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Can falsified or substandard antimicrobials increase antimicrobial resistance?

The association between substandard or falsified (SF) antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

5 Oct 2023

New meningitis vaccine safe and effective for infants in Africa

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, as part of the Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (IDCRC), provided an interim analysis showing that the pentavalent (NmCV-5) meningitis vaccine is safe for use in 9-month-old infants in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa.

3 Oct 2023

New CRISPR-based gene-editing tool could lead to better treatments for genetic disorders

A new CRISPR-based gene-editing tool has been developed which could lead to better treatments for patients with genetic disorders.

29 Sep 2023

New artemisinin-resistant malaria parasite detected in Eritrea

Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using rapid diagnostic tests and treatment with artemisinin derivatives, the main component of the malaria treatments recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), are under threat in the Horn of Africa.

29 Sep 2023

New toolbox solves 50-year-old blood group mystery

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one person and another.

29 Sep 2023

One health wake-up call: London's river data highlights environmental perils

The largest-ever spatiotemporal monitoring of chemicals/contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in London waterways.

26 Sep 2023

Discovery lead to better methods for reducing mosquito-to-human transmission of deadly viruses

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes-;one that could one day lead to better methods for reducing the mosquito-to-human transmission of dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and other harmful and sometimes deadly viruses.

22 Sep 2023

Cornell researchers receive NIH grant to launch new center for developing point-of-care diagnostic devices

An interdisciplinary team led by Cornell has received a five-year grant to launch a new center for engineering, testing and commercializing point-of-care diagnostic devices that will have international reach.

21 Sep 2023

New UK funding will help tackle the world's most pressing health challenges

New UK funding will help achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals by boosting health security and improving health and wellbeing around the world.

21 Sep 2023

A hot summer linked to high risk of dying from malaria in the following year

As climate change accelerates, it is becoming increasingly important to study the impact of climate change on human health.

20 Sep 2023

Global talks at UN to focus on pandemic preparedness, universal health coverage, and TB

Pandemic preparedness, universal health coverage, and tuberculosis (TB) will be at the centre of global talks at the United Nations this week, with the health sector ramping up pressure on leaders to make good on commitments towards the health SDGs.

19 Sep 2023

Purdue researcher receives $1.38 million to fight against drug-resistant malaria in developing countries

A Purdue researcher is taking a giant leap forward in the fight against drug-resistant strains of malaria in developing countries.

15 Sep 2023

Climate change linked to spread of pathogens in humans and animals

A new Europe-wide study investigated the prevalence of protozoans, bacteria and viruses potentially pathogenic to humans and domestic animals in birds and bats in varying climatic conditions.

11 Sep 2023

Scientists identify malaria-causing parasites resistant to both treatment and detection in Ethiopia

Scientists have detected new strains of malaria-causing parasites in Ethiopia that are both resistant to current treatments and escape detection by common diagnostic tests -; a development that could increase cases and deaths from malaria and make eliminating the persistent disease an even greater challenge.

11 Sep 2023

UTSA researchers study the mechanism of action of Sweet Annie's medicinal compounds

Vibrant green leaves sprout from tall fragrant plants sitting neatly in two rows of terracotta pots in Valerie Sponsel's UTSA biology laboratory.

8 Sep 2023

World-renowned Diamond Light Source facility to be upgraded through a £500 million investment

A groundbreaking science facility which kickstarted the UK's world leading Covid drug development and has advanced treatments of global health challenges from HIV to malaria and cancer will be upgraded and expanded through a more than £500 million investment, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced today (Wednesday 6 September).

5 Sep 2023

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Can falsified or substandard antimicrobials increase antimicrobial resistance?

New meningitis vaccine safe and effective for infants in Africa

New CRISPR-based gene-editing tool could lead to better treatments for genetic disorders

New artemisinin-resistant malaria parasite detected in Eritrea

New toolbox solves 50-year-old blood group mystery

One health wake-up call: London's river data highlights environmental perils

Discovery lead to better methods for reducing mosquito-to-human transmission of deadly viruses

Cornell researchers receive NIH grant to launch new center for developing point-of-care diagnostic devices

New UK funding will help tackle the world's most pressing health challenges

A hot summer linked to high risk of dying from malaria in the following year

Global talks at UN to focus on pandemic preparedness, universal health coverage, and TB

Purdue researcher receives $1.38 million to fight against drug-resistant malaria in developing countries

Climate change linked to spread of pathogens in humans and animals

Scientists identify malaria-causing parasites resistant to both treatment and detection in Ethiopia

UTSA researchers study the mechanism of action of Sweet Annie's medicinal compounds

World-renowned Diamond Light Source facility to be upgraded through a £500 million investment

Could medicinal plants be the key to reversing cognitive decline?

New gene therapy offers hope for beta thalassemia patients

lncRNAs play role in malaria parasite's life cycle, study finds

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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