The treatment is an exciting new approach in which a virus, similar to the common cold, but altered in the lab so that it is unable to cause disease, is used as a carrier for a gene and is injected into the eye
Educating people in areas affected by Ebola about how the disease spreads through communities is consistently the most effective strategy for halting an epidemic
Researchers say their findings could advance the search for similar processes in mammals (including humans), which may lead to a better understanding of hunger, cravings, and ultimately weight gain and obesity