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
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.
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.
UK researchers say they have developed an algorithm that is more accurate than current tools at predicting an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the
Researchers in the UK will soon start trialling blood tests that promise to diagnose dementia at clinics across the country in the hope of having them in rout
It can be challenging to follow the course of rheumatoid arthritis accurately in clinical assessments and trials due to “subtle and unpredictable” changes in symptoms – bu