Vanderbilt University
Anti-bodies that fight Ebola viruses are now a reality
Researchers at Vanderbilt University closer to developing effective antibody treatment against viruses causing lethal disease.
Superbug infections rising among injection drug users
Users of heroin and other injection drugs were 16 times more likely than other people to develop severe illnesses.
Cannabis compound may reduce epileptic seizures: study
Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the many active compounds in the cannabis (marijuana) plant, has gained attention as a treatment for epilepsy.
Preventive treatment for peanut allergies succeeds in study
The study involved nearly 500 kids ages 4 to 17 with allergies so severe that they had reactions to as little as a tenth of a peanut.
Gene linked to blood sugar, diabetes identified
This is the first time a defect in this gene has been linked with a disease.
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