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First production versions of groundbreaking upper-limb prostheses becoming available to military amputees

An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published today in The Lancet. The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, and the findings add weight to early trial results published last year.

An enzyme found in the fluid around the brain and spine is giving researchers a snapshot of what happens inside the minds of Alzheimer’s patients and how that relates to cognitive decline.

More than half the adult population in Germany is overweight, and the number of people classified as obese has even increased in recent years. But what economic impact will obesity have on society? Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München working within the Competence Network Obesity examined the direct and indirect costs of being overweight or obese.

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Steba Biotech have reportedly developed a light-sensitive drug derived from deep-sea bacteria that has been shown to kill cancer cells in low-risk prostate cancer patients without affecting healthy tissue. The team’s work was published in Lancet Oncology.

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes

Targeting human genes required for viral reproduction but not for T cell survival would avoid inducing treatment resistance

Delivery of stem cells to damaged tooth roots using a collagen-derived biomaterial is effective at regenerating dental pulp-like tissue and shows potential as a therapy for restoring natural tooth function