Response Targets
The effort to develop therapeutics and a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) requires a complex understanding of the microorganism and its relationship with the host, especially the immune response. Adding to the challenge, EVD can be caused by…
Animal to Human Transmission Responsible for 2014 Ebola Outbreak
Scientists used advanced genomic sequencing technology to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This research has also revealed the dynamics of how the Ebola virus has…
3rd Doctor Dies from Ebola
During a training session participants listen as they stand over a mannequin on a stretcher during a training course to instruct non-governmental organization (NGO) workers and doctors on how to deal with the Ebola virus in Brussels on Tuesday, Aug. 26,…