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Researchers probing possible drinkable cholera antidote

Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden are exploring the possibilities of a drinkable antidote to address cholera. The work of the scientists published in PLOS Pathogens and ACS Infectious Disease showed how the drinkable protection is distributed during an ongoing cholera epidemic to... Read More »

CDC warns travelers over Brazil Yellow Fever outbreak

An outbreak of yellow fever is ravaging Brazil, driven by mosquitoes that are now reaching popular tourist destinations typically removed from such outbreaks, and prompting a warning call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC warns that travelers should be... Read More »

Lawmakers support cybersecurity funding initiative

A trio of lawmakers recently requested funds for the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, which provides cybersecurity network enhancement. Reps. John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Will Hurd (R-TX) recently forwarded correspondence... Read More »

DARPA launches Nonsurgical Neural Interface project

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced a new program that aims to develop high-resolution neural interfaces for use by able-bodied service members. DARPA has been involved in research and development of in-brain communication systems that use invasive techniques to... Read More »

H7N9 influenza vaccine clinical trials underway

A pair of clinical trials sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will test an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus. Officials said the Phase 2 studies would test different dosages of the inactivated influenza vaccine... Read More »

Scientists at work on rapid antibiotic resistance test

Scientists at the Center for Sepsis Control and Care at the University Hospital Jena and Friedrich Schiller University are currently developing a new, rapid test of antibiotic resistance. Existing diagnostics for such infections can take up to 72 hours to get results. Time can be a crucial... Read More »

Florida border patrol agents apprehend gang member

Florida Border Patrol agents recently arrested a gang member with an extensive criminal history during an immigration inspection at a Fort Lauderdale bus station. Officials said agents identified a suspicious passenger while conducting inspections and learned the man was from Honduras and not in... Read More »

House Speaker favors rebuilding military

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) maintains the nation’s military needs to be rebuilt. “Almost a decade under the Obama administration, during which the military was simply not a top priority, left major gaps in the readiness of our Armed Forces,” Ryan said. “Funding for modernizing the... Read More »