If approved, Valneva’s shot could be the first approved for chikungunya, a virus transmitted by mosquitoes with similar symptoms to dengue and Zika, including severe joint pain that can last years.
A researcher said the nutrient, naturally produced in the body and found in many foods, “could be an elixir of life within us that helps us live longer and healthier lives.”
The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute said it will use Matrix-M, the vaccine adjuvant used in Novavax’s Covid shot, to advance its “early-stage vaccine programs.”
Neuralink is one of many brain implant companies hoping to restore lost functions like sight and movement and Musk hopes it will one day help humans merge with artificial intelligence.