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19/02/2018 - World leaders promise solutions to non-communicable disease growth
World leaders have promised “bold and innovative” solutions to tackle the growing rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. More
19/12/2017 - Concern as stem cell searches lead to unproven therapies
Centres offering unproven stem cell therapies are crowding internet search engines, British experts have warned. More
23/11/2017 - Algae hope for diagnostic nanobots
Remote controlled nanobots could be engineered from algae to make them biodegradeable and useful for medicine, researchers reported last night. More
10/11/2017 - Cholera map to aid prediction
Cholera has been endemic in Asia for 50 years, repeatedly crossing into Africa and Latin America, according to a major study of the disease published last night. More
01/11/2017 - HepC patients unaware of treatment possibilities - conference
Britain is lagging behind other countries in the identification of patients with hepatitis C infection, a global conference will hear today. More
28/09/2017 - Abortion safety a global problem
Nearly half of all the abortions performed worldwide are unsafe, researchers warn today. More
21/07/2017 - Warning on growing HIV drug resistance
Progress in HIV treatment is under threat from growing rates of drug resistance, the World Health Organisation has warned. More
02/06/2017 - Protein that feeds Zika revealed
The Zika virus has evolved specifically to target neural stem cells, feeding off a specific protein in these cells, British scientists reported last night. More
07/02/2017 - Genetic defect causes disease in multiple organs
Scientists have found a genetic defect that is behind multi-organ disease, new research out last night. More
22/12/2016 - Success for vCJD test
A new blood test can detect variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with 100% accuracy, an international research team reported last night. More
12/12/2016 - UK success against breast cancer
Breast cancer mortality has declined faster in England and Wales than in any other country over the last 30 years, according to a new global analysis. More
21/11/2016 - Zika emergency over - WHO
The Zika virus is no longer a public health emergency - but remains a "significant" public health challenge, the World Health Organisation has ruled. More
11/11/2016 - Call to boost measles vaccination
Some 400 children are dying from measles every day globally because of patchy progress with vaccination programmes, a major report warned last night. More
16/09/2016 - Preliminary study confirms Zika virus causality
The first case-control study to examine the association between Zika virus and microcephaly using molecular and serological analysis has confirmed causality, it is revealed today. More
10/08/2016 - Clear link with Zika virus and joint condition
Experts are investigating the links between Zika virus infection in the womb and joint deformities at birth. More
09/08/2016 - Chemical could destroy tropical parasites
British scientists have developed a compound that can kill parasites responsible for three tropical diseases, it was announced last night. More
05/08/2016 - Zika vaccines close to clinical testing
Three different Zika virus vaccines have been successfully tested on monkeys, it was announced last night. More
15/07/2016 - Zika set to burn out - after three years
The world will struggle to contain the spread of the Zika virus - but the epidemic will burn itself out after three years, according to British experts. More
29/06/2016 - Zika vaccines in development
Work on a human vaccine for the Zika virus is progressing well, it was announced last night. More
24/06/2016 - How dengue may increase Zika vulnerability
The Zika virus may be using dengue infection as a "Trojan horse", according to British researchers. More
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