Researchers synthesize antimalaria molecules found in a fungus from Nunavut
Québec City, June 5, 2019-The solution to the problem of increasing drug resistance among malaria-causing parasites could come from the ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Vulnerability to Ebola and Lassa fever can now be properly assessed
Identifying vulnerabilities to outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever is possible following new research from the University of Surrey and ...
Searching for the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease
Cdk5 Kinase: An essential proteinCredit: Verónica Brito (University of Barcelona-UBNeuro) About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a ...
Understanding why virus can't replicate in human cells could improve vaccines
The identification of a gene that helps to restrict the host range of the modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) could ...
Wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters carry tick-borne bacteria
Credit: Andrea Pires dos Santos (CC BY 4.0) Rickettsia bacteria cause a number of human and animal infections, including Rocky ...
New framework helps gauge impact of mosquito control programs
Effective methods of controlling mosquito populations are needed to help lower the worldwide burden of mosquito-borne diseases including Zika, chikungunya, ...
Transgenic fungus rapidly killed malaria mosquitoes in West African study
Technology developed at the University of Maryland could safely reduce malaria mosquito populations, including insecticide-resistant strainsCredit: Oliver Zida According to ...
Diagnostic will help propel development of improved malaria tests, support surveillance
Seattle, WA, and Logan, UT, May 30, 2019--PATH and Quansys Biosciences, Inc. have announced the launch of a new diagnostic ...
New push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria
30 May 2019, SEOUL, South Korea - The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) will ...
Stellenbosch University researchers study resistance to ‘protect’ anti-TB drug
Scientists from Stellenbosch University are trying to conserve the life-saving treatment bedaquiline, by studying how the bacterium that causes TB ...
Women in developing countries need radiotherapy and vaccines for cervical cancer
Credit: UHN (Toronto, May 28, 2019) - A first of its kind study is reporting that millions of women in ...
Global Strep A vaccine one step closer
Streptococcus genomes reveal potential vaccine targets present in over 20 countries worldwide The search for a global Strep A vaccine ...
Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
Les leptospires appartiennent au phylum des spirochètes et sont constitués de bactéries saprophytes et pathogènes. Les espèces pathogènes sont responsables ...
Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions
Source of disease prevalence information impacts effectiveness of vaccination programsCredit: FEMA/Mark Wolfe Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination ...
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