Tag: Disease in the Developing World

Multisector collaboration yields first-in-human clinical trial for testing novel Zika antibody therapy. PHILADELPHIA -- (January 8, 2019) -- The Wistar ...

Fighting human disease with birth control … for mosquitoes

Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, opening the possibility of developing ...

Mosquito-specific protein may lead to safer insecticides

A protein required for development of mosquito eggs may provide a mosquito-selective target for insecticide development, according to a new ...

Pyronaridine-artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Researchers from LSTM have looked at the efficacy of using a novel artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate, to treat malaria ...

Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume six, issue number four publishes

Beijing, December 24, 2018: The Winter 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a review article, a letter to the ...

RCSI researchers develop new tuberculosis treatment

Newly developed medicine could be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients with tuberculosisCredit: Maxwell Photography Tuesday, 8 January ...

Screening donated blood for Zika not cost-effective

1. Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2238 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-3527 URLs ...

New bat-borne virus related to Ebola discovered by Singapore team

New genus of filovirus found in fruit bats may be capable of infecting other speciesCredit: Rajesh Puttaswamaiah, Bat Conservation India ...

Duke-NUS researchers discover new bat-borne virus related to Ebola

SINGAPORE, 8 January 2019 - Researchers from Singapore's Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and ...

Australia leads international trials targeting iron deficiency in mothers and babies

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have launched one of the largest international efforts to prevent and treat maternal anaemia ...

New measure of equality reveals a fuller picture of male well-being

January 3, 2019

Measurement tool acknowledges the challenges men face that researchers say have been underestimated in some countries Researchers from the University ...

NUS study finds that severe air pollution affects the productivity of workers

January 3, 2019

Prolonged exposure to pollutant particles was shown to reduce the output of workers in ChinaCredit: National University of Singapore Economists ...

Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria

January 2, 2019

02 January 2019: ERADA Technology Alliance Ltd (ERADA), pioneers of innovative, rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases, ...

For first time, researchers can measure insecticide on surface of mosquito nets