Powerful new synthetic vaccines to combat epidemics
New vaccine technology delivers potent results for ChikungunyaCredit: University of Bristol A new type of vaccine that can be stored ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Stanford researchers find lead in turmeric
Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color prized ...
QUT researchers use AI to bring sharper focus to eye testing
Credit: QUT Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have applied artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning techniques to develop a more ...
Researchers find way to kill pathogen resistant to antibiotics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present in hospitals, can be killed by hijacking its haem-acquisition system to selectively ...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical ...
New method reveals how damage occurs in human biological cells due to mechanical fatigue
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation ...
Needle-free flu vaccine patch effective in early study
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revved up the immune system much like a ...
Genetic screen identifies genes that protect cells from Zika virus
Genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, Tel Aviv University researchers say The Zika virus ...
Rotavirus cell invasion triggers a cacophony of calcium signals
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine To successfully set off disease, rotavirus, a virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in ...
PrEP use high but wanes after three months among young African women
Innovative adherence strategies needed to support long-term usage, NIH-funded study suggestsCredit: NIAID In a study of open-label Truvada as daily ...
Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study
NIH-supported research explored tool to expand HIV prevention choices for womenCredit: Andrew Loxley, courtesy of the International Partnership for Microbicides ...
Folic acid reduces risk of neural tube defects linked to HIV drug dolutegravir
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked ...
ACC Latin America conference highlights CV research, practice in the region
Research to be presented on smartphone use and obesity, heart disease and pregnancy, and Zika The American College of Cardiology ...
Study quantifies smoking’s strong link to peripheral artery disease
Elevated risk of this common arterial disease lasts 30 years after quitting smoking A new study led by researchers at ...
Exposure to air pollution among women in Mozambique greatly intensified by the use of kerosene lamps
Credit: Ioar Rivas (ISGlobal) Exposure to black carbon particles is 81% higher among Mozambican women who use kerosene as the ...
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Study reveals importance of genomic surveillance for malaria control strategies Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line ...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Rapidly spreading multidrug-resistant parasites render frontline malaria drug ineffective in southeast Asia
Preliminary data from multi-country randomised trial find that half of patients in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam not cured by first-line ...
Researcher discovers how mosquitoes integrate vision and smell to track victims
Credit: Alex Crookshanks Mosquitoes are smarter than people think. Scientists have found that mosquitoes are changing their hunting routines in ...
Despite progress, only 3 African nations expected to meet global breastfeeding goal
Estimates show more than 800,000 child deaths could be averted annually with optimal breastfeeding Despite substantial progress, only three African ...
Risk of neural tube defects higher for babies of women on HIV therapy with dolutegrav
NIH-funded researchers present findings at International AIDS Society Conference Children born to women on HIV therapy containing the drug dolutegravir ...