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November / December 2014
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The NIH is helping guide two front-runner Ebola vaccine candidates through early-stage human trials.
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President Barack Obama visited the NIH campus to see firsthand the progress that biomedical research is making against Ebola virus disease.
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During key global health conferences, Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass presented on critical global health research issues, including international collaboration and capacity building.
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The global MAL-ED project is examining intestinal infections, which can permanently undermine physical and cognitive development in early childhood.
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Researchers, policymakers and implementers must work together to turn the tide of childhood obesity and malnutrition in Latin America according to participants in a recent NIH workshop.
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Additional research is needed to develop safe, low-cost methods to diagnose and treat sickle cell disease in Africa.
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Also in This Issue
E-news exclusives
- Sophisticated HIV diagnostics adapted for remote areas
NIBIB/NIH news, December 1, 2014
- NIAID/GSK experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, prompts immune response
NIAID/NIH news, November 28, 2014
- US announces significant support for the clean cooking sector and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
State Department news, November 21, 2014
- Fact Sheet: USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT2) Program
USAID news, November 21, 2014
- HHS and NIH take steps to enhance transparency of clinical trial results
NIH news, Nov 19, 2014
- Honoring our promise: clinical trial data sharing
NIH Director's blog, November 19, 2014
- WHO highlights devastating global impact of drowning
WHO news, November 17, 2014
- NIH-sponsored study identifies superior drug regimen for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
NIAID / NIH news, November 17, 2014
- A multi-disciplinary approach to implementation science: the NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT implementation science alliance
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), November 1, 2014
- NIH study casts doubt on plans to scale up preterm birth treatment in low-resource settings
NICHD/NIH news, October 14, 2014
- Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist
Eurosurveillance, October 9, 2014
- Results of large NIH-sponsored trial published: Candidate H7N9 avian flu vaccine works better with adjuvant
NIAID/NIH news, October 7, 2014
- Grantee news: Bacteria that assist fungus-farming ants may be a source of new drugs
Harvard Medical School news, August 4, 2014
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