News in Brief

  1. Life

    ZMapp drug fully protects monkeys against Ebola virus

    In a test, 18 monkeys injected with the Ebola virus and treated with an experimental drug called ZMapp survived.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Neuroscience

    Pulses to the brain bring memory gains

    The ability to associate faces with words is boosted when an outer part of the brain is stimulated, a study shows.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Human tests of experimental Ebola vaccine set to start

    NIH and NIAID have announced that human tests of an experimental vaccine against Ebola virus will begin in early September.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Life

    Gut bacteria may prevent food allergies

    In mice, gut bacteria blocked food from seeping out of the intestines and triggering an immune reaction in the bloodstream.