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Study finds FDA-approved drug has potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

A new study aimed to examine the antiviral potential of atovaquone against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and other variants of concern.

25 Oct 2021

Red blood cells play a much larger role in the immune system than previously thought

New research has revealed that red blood cells function as critical immune sensors by binding cell-free DNA, called nucleic acid, present in the body's circulation during sepsis and COVID-19, and that this DNA-binding capability triggers their removal from circulation, driving inflammation and anemia during severe illness and playing a much larger role in the immune system than previously thought.

20 Oct 2021

Accelerated regime of preventative drugs could prevent malaria infection and deaths in Africa

Malaria infection and deaths could be avoided by more than half a million young children thanks to an accelerated regime of preventative drugs being rolled in four African countries, says global health agency Unitaid.

18 Oct 2021

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the World Health Organization's 2021 Global TB report.

15 Oct 2021

Single-genome sequencing reveals malaria parasite genetics and evolution

Understanding how malaria parasites evolve after a human is bitten by an infected mosquito is very difficult. There can be billions of individual parasites in a patient's bloodstream and traditional genetic sequencing techniques can't identify the raw material for evolution: new mutations.

12 Oct 2021

New eco-friendly solution to fight against malaria

Mosquitoes can and do feed on HMBPP-supplemented beetroot juice. This is the findings of a study at Stockholm University.

12 Oct 2021

WHO’s new report highlights 10 priorities for safeguarding the health of people and the planet

Countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Oct 2021

WHO's recommendation for malaria vaccine offers a glimmer of hope for Sub-Saharan Africa

The World Health Organization's recommendation of broad deployment of the first malaria vaccine among children in Sub-Saharan Africa has been widely celebrated, but scientists warn it could face hurdles in its acquisition and distribution by endemic countries.

12 Oct 2021

WHO recommends widespread use of malaria vaccine for children living in regions at risk

The World Health Organization is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

8 Oct 2021

Second most common malaria parasite causes unrecognized burden on global health

The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) causes frequent, chronic infections that represent a major unrecognized burden on global health, according to a review by Kevin Baird of the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit in Indonesia and Katherine Battle of the Institute for Disease Modeling in the United States publishing October 7th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

8 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Abortion politics front and center

Meanwhile, Congress flirted with disaster as it appeared unlikely to meet deadlines to approve a series of budget bills, including an extension of the federal government's lending authority. But lawmakers found ways to extend programs long enough to continue negotiating through the fall.

7 Oct 2021

Small sachet of fortified food-based supplement could promote healthy development of children

A small sachet of a fortified food-based supplement added to young children's daily diets in low- and middle-income countries has shown remarkable results in preventing child mortality and malnutrition, while also promoting healthy development.

30 Sep 2021

New 'reporter viruses' make it easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 in real time

A version of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, has been successfully modified to glow brightly in cells and animal tissues, providing a real-time way to track the spread and intensity of viral infection as it happens in animal models, researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute report in the journal The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

27 Sep 2021

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

As mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are deployed to protect hundreds of millions of people across the world and point the way to end the deadly global COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pennsylvania scientists whose prescient discovery science effort laid the foundation for swift vaccine development have been awarded the 2021 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

24 Sep 2021

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Study finds FDA-approved drug has potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

Red blood cells play a much larger role in the immune system than previously thought

Accelerated regime of preventative drugs could prevent malaria infection and deaths in Africa

Global progress in tackling tuberculosis has been reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Single-genome sequencing reveals malaria parasite genetics and evolution

New eco-friendly solution to fight against malaria

WHO’s new report highlights 10 priorities for safeguarding the health of people and the planet

WHO's recommendation for malaria vaccine offers a glimmer of hope for Sub-Saharan Africa

WHO recommends widespread use of malaria vaccine for children living in regions at risk

Second most common malaria parasite causes unrecognized burden on global health

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Abortion politics front and center

Small sachet of fortified food-based supplement could promote healthy development of children

New 'reporter viruses' make it easier to observe SARS-CoV-2 in real time

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

Ryans make $25 million gift to name and endow the Robert J. Havey, MD, Institute for Global Health

Consumption of common antibiotic during pregnancy can reduce low birth weight and premature births

Study reveals strong connection between infection rates and strains of authoritarianism

Study highlights the usefulness of organoids for basic research into coronaviruses

Analysis of 2021 Ebola outbreak reveals long-term dormant infections

New vaccine platform can better induce anti-malaria immunity in the liver

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