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After a string of demoralizing failures, Alzheimer's researchers now think they're on track to deliver effective treatments. The big question: How soon will they come?

Dr. Francis Collins said a "cloud of uncertainty" has been cast over public confidence in a vaccine.

The CDC has told public health officials in all states and territories to plan for hypothetical coronavirus vaccines by late October or early November.

Moderna's vaccine candidate will be trialed at 89 clinical research sites in the U.S.

Hydroxychloroquine has been touted as a treatment and preventative measure for COVID-19 by President Donald Trump.

The vaccine to protect against COVID-19 will enter a Phase 3 efficacy trial at the end of July.

There are at least 160 potential novel coronavirus vaccines in development in the U.S., Europe, China and Australia.

Fauci and his NIH colleagues said multiple coronavirus vaccines may be required due to limited production abilities and overwhelming demand caused by the pandemic.

In a letter to NIH director Francis Collins, and shared with Newsweek, the actress says animal experiments have not yielded a "single treatment for humans in any mental or physical health area."

"Our results suggest that speaking can indeed be a major mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission," researchers from the National Institutes of Health wrote Monday.

Over 200 people have died since 2019-nCoV emerged in China late last year.

"The bottom line is that no chemical that persists in the environment should be introduced in the first place," experts said.

The flu virus is highly changeable, which is why a shot from one year won't work the next.

"Our study showed that there is still room for health improvement beyond what medicines can offer," an expert told Newsweek.

Experts hope the technology could help patients with conditions such as diabetes.

The Gates Foundation is partnering with the National Institutes of Health to bring gene-based cures to countries in Africa were HIV and sickle cell disease are the most prevalent

The process could make it harder to remember our dreams, scientists believe.

Scientists were inspired by fecal transplants which restore the balance of gut bacteria.

Scientists challenged participants to take hula lessons to see if it would improve their health.

Scientists fed pregnant mice high-fat diets, and observed their children to see if it affected their chances of developing Alzheimer's-like symptoms.

Researchers developed a model to forecast measles rates in the state.

Scientists studied people with strange sleep patterns who visited clinics.

Scientists hope the research will bring us a step closer to create organs for transplant.

Residents were relocated so the nuclear tests could be carried out between 1946 and 1958.

Meet the Alcohol Treatment Navigator, an online tool to help people determine if their drinking habits are unhealthy.

Plus, it's delicious.

Doctors, researchers and scientists galore are taking a stand against Trump's controversial spending cuts.

The National Institutes of Health is the world's largest funder of life science research, but how much of that taxpayer-funded research leads to patented discoveries? More than many experts thought.

Trump wants big cuts to Pell Grants, the National Institutes of Health and NPR and PBS. . .

The mosquito-born virus has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil.