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First trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine starts in UK

Oxford University has launched what it says is the world's first phase I trial of a vaccine specifically designed to protect against Bundibugyo Ebola.

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New £1.2bn science park opens in Oxford

A new £1.2 billion science and technology park was formally opened today in Oxford, in a welcome boost to the UK's life sciences sector.

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GSK backs £50m Oxford University cancer vaccine programme

A GSK alliance with Oxford University aims to identify precancerous changes in cells that could form the basis of preventive vaccines.

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Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya

CEPI-backed trial of Rift Valley fever jab starts in Kenya

A promising vaccine candidate for Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been advanced into a phase 2 trial in Kenya, the first time that a shot has reached this stage of development in a country wher

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Cholesterol drug could find new role in diabetic eye disease

A decades-old drug used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood has been shown to reduce the progression of vision-robbing retinopathy in people with diabetes.

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A Budongo chimpanzee feeding on the fruit of F. exasperate.

Chimps’ self-medication with plants could aid drug discovery

A landmark study has revealed that wild chimpanzees use medicinal plants to treat themselves when ill, a finding that could assist in the search for new drugs.

First trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine starts in UK

New £1.2bn science park opens in Oxford

GSK backs £50m Oxford University cancer vaccine programme

CEPI-backed trial of Rift Valley fever jab starts in Kenya

Cholesterol drug could find new role in diabetic eye disease

Chimps’ self-medication with plants could aid drug discovery

Lundbeck preps for key bexicaserin data around year-end

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