Malaria deaths could be reduced thanks to Warwick engineers
Credit: University of Warwick Since 2015 Malaria has resurged and typical bednets treated with insecticide are losing their efficiency due ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
A new therapeutic target against diseases caused by lipid accumulation in cells
Study with the CRISPR/Cas9 editing technologyCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi ...
Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola virus disease
Study leaders publish results from NIH-DRC-WHO clinical trial of four experimental therapiesCredit: ALIMA The investigational therapeutics mAb114 and REGN-EB3 offer ...
Structurally designed DNA star creates ultra-sensitive test for dengue virus
New approach could be used to detect and kill viruses in the bloodstreamCredit: Image courtesy of Xing Wang TROY, N.Y. ...
WSU’s One Health approach is a two-for-one stop for health care in Tanzania
Credit: WSU Promoting healthcare strategies that target both human and animal populations at the same time can save money, participant ...
Combination of immunotherapy and VEGF inhibitor improves survival in HCC
ESMO Asia Congress 2019Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Singapore, 23 November 2019 - Combination therapy with the PD-L1 ...
Texas Heart Institute perfusion student awarded prestigious scholarship
A small-town girl with a whole lot of passion prepares for medical mission to ColombiaCredit: Texas Heart Institute/Joe Brewton HOUSTON ...
Eastern equine encephalitis virus poses emergent threat, say NIAID officials
Credit: CDC/Fred Murphy/Sylvia Whitfield WHAT: Although eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has existed for centuries, 2019 has been ...
Study shows that African eye worm threatens elimination of river blindness
Efforts to eliminate river blindness, a debilitating disease affecting millions in Africa, will be hampered by another parasitic infection known ...
Machine learning microscope adapts lighting to improve diagnosis
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malariaCredit: Roarke Horstmeyer, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at ...
Successful study of Swedish vaccine candidate against diarrhea
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg University of Gothenburg reports first successful results of the oral, inactivated vaccine candidate ETVAX against ...
Malaria discovery could lead to better HIV and lupus treatments
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute A discovery about how the immune system responds to malaria infection could lead to ...
Mild Zika infection in fetuses may cause brain abnormalities in young despite no symptoms
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Using a relevant animal model (pigs), University of Saskatchewan researchers have shown that mild Zika virus ...
15,000 Spaniards may unknowingly have hypophosphatasia bone disease
In adults, hypophosphatasia causes recurrent fractures and chronic pain. In the child population this disease can be much more serious ...
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