Tabba Heart Institute and IHME collaborate to improve health
Novel analysis on the burden of cardiovascular diseases in Pakistan will help shape health policies designed to save livesCredit: Courtesy ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
Exposure to suboptimal doses of antimalarial drugs could, under certain circumstances, increase mala
A new study shows that, depending on the parasite stage, suboptimal doses of artemisinin could increase its conversion to the ...
Stem cells: new insights for future regenerative medicine approaches
Researchers discover that a specialized part of the chromosomes, essential for a correct cell division, is smaller and weaker in ...
Study reveals factors that can make placenta less capable of protecting fetus from zika
Findings reported by Brazilian researchers in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases help explain why only some babies whose mothers are infected ...
Duke-NUS study uncovers why bats excel as viral reservoirs without getting sick
Credit: Zhu Feng, Duke-NUS Medical School SINGAPORE, 27 October 2020 - Bats act as reservoirs of numerous zoonotic viruses, including ...
New genes related to autism spectrum disorder
Transposon domestication in the BEX/TCEAL cluster and autismCredit: University Of Barcelona - Andalusian Centre For Development Biology The lack of ...
City, University of London academics develop algorithm to analyse HeLa cancer cells
Dr Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro and Dr Cefa Karabag collaborate with the Francis Crick Institute on a novel approach published in ...
NRL researchers evaluate ultraviolet sources, combat COVID-19
Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers evaluated commercial ultraviolet (UV) sources for ...
Are bushmeat hunters aware of zoonotic disease? Yes, but that’s not the issue
Study provides insights into gathering, preparation patterns and meat preferencesCredit: Photo by Julie Claire Akwongo, Veterinaires Sans Frontieres, Germany. Used ...
New tricks for old antibiotics
Researchers uncovered that a group of antibiotics confers protection against sepsis, beyond their ability to directly control the infectionCredit: ©Joana ...
A promising discovery could lead to better treatment for Hepatitis C
Canadian researchers at INRS have identified a critical role played by a cellular protein in the progression of Hepatitis C ...
Princeton and Mpala scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes
A new study supporting the "mismatch" hypothesis found that obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses increased among Turkana people whose diet ...
New evidence to guide the practice of blood transfusions in children with severe malari
A new study shows that transfusions could help increase survival, even at higher haemoglobin levels than those currently recommendedCredit: ISGlobal ...
New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time
Credit: CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of ...
Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause ...
How deadly parasites ‘glide’ into human cells
Credit: Samuel Pazicky/EMBL Gliding movements to invade host cells In biological terms, gliding refers to the type of movement during ...
HIV epidemic: Successful use of self-tests in rural Africa
Credit: University of Basel / Swiss TPH, Alain Amstutz Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still ...
Population health and the COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging stronger next time
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 6, 2020—Battling the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the inevitable ...
NYUAD researchers discover immune evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing parasite
Findings could lay the foundation for the development of effective therapeutic and malaria vaccine strategies, which has largely been hindered ...
First relatives of rubella virus discovered in bats in Uganda and mice in Germany
Credit: Emily Julka MADISON, Wis. -- At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists take ...