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New WHO guidelines recommend earlier treatment for people living with HIV

New HIV treatment guidelines by WHO recommend offering antiretroviral therapy earlier. Recent evidence indicates that earlier ART will help people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, and substantially reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others.

1 Jul 2013

Test-based approach of WHO unsuitable for regions where lot of malaria occurs: Research

In view of the sharp rise in treatment costs of malaria, the World Health Organization says that there must be a hard diagnosis before the disease is treated.

29 Jun 2013

Researchers receive NIH grant to study 3-D structure of Plasmodium's genome during parasite's erythrocytic cycle

Malaria is one of the most important infectious diseases in the developing world, with the absence of a vaccine and the development of parasite resistance to commonly used antimalarial drugs complicating efforts to fight the deadly disease.

28 Jun 2013

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful effects from transfusions.

26 Jun 2013

Study: Risk of malaria doubles in poorest children compared with the least poor

The collaborative study, led by Durham University and the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, is published today in The Lancet and unusually brings together the health and development communities.

21 Jun 2013

New book explores experiences of polio victims alongside medical, scientific landmarks

Thanks to vaccination, polio has been pushed to the brink of extinction - but can we finish the job? This is one of the big questions which a Bristol academic addresses in his new book, published next week.

20 Jun 2013

KSU researcher receives prestigious fellowship to research on mosquitoes, malaria

A Kansas State University research associate has received a prestigious fellowship to support his research on mosquitoes and ways to prevent the spread of malaria.

18 Jun 2013

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

Exciting progress has been made in the global fight against malaria. The malaria map continues to shrink each year; in the last ten years four countries have been certified malaria-free, and thirty-four additional countries are now working towards malaria elimination targets.

17 Jun 2013

Scientists use mathematical tools to identify animal species that transmit diseases to humans

Spanish and US scientists have successfully identified animal species that can transmit more diseases to humans by using mathematical tools similar to those applied to the study of social networks like Facebook or Twitter.

12 Jun 2013

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

A mobile phone equipped to measure heart rate, body temperature and breathing, with a digital medical manual for health care staff. Unmanned drones that can drop medicine and collect blood samples in remote areas.

12 Jun 2013

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in two European Phase III clinical trials for the INTERCEPT System for red blood cells.

11 Jun 2013

Discovery highlights protective role of liver enzyme in treating jaundice

Helping to protect newborns and older patients against more severe effects of jaundice is the hope of University of Guelph researchers, who have shown how a liver enzyme protects cells from damage caused by the condition.

10 Jun 2013

Whitehead Institute researchers identify drug target for anemia

Researchers at Whitehead Institute have identified a protein that is the target of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis, malaria, kidney dialysis, and chemotherapy.

10 Jun 2013

Cry proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis is lethal to Anopheles gambiae, the principal mosquito vector of malaria

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), led by Dr. Lee Bulla, have characterized a protein produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti), which is highly toxic against Anopheles gambiae, the principal mosquito vector of malaria.

6 Jun 2013

Thomson Reuters announces this year's Hottest Researchers

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced this year's Hottest Researchers, a ranking of the most influential scientific researchers and research papers on ScienceWatch, the open web resource for science metrics and analysis.

5 Jun 2013

Discovery could reveal potential new drug options for malaria treatment

Malaria parasites that develop resistance to the most effective class of anti-malarial drugs may become susceptible to other treatments as a result. The discovery could reveal potential new drug options, which would be essential in the event of resistance to the best anti-malarials.

4 Jun 2013

ProMPT Project to describe new model for distributing mosquito nets to prevent malaria in Ghana

In a report to be released this month, the Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) Project will describe an innovative model for distributing over 12 million mosquito nets to prevent the transmission of malaria in Ghana.

4 Jun 2013

Twitter: A popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines

Twitter is a popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines, and also a basically reliable one, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

1 Jun 2013

New paper analytical devices can screen fake antimalarial drugs

On Wednesday, 5/29/13, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled "Africa's Malaria Battle: Fake Drug Pipeline Undercuts Progress." The piece outlines a counterfeit pharmaceutical problem that is top of mind at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN. Chemistry Professor Toni Barstis and her undergraduate students at this Catholic, women's, liberal arts college have researched and developed Paper Analytical Devices (PADs) that can screen whether an antimalarial drug is real.

1 Jun 2013

Researchers target possible new weapon in fight against malaria

Researchers are targeting a possible new weapon in the fight against malaria, science that could also be applied in the fight against other devastating mosquito-borne illnesses, according to a Vanderbilt study published in PLOS ONE.

1 Jun 2013

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Latest Malaria News and Research

New WHO guidelines recommend earlier treatment for people living with HIV

Test-based approach of WHO unsuitable for regions where lot of malaria occurs: Research

Researchers receive NIH grant to study 3-D structure of Plasmodium's genome during parasite's erythrocytic cycle

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Study: Risk of malaria doubles in poorest children compared with the least poor

New book explores experiences of polio victims alongside medical, scientific landmarks

KSU researcher receives prestigious fellowship to research on mosquitoes, malaria

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

Scientists use mathematical tools to identify animal species that transmit diseases to humans

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Discovery highlights protective role of liver enzyme in treating jaundice

Whitehead Institute researchers identify drug target for anemia

Cry proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis is lethal to Anopheles gambiae, the principal mosquito vector of malaria

Thomson Reuters announces this year's Hottest Researchers

Discovery could reveal potential new drug options for malaria treatment

ProMPT Project to describe new model for distributing mosquito nets to prevent malaria in Ghana

Twitter: A popular source for receiving and sharing new information about vaccines

New paper analytical devices can screen fake antimalarial drugs

Researchers target possible new weapon in fight against malaria

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