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New weather-sensing technology created to stop 'preventable' heat-related fatalities in Queensland's elderly
Queensland researchers have begun a trial to use technology to keep older people safe as temperatures warm. The trial uses an an app to alert older people when they are at risk of rising temperatures in their homes. The project is funded through a $2.35 million grant from global charitable foundation Wellcome.
TB vaccine candidate to enter final trial, raising hopes of saving millions Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome will put about $550 million into trials. The shot, called M72, has been on hold since 2019, when GSK abandoned it. M72 would be the first new vaccine in a century to target a disease that killed 1.6 million in 2021.
Funding brings first new TB vaccine in a century a step closer Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest around $550 million in total for the Phase III trials of the M72 vaccine. The trial is set to take 4-6 years, among 26,000 people at more than 50 sites across Africa and Southeast Asia. The vaccine will be tested to see how well it prevents latent TB from becoming active TB.
Funding brings first new TB vaccine in a century a step closer Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest around $550 million in total for the Phase III trials of the M72 vaccine. TB, a bacterial disease that mostly affects the lungs, is preventable and treatable. The existing TB vaccine - Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) – was first given in 1921.
Funding brings first new TB vaccine in a century a step... Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest around $550 million in total for the Phase III trials of the M72 vaccine. TB, a bacterial disease that mostly affects the lungs, is preventable and treatable. 10 million people still catch it annually, and 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021.
New vaccine for killer illness is backed by UK charity amid fears of resurgence Wellcome charity and Microsoft founder Bill Gates join forces to help co-fund final clinical trials of the most promising TB vaccine candidate in a century. Immunity from the current ECB childhood jab - the most widely used vaccine in the world - wanes before the teenage years.
Program launched to train 1 million Indians in climate and health data work A $2.3 million grant from U.K.-based charity Wellcome is funding a data skilling program run by data.org. The India Data Capacity Accelerator envisions one million Indians trained in using data to solve climate and health-related challenges.
Program launched to train 1 million Indians in climate and health data work A $2.3 million grant from U.K.-based charity Wellcome is funding a data skilling program run by data.org to launch the India Data Capacity Accelerator. The program envisions one million Indians trained in using data to solve climate and health-related challenges.
Health workers ‘shattered’, says Jeremy Farrar as more NHS strikes loom Prof Jeremy Farrar, director of Wellcome, says healthcare workers are 'absolutely shattered' Comments come as thousands of ambulance workers go on strike on Monday. The union is increasing the day rate for those on the picket line from £50 to £80.
Scientists to investigate whether CBD can treat psychosis Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical found in marijuana, but it does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the ingredient in marijuana which produces a feeling of being high. Oxford University’s department of psychiatry has been awarded £16.5m by charitable foundation Wellcome to launch a clinical trial.
Use of cannabis chemical as psychosis treatment being probed Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the chemicals found in marijuana. It does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the ingredient in marijuana which produces a feeling of being high. At the moment, CBD is only prescribed on the NHS for a few conditions. University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry has been awarded £16.5 million by charitable foundation Wellcome to launch a global clinical trial.
Oxford study to trial cannabis-based medicine as treatment for psychosis The international study will involve 35 centres, mainly in Europe and North America. It will be coordinated by the University of Oxford’s department of psychiatry, which has been awarded £16.5m by the charitable foundation Wellcome.
Digital tools to use climate data to better predict... Wellcome is supporting global research to address these urgent health threats. Researchers will develop digital tools to model the relationship between climate change and infectious disease. £22.7 million funding will allow these projects to analyse where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur.
Digital tools to use climate data to better predict infectious disease outbreaks Wellcome is supporting global research to address these urgent health threats. The £22.7 million funding will allow these projects to analyse where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur. It will also allow them to prepare healthcare systems.
Digital tools to use climate data to better predict infectious disease outbreaks Wellcome is supporting global research to address these urgent health threats. The £22.7 million funding will allow these projects to analyse where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur.
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