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In an important advancement towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD), researchers have found that a single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor completely protects monkeys from lethal infection with the virus.

A team of US researcher has found that a laser system already in place to kill brain tumours can also be used to disrupt temporarily the blood-brain barrier enabling the crucial chemotherapy drugs to pass into the brain for up to six weeks.

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In a first, researchers have developed a method to turn skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that can destroy brain tumours known as glioblastoma.

Children with autism who often suffer impairments in communication can develop their speech, gestures and a sense of rhythm and melody by listening to various speech sounds, says a study.

A form of natural sugar that triggers liver cells to clean up excess fat may help tackle nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFLD) in the near future, researchers have found after conducting a key research on mice.

Researchers have discovered that copper has the properties to destroy the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics.

Researchers have developed a novel therapeutic approach that could lead to nanomedicines tailored to maintain cancer cells in a dormant state.

Influenza commonly known as "flu” can hide itself undetected in an individual's body by the person's immune system, reveals a study. The influenza virus that affects mainly the nose, throat, bronchi and occasionally lungs contains a protein that helps in outsmarting the immune system which can track viruses and alert the body of the entry of foreign virus into the human cells to multiply.

A single dose of the drug zoledronic acid was found to inhibit bone loss that is common in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to results of a phase two clinical trial.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sought concrete measures against diminishing efficacy of antibiotics which, if it continues, will make bacterial infections such as skin sores and diarrhoea untreatable and fatal.