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Male fetuses impair the maternal and placental immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy, finds study

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is now established to be more likely to lead to symptomatic and serious illness in males relative to females. This may extend as far back as pregnancy, suggests a recent study.

31 Mar 2021

Study finds remarkable differences in the way individuals respond to malaria

Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria parasite causes a range of infection outcomes in its host.

31 Mar 2021

Scientists seek Covid treatment answers in cheap, older drugs

Could a decades-old antidepressant be a secret weapon against covid? A few scientists think so, after two small studies showed that fluvoxamine, typically prescribed for obsessive-compulsive disorder, prevented serious illness in all participants who took the pills soon after developing symptoms.

29 Mar 2021

‘COVID-19 fears’ prevent many Africans from accessing malaria treatment

Fears of contracting COVID-19 are preventing people accessing vital health services, experts say.

24 Mar 2021

Three commonly used antiviral drugs potentially effective at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2

An international team of researchers has found that three commonly used antiviral and antimalarial drugs are effective in vitro at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

24 Mar 2021

COVID-19 sets back TB progress by a decade, shows WHO report

More than half a million people may have died last year as a result of reductions in TB diagnosis and care, setting back progress towards ending the disease by a decade, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.

24 Mar 2021

Speakers Announced for Virtual Experimental Biology 2021 Meeting

Renowned scientists—including Nobel laureates, research pioneers, and celebrated educators—will speak at the virtual Experimental Biology (EB) 2021 meeting, to be held April 27–30.

23 Mar 2021

Newly discovered enzyme on deadly fungus may be the key to fight fungal infection

Aspergillus fumigatus kills as many people as malaria and tuberculosis, but is less known. It is found "everywhere", for example in the soil or in our compost, but is not normally dangerous to healthy people.

20 Mar 2021

New evidence supports ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms

Millions of children weighing less than 15kg are currently denied access to Ivermectin treatment due to insufficient safety data being available to support a change to the current label indication.

18 Mar 2021

Do Artemisia annua L. compounds have SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential?

Caused by SARS-CoV-2, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to over 121.2 million cases and over 2.6 million deaths worldwide. An interesting new study examines the potential antiviral activity of compounds present in the plant Artemisia annua L.

18 Mar 2021

Arrayjet plays a key role in the development of anti-malarial vaccination

The quest to develop effective malarial vaccines is now a step closer with Scottish bio-printer manufacturer Arrayjet, selected to work with a Kenyan-based medical research group to assist ongoing R&D trials that could lead to a vaccination immunization program to tackle malaria in less than two years.

17 Mar 2021

Abbott Pandemic Defence Coalition aims to identify new viral threats and take quick action

Abbott today announced the formation of the Abbott Pandemic Defence Coalition, a first-of-its-kind global scientific and public health partnership dedicated to the early detection of, and rapid response to, future pandemic threats.

17 Mar 2021

WHA’s president outlines plans to improve treatments for patients with hepatitis

Danjuma Adda, a Nigerian public health expert, became the president-elect of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) in November last year. He is the first African to hold the position.

15 Mar 2021

Research provides a new cornerstone of malaria's evolution with humans

New bioarchaeological research shows malaria has threatened human communities for more than 7000 years, earlier than when the onset of farming was thought to have sparked its devastating arrival.

13 Mar 2021

U.S. Congress has clear opportunity to supercharge global health R&D, shows report

The U.S. Congress and Biden-Harris administration have a clear opportunity to supercharge global health research and development (R&D) in the wake of a pandemic that has revealed both the sector's chronic neglect and amazing potential.

12 Mar 2021

Texas Biomed receives DoD subcontracts to assess SARS-CoV-2 decontamination technologies

Texas Biomedical Research Institute received two Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Health Agency subcontracts to assess the efficacy of surface coating and aerosolized decontamination technologies to combat SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens on surfaces and in the air.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers shed light on T-cell receptor activation in response to infection

Immune cells specialize to ensure the most efficient defense against viruses and other pathogens. Researchers at the University of Basel have shed light on this specialization of T cells and shown that it occurs differently in the context of an acute and a chronic infection.

10 Mar 2021

Slowdown in global warming linked to lower incidence of malaria in the Ethiopian highlands

The slowdown in global warming that was observed at the end of last century was reflected by a decrease in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, and the University of Chicago.

10 Mar 2021

Mass immunization to stop Ebola outbreak in Guinea

As the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Africa this week, another vaccine was being rolled out in Guinea, in a bid to stop a fresh outbreak of Ebola in its tracks.

10 Mar 2021

Deforestation may cause initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia

Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study published today in eLife suggests.

10 Mar 2021

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Male fetuses impair the maternal and placental immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy, finds study

Study finds remarkable differences in the way individuals respond to malaria

Scientists seek Covid treatment answers in cheap, older drugs

‘COVID-19 fears’ prevent many Africans from accessing malaria treatment

Three commonly used antiviral drugs potentially effective at preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 sets back TB progress by a decade, shows WHO report

Speakers Announced for Virtual Experimental Biology 2021 Meeting

Newly discovered enzyme on deadly fungus may be the key to fight fungal infection

New evidence supports ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms

Do Artemisia annua L. compounds have SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential?

Arrayjet plays a key role in the development of anti-malarial vaccination

Abbott Pandemic Defence Coalition aims to identify new viral threats and take quick action

WHA’s president outlines plans to improve treatments for patients with hepatitis

Research provides a new cornerstone of malaria's evolution with humans

U.S. Congress has clear opportunity to supercharge global health R&D, shows report

Texas Biomed receives DoD subcontracts to assess SARS-CoV-2 decontamination technologies

Researchers shed light on T-cell receptor activation in response to infection

Slowdown in global warming linked to lower incidence of malaria in the Ethiopian highlands

Mass immunization to stop Ebola outbreak in Guinea

Deforestation may cause initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia

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