Health

Patients thrill to reports of antisense drug for brain malady, but no one knows whether it works

New genetic study suggests Plasmodium vivax hitched a ride with early human migrants

International help ramps up as virus continues to spread in two provinces

A Q&A with Peter Salama, leader of the World Health Organization’s response team

Inoculations showed promise in curbing previous outbreak, but proof lacking

Company claims marketplace has little interest in generic drugmaker’s cheaper alternatives

Citing declining donations, organization aims remaining funds at preventing preterm birth

Japanese are shrinking as low birth weight rises; their health may be at risk as well

Scott O’Neill chats with Science about his efforts to halt the spread of dengue virus with backyard mosquito releases

After 5 years, reproducibility project nears finish line

But studies confirm that treatment can slow infections in entire communities

Japanese team plans to treat seven patients and evaluate them for 2 years

Antibody appears to slow cognitive decline, but questions about its effectiveness remain

An antibody that had astonishing impact against AIDS-like virus in a monkey experiment did nothing for infected humans

Scientists thought the drug might help high-risk fetuses by providing them with more oxygen and nutrients

Ongoing study that discovered the problem finds it may be less severe than feared, but more research is needed