13 – 19 June 2016
UN aims for 2030 end to AIDS pandemic
Ending the AIDS pandemic by 2030 has been set as the goal by UN member nations. UN seeks by 2020 to reduce new HIV infections to below 500,000 cases a year – down from 2.1 million in 2015 – down from 1.1 million last year. Find source
1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility in published scientific research
A semantic confusion is clouding one of the most talked-about issues in research. Scientists agree that there is a crisis in reproducibility, but they can’t agree on what ‘reproducibility’ means. Find source
Promising gene therapies pose million-dollar conundrum
Drugs that act by modifying a patient’s genes are close to approval in the United States, and one is already available in Europe. But with estimated price tags of at least US$1 million per patient, how will anyone pay for these treatments? Find source
How iPS cells changed the world
The cells promised to be a boon for regenerative medicine. But iPS cells have made their mark in a different way. They have become an important tool for modelling and investigating human diseases, as well as for screening drugs. Find source
Personalized medicine will employ computer algorithms
Scientists have developed a software program enabling them to quickly compare sets of DNA of microorganisms living in different environments. This algorithm can aid the development of personalized medicine through comparison of healthy and unhealthy microflora. Find source
