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An educational infographic titled 'Vaccine History: Acceleration' comparing historical vaccine development timelines. On the left, the 1960s Mumps vaccine represents traditional methods taking 4 to 10 years. In the middle, the 2020 COVID-19 vaccine represents mRNA technology taking less than a month to design. On the right, a clock face highlights the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine (BDBV) taking just 8 weeks to reach human trials using the ChAdOx1 platform. The bottom banner reads: 'Oxford Launches World's First Human Trial of Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine.'

Oxford Launches World’s First Human Trial of Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine

The University of Oxford has launched the world’s first Phase I clinical trial of a vaccine specifically designed to protect […]

A featured graphic with a white background titled 'A Potential New Trigger for Alzheimer's Disease'. It features two main boxes comparing cell transport side-by-side. The left box, 'Healthy Brain Cell Transport,' depicts tau proteins successfully stabilizing tracks so nutrients and materials move freely. The right box, 'Disrupted & Tangled,' shows amyloid beta displacing tau, causing cell transport to break down and tau proteins to clump into a chaotic purple web labeled 'Tau tangles'. A summary line at the bottom reads, 'A focus on cell transport as a key driver of disease'.

Alzheimer's, Latest Breakthrough

Scientists Rethink Alzheimer’s Disease Trigger as New Research Challenges Traditional Theory

New research reveals that Alzheimer’s disease may trigger inside brain cells far earlier than previously thought. Discover how amyloid beta disrupts vital tau proteins, causing a catastrophic breakdown in the neuron’s transport system long before widespread plaques and tangles form.