Guinea - Novel Lyme disease vaccine may also combat other tick-borne diseases
Yale University researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat...
View ArticleMonkeys, guinea pigs and native English speakers have very similar brain...
Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of humans, macaques and guinea pigs, researchers report. The finding could help pave...
View ArticleSerial guinea pigs: Big bucks luring WA uni students to drug trials
University students are being enticed to earn quick cash and help advance medical science by being a human guinea pig for pharmaceutical companies trialling new drugs. But it's...
View ArticleGuinea - Novel Lyme vaccine shows promise
Researchers have developed a novel vaccine that in guinea pigs offers protection against infection by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and may also combat other...
View ArticleGuinea - Shihonka passes Rosehill acid test on way to Magic Millions
The Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott filly will tackle the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas after an impressive performance at Rosehill on Saturday.
View ArticleGuinea - PNG a candidate for next variant if Australia doesn't help boost jabs
The risk of a dangerous new coronavirus variant emerging on Australia's doorstep is very real, as Papua New Guinea battles high rates of infection and low vaccination coverage.
View ArticleGuinea - Dracunculiasis Nears Eradication, but May Never Reach Finish Line
In the past 30 years, the annual incidence of guinea worm disease has gone from 3.5 million cases to just two dozen. But will we ever reach zero? Medscape Medical News
View ArticleGuinea - Brisbane man charged after ‘caught' with suitcases filled with drugs
The man allegedly was intending to travel to Papua New Guinea.
View ArticleGuinea - Dogs May Present a New Obstacle Dracunculiasis Eradication
The World Health Organization planned to eradicate dracunculiasis, or guinea worm disease, by 2030. But complicating matters is a new study revealing a novel zoonotic pathway...
View ArticleGuinea - 5 Lifestyle Habits that Increase Vitamin C Requirements
Are you getting enough vitamin C? Humans, primates, and guinea pigs are among the only animals that can't make their own vitamin C. The only way the body can get vitamin C is...
View ArticleGuinea - Three Rounds of Antibiotic Therapy Superior to Targeted Treatment...
The strategy was effective for helping halt the spread of yaws, according to the results of a study of more than 56,000 children in Papua New Guinea. Reuters Health Information
View ArticleAustralia to upgrade Papua New Guinea's ports for $580 million
Some of the Pacific nation's ports are 70 years old and need upgrades, which Australia will fund as part of a bid to strengthen trade ties and regional stability.
View ArticleCarter's dream, almost reached: Guinea worm cases drop to 14
The number of people infected with Guinea worm dropped to just over a dozen worldwide last year as health workers try to eradicate the disease
View ArticleGuinea - Government urged to apologise to sacked care home staff after...
Vic Rayner, head of the National Care Forum, called for the UK Government to apologise, saying carers were the 'unwitting guinea pigs' of the 'no jab, no job' policy.
View ArticleFinal push needed to achieve full eradication of Guinea worm disease
The number of human cases of Guinea worm disease halved in 2021 to a record low of 14, putting the goal of global eradication in sight, the US-based Carter Center has announced.
View ArticlePapua New Guinea PM tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing
Papua New Guinea's prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Beijing last week to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and had to cut...
View ArticleGuinea - Compound in broccoli may help repair brain damage
Scientists long believed that brain regeneration was not possible, but there's growing evidence that a compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may be able to...
View ArticleGuinea - Pike dives in to biggest challenge of his career
William Pike is out to show he has arrived in Sydney and is confident Hilal can give him a group 1 victory in Saturday's Randwick Guineas.
View ArticleGuinea - Race-by-race preview and tips for Randwick on Saturday
Everything you need to know to find a winner on Randwick Guineas day.
View ArticleHitotsu makes Australian Guineas history, Inspirational Girl into Mile
Australian racing is spoilt for riches when it comes to good horses, but Saturday's Guineas winner Hitotsu has broken new ground, becoming the first horse to win the autumn...
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