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Scientists at Harvard Medical School have discovered that antibodies made in response to a vaccine for one hemorrhagic fever virus -- Junin -- can also disarm another virus, Machupo.
This breakthrough is significant because it sets the stage for the design of vaccines that can work against... Read More »
The lack of both a protective vaccine and a proactive worldwide plan for tackling the spread of a catastrophic global pandemic resulted in the death of 150 million people across Earth during the recent Clade X simulation exercise hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
And minus... Read More »
People around the world are becoming more resistant to antifungal treatments, and according to researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Exeter, the end result could be increased outbreaks of disease and food shortages.
Improvements must be made to how existing drugs are... Read More »
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is calling on students and young professionals from around the world to offer new ideas regarding communication around nuclear and radiological emergencies.
Calling the effort the “Young Innovative Communicators Competition,” participants must... Read More »
Researchers maintain there is a link between a person's olfactory makeup and the ability to detect if they have contracted malaria.
The work of ETH Zurich investigators published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences detailed the process of examining volatile chemicals released from... Read More »
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program recently released a new cyber brief, which argued that the U.S. government should create a classified network for sharing information on cyber threats with certain private companies.
“The U.S. government and private... Read More »
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently used computer modeling to map the process by which the Ebola and Zika viruses infiltrate host cells.
The researchers, who published their work in the journal Biomolecules, aimed to understand the specific structure-function... Read More »
Experts from NATO member-countries will collaborate on the development of a microwave imaging system that will be able to detect explosive devices and firearms in mass transportation hubs, NATO announced on Monday.
Experts from France’s Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches... Read More »
Raytheon Company officials recently dedicated new facilities at Raytheon Missile Systems as part of a large-scale expansion and modernization project to increase capacity and capability of the firm’s Tucson, Arizona, operations.
“Our expansion supports the nation's military, the security of... Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has called on the federal government to provide sufficient funding and guidance to establish a disaster health response system, and for all 50 states to put required licensing arrangements into place, to ensure public health amid “complicated threats.”... Read More »
Researchers recently developed a machine learning tool that can identify whether emerging strains of the bacterium Salmonella may cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning.
The tool speeds up the process for identifying the genetic changes that cause new invasive types of... Read More »
As the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declared a new Ebola outbreak in the Kongo on Tuesday, researchers from the University of Kent announced their findings that mass vaccination is not a viable option to prevent or contain Ebola outbreaks.
The team of researchers concluded that... Read More »
The technology known as 3D printing could disrupt labor markets and exacerbate security threats from violent actors, a new RAND Corporation paper suggests.
To the latter point, 3D printing could benefit military adversaries, violent extremists, and even street criminals, who could produce their... Read More »
Intelleuron, LLC has garnered a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate contract to design, develop and test intelligent reconnaissance technology.
Officials said the $199,977 award involves working with small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in support of... Read More »
A professional services and technology firm has been awarded a contract to provide combat-ready equipment to Marines worldwide.
KBR, Inc. officials said the contract calls for a modification by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to provide prepositioning and logistics support services for the USMC... Read More »
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, recently awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million contract to demonstrate an optical seeker for precision-guided munitions.
The seeker uses passive electro-optical and infrared sensors to... Read More »
A clinical trial examining the effectiveness of a universal influenza vaccine is currently underway, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Officials said the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-sponsored Phase 2 effort focuses on M-001 as a means of garnering... Read More »
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems were recently awarded sole-source contracts for the U.S. Navy’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program, shaving four years from the procurement process and supporting a 2023 launch date.
Next-Gen OPIR aims to improve... Read More »
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced its Unlinkable Data Challenge, which seeks proposals for approaches to de-identifying personal information in large databases to improve individuals’ privacy.
The program aims to help the public safety community... Read More »
A regional basic training course offered by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Panama from April 23-27 allowed first responders from Latin America and the Caribbean to improve chemical incident response capabilities.
Organized jointly by OPCW and the Panamanian... Read More »
The Raytheon Company has been selected to help design, build and support a next-generation air traffic management system for an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing airspace corridor in New York State, the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance announced on Thursday.... Read More »
America’s response to potential worldwide biological threats — either naturally occurring or imposed by terrorists — must evolve, experts told the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense during its April 25 public meeting addressing current transnational biothreats and the global security... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday its first U.S. customer, Aurora Flight, for a new vehicle control software -- the Vehicle Control Station software VCSi -- that boasts the ability to control dozens of unmanned vehicles at the same time.
The decision was made by Aurora Flight and Lockheed... Read More »
Lockheed Martin plans to bring a new manufacturing facility online later this month in Pinellas Park, Florida, that will assemble canopies and bulkheads for the F-35 Lightning II program, the company announced at a formal opening on Monday.
The new facility boasts 65,000 square feet of... Read More »
Relief units and firefighters, police, rescue services and disaster management emergency physicians are all too familiar with the process of caring for patients who have become ill, or were injured by contact with chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) agents, according to the German... Read More »
Until now, a deadly effect of certain chemical weapons has been unstoppable seizures that can lead to death or brain damage, but a partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Proniras Corporation seeks to develop a drug treatment to end those effects.
HHS’... Read More »
Bipartisan members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a discussion draft on Thursday aimed at improving the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to deliberate bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pandemics in the United States.
The draft... Read More »
A new paper from the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) provided recommendations for mitigating risks related to separated plutonium.
As compared to highly enriched uranium (HEU), separated plutonium has not received enough attention as a security risk, NTI Counselor John Carlson said in the... Read More »
Leadership from the Alliance for Biosecurity urged Congressional lawmakers at a hearing on Thursday to increase funding for programs to protect Americans from biological and chemical threats.
Speaking before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and... Read More »
BAE Systems and Dell EMC announced Monday a collaboration to offer a scalable, hybrid cloud solution for the U.S. government.
“Our federated secure cloud is not just a modified commercial cloud environment for government use,” Al Whitmore, president of BAE Systems’ Intelligence & Security... Read More »
Approximately 1,000 cyber experts from nearly 30 nations are participating this week in Locked Shields, the largest international live-fire cyber defence exercise in the world.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), which is based... Read More »
The technology firm Engility secured three sole-source awards with the nation’s intelligence community during the first quarter of 2018, totaling $76 million.
“Sole-source awards, especially with customers conducting some of the most critical work in the nation, attest to the one-of-a-kind,... Read More »
Chlorinated lipids may be the answer to quickly testing and treating individuals who may have been exposed to chlorine gas, a Saint Louis University professor recently said.
Quickly determining which chemical agent was used is allows medical personnel to take appropriate countermeasures to save... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security is touting the benefits of small satellites used to help search and rescue teams locate emergency beacons in remote areas, such as the Arctic.
Officials said the Raytheon Company crafted two Polar Scout devices, with smallsats apertures and sensors capable of... Read More »
U.S. agencies need a more predictable and accessible source of funds to support a rapid response to public health emergencies, including outbreaks of disease and bioterror attacks, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said Wednesday.
Cole addressed a panel of government officials testifying at a House... Read More »
