Blog

Landmark anti-trafficking treaty has done too little for victims: rights group

By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of trafficking have seen little benefit in the 15 years since a global treaty to combat human trafficking was adopted, and some nations have passed laws or policies that do more harm than good, a rights group said on Wednesday. To date, 166 countries have ratified the 2000 U.N. protocol designed to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders involved in

Study Finds Link Between Immune System And Alzheimer’s Disease

Groundbreaking information in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Washington (AFP) – The immune system may play a part in Alzheimer’s disease, US researchers have discovered, in a breakthrough which could lead to the development of new treatments for the most common form of dementia. A Duke University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience reported on researchers’ findings that certain immune system cells which normally protect the brain began to consume