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Researchers transform yellow fever vaccine to fend off mosquito borne parasites that cause malaria

There is no vaccine for malaria, which sickens almost a quarter of a billion people each year and kills a child every 30 seconds. That could be changing: researchers at The Rockefeller University have genetically transformed the yellow fever vaccine to prime the immune system to fend off the mosquito borne parasites that cause the disease.

14 Jun 2010

TIME series examines global health

As part of a special package about global health, TIME magazine visits what is known as "the most malarial town on earth" - Apac, Uganda - and examines global malaria control and efforts to eradicate the disease.

14 Jun 2010

Capitol Hill briefing addresses neglected tropical diseases

At a Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) briefing, held in conjunction with the Congressional Malaria and NTD Caucus in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, "U.S. researchers, pharmaceutical companies and government officials [said] they are making progress in an effort to curb [NTDs], but that they need more money and outside help," VOA News.

14 Jun 2010

DFG sets up new Research Training Groups for German researchers

To further enhance the promotion of young researchers in Germany, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has established twelve new Research Training Groups.

14 Jun 2010

Customs Organization to sign declaration against counterfeit drugs

The World Customs Organization will sign a declaration to fight the $200-billion-a-year counterfeit drug industry, Reuters reports.

14 Jun 2010

UNITAID approves plan: Solidarity levy to provide funding for health Millennium Development Goals

At a meeting which ended last night, the Executive Board of UNITAID approved a plan to step up efforts to enlist more countries to apply a solidarity levy on air tickets to provide additional funding for the health Millennium Development Goals. The Board approved a number of resolutions, among them the final phase of the establishment of a medicines patent pool, but a situation of depleting funds raises concerns for the many patients currently being treated by UNITAID.

11 Jun 2010

LSTM designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Synthesis for Infectious and Tropical Diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO), in consultation with the government of the United Kingdom, has designated the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Synthesis for Infectious and Tropical Diseases.

11 Jun 2010

Innovaro facilitates protein transduction technology licensing between Trojan Technologies, Trojantec

Innovaro, a comprehensive innovation solutions company, is pleased to announce that it has facilitated the completion of a licensing transaction between Trojan Technologies USA, a company recently formed by Verdant Ventures Advisors II, LLC, and Trojantec Ltd, a London and Cyprus based biopharmaceutical company.

11 Jun 2010

Report urges Canada to increase foreign aid spending for G8 maternal, child health initiative

The coalition Make Poverty History released a report on Wednesday, which praises Canada's spending on food aid and programs aimed at fighting diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, but it also says Canada should spend more on its maternal and child health G8 initiative, the Canadian Press/CTV News reports.

11 Jun 2010

Global Fund releases mid-year results for HIV, TB, malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced mid-year results for HIV and TB treatment as well as for insecticide-treated net distribution, Sify News reports.

10 Jun 2010

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria demonstrates strong progress in prevention, treatment

Today the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced its latest prevention and treatment numbers, noting in particular that Global Fund-financed programs have put 2.8 million people on treatment for HIV/AIDS, 7 million people have been treated for tuberculosis and 122 million insecticide-treated nets have been distributed to prevent malaria infection.

9 Jun 2010

Updated HIV treatment guidelines may benefit individuals infected with HIV: Researchers

Researchers from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and the University of British Columbia today released a comprehensive study revealing that the 2008 IAS-USA therapy guidelines for commencing HIV treatment would create significant benefits for individuals infected with HIV and society as a whole.

8 Jun 2010

Lack of community focus and poor coordination hamper UN initiative for maternal, child Health

A new United Nations initiative designed to improve global maternal, newborn and child health is a welcome development but neglects to address some important action points, according to World Vision, the world's largest international humanitarian organization focusing on the well-being of children.

8 Jun 2010

Gates Foundation to invest $1.5 billion for integrated women's and children's health programs

Melinda Gates today urged global leaders to make women's and children's health a top priority, and announced that the Gates Foundation will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to support maternal and child health, family planning, and nutrition programs in developing countries.

8 Jun 2010

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

The "computer ranch" at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), one of the world's largest clusters of computers for human gene research, will more than double in size this summer, thanks to a $2 million federal grant that will speed the pace of discovery at the Foundation's AT&T Genomics Computing Center.

5 Jun 2010

Novel anti-malarial drug developed from blood thinner by Australian scientists

Malaria caused by a parasite that is borne in female mosquitoes and that spreads in humans through mosquito bites is a major public health problem and it kills more than a million people world wide each year. With the rise of resistance of many of the strains of the malaria parasite to most of the anti-malarial drugs the problem is escalating at an alarming pace.

2 Jun 2010

University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic form strategic research relationship with Karolinska Institute

The University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic, under the mantle of the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics, have formed a strategic research relationship with the Karolinska Institute of Stockholm, Sweden, the top-rated medical research university in Europe. Leaders of each institution signed memoranda of understanding to commit to the formal ongoing collaboration, called the Frontiers of Biomedical Research.

2 Jun 2010

Molecules similar to blood-thinning drug heparin can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells: Scientists

New treatments for malaria are possible after Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists found that molecules similar to the blood-thinning drug heparin can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells.

2 Jun 2010

Opinions: Stopping active recruitment of developing country health care workers; MDGs at 10 years

In a Seattle Times opinion piece Amy Hagopian of the University of Washington, Eric Williams of Physicians for Human Rights and Emily deRiel of the Health Alliance International reflect on the recent adoption of a resolution "to prevent health-worker brain drain from developing countries" during the World Health Assembly last month.

2 Jun 2010

Platelets play important role in cerebral malaria: Research

Scientists are making strides against cerebral malaria, a fatal form of malaria in children that can ravage the brain and is extremely difficult to treat. New research points to platelets - known for their role in blood clotting - as playing an important role in the disease, stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase inflammation. The inflammation leads to the obstruction of blood vessels in the brain, causing brain damage similar to that seen with a stroke.

2 Jun 2010

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Latest Malaria News and Research

Researchers transform yellow fever vaccine to fend off mosquito borne parasites that cause malaria

TIME series examines global health

Capitol Hill briefing addresses neglected tropical diseases

DFG sets up new Research Training Groups for German researchers

Customs Organization to sign declaration against counterfeit drugs

UNITAID approves plan: Solidarity levy to provide funding for health Millennium Development Goals

LSTM designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Synthesis for Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Innovaro facilitates protein transduction technology licensing between Trojan Technologies, Trojantec

Report urges Canada to increase foreign aid spending for G8 maternal, child health initiative

Global Fund releases mid-year results for HIV, TB, malaria

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria demonstrates strong progress in prevention, treatment

Updated HIV treatment guidelines may benefit individuals infected with HIV: Researchers

Lack of community focus and poor coordination hamper UN initiative for maternal, child Health

Gates Foundation to invest $1.5 billion for integrated women's and children's health programs

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

Novel anti-malarial drug developed from blood thinner by Australian scientists

University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic form strategic research relationship with Karolinska Institute

Molecules similar to blood-thinning drug heparin can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells: Scientists

Opinions: Stopping active recruitment of developing country health care workers; MDGs at 10 years

Platelets play important role in cerebral malaria: Research

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