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Clinicians must be vigilant for malaria cases in non-endemic countries, experts warn

Following the identification of the first locally acquired malaria cases in the US in 20 years, experts warn in an Annals of Internal Medicine commentary that nations could see worrisome resurgences of the disease without increased efforts to improve global detection and treatment.

8 Aug 2023

TTUHSC researcher receives $1.76 million grant to investigate new pancreatic cancer treatment

With a survival rate in the single digits, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly lethal. In fact, by the time PDAC is clinically diagnosed, it is already considered incurable via surgery or other means in up to 90% of patients.

2 Aug 2023

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women, and children.

31 Jul 2023

Novel noninvasive test for malaria does not require a blood sample

A novel testing platform under development by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and CytoAstra, LLC could provide a new noninvasive test for malaria that doesn't require a blood sample.

28 Jul 2023

Climate change-driven extreme weather events impacting HIV control in Asia Pacific

Climate change-driven extreme weather events, sea level rise, changes in temperature, and air and water pollution are impacting control of HIV in the Asia Pacific region, a science gathering heard.

28 Jul 2023

Study: 82% of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented

Eighty-two percent of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented, according to a study from the international CHAMPS network published in JAMA Network Open.

26 Jul 2023

Advancing vaccine adjuvants: exploring cutting-edge platforms for improved immunization

A group of authors summarized adjuvant mechanisms, characteristics, and applications, seeking to overcome current vaccine limitations.

21 Jul 2023

New mRNA-based malaria vaccine shows promise in preclinical trials

Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga Waka-; Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand, and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that can effectively target and stimulate protective immune cell responses against the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium in preclinical models.

20 Jul 2023

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programmes have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

14 Jul 2023

Sickle cell disease: A global call to action

Reducing the burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) requires substantial financial and political commitment to improving data-collection, diagnosis, treatment and training - doing so will positively impact the lives of millions of patients and families worldwide - says a new Commission published in The Lancet Haematology journal.

12 Jul 2023

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

Research discusses the process of discovering anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drugs from medicinal plants found in the Australian rainforest. It focuses on the pathways from the discovery of bioactive plants to the validation in an appropriate neuro-inflammatory mouse model, using some examples from their current research.

9 Jul 2023

Mobile phone data may not accurately represent under-resourced or vulnerable populations

Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when location data were used as a proxy for human movement and contacts and informed exposure notification apps.

6 Jul 2023

Street theater helps educate Malawians about African sleeping sickness

"Parasite Street Science" is a recent public engagement project by Dr Nicola Veitch and a team of scientists of the University of Glasgow that uses exciting street theatre performances to educate and entertain audiences in the UK and Malawi on the subject of African Sleeping Sickness.

6 Jul 2023

New CRISPR-based system could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes

Malaria remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities occurring in children under five.

5 Jul 2023

Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must include older children and adolescents

Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study.

4 Jul 2023

New regulatory system discovered in malaria parasite

Gene expression within the apicoplast, an organelle in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is regulated by melatonin (the circadian signaling hormone) in host blood, and intrinsic parasite cues, via a factor called ApSigma, as identified by a recent study aided by Tokyo Tech's World Research Hub Initiative.

3 Jul 2023

Study identifies the predictors of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome symptoms

Microscopic and submicroscopic malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis investigates prevalence and associated risk factors

Researchers conducted a systematic review to describe the epidemiology of submicroscopic and microscopic malaria infections during pregnancy.

22 Jun 2023

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Clinicians must be vigilant for malaria cases in non-endemic countries, experts warn

TTUHSC researcher receives $1.76 million grant to investigate new pancreatic cancer treatment

Anemia: A global health problem with wide disparities

Novel noninvasive test for malaria does not require a blood sample

Climate change-driven extreme weather events impacting HIV control in Asia Pacific

Study: 82% of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented

Advancing vaccine adjuvants: exploring cutting-edge platforms for improved immunization

New mRNA-based malaria vaccine shows promise in preclinical trials

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Sickle cell disease: A global call to action

Australian rainforest remedies: Scientists explore bioactive plant compounds as potential anti-neuroinflammatory agents

Mobile phone data may not accurately represent under-resourced or vulnerable populations

Street theater helps educate Malawians about African sleeping sickness

New CRISPR-based system could eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes

Global efforts to reduce infectious diseases must include older children and adolescents

New regulatory system discovered in malaria parasite

Study identifies the predictors of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome symptoms

How New Genomic Techniques can make agricultural production more sustainable

UH and CWRU research teams win Collaborative Science Pilot Awards

Microscopic and submicroscopic malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis investigates prevalence and associated risk factors

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