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GHIT Fund announces US$16.7 million to support development of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a unique Japanese public-private partnership formed to battle infectious diseases around the globe, today announced US$16.7 million to support development of new compounds for fighting malaria and tuberculosis, a leishmaniasis vaccine and drug, and a treatment for a long-ignored flesh-eating infection.

31 Oct 2017

Cochrane review provides clarity about safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travelers

Researchers from LSTM Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group publish two systematic reviews this week about the safety of mefloquine (Lariam) for preventing malaria in travelers.

30 Oct 2017

Case report of a 21 year old woman sweating blood

She had a rare condition called hematohidrosis where she was sweating blood and her tears too contained blood. The dermatologists published the report of her rare case while protecting her identity, this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

24 Oct 2017

Scientists develop novel antimicrobials to tackle multidrug-resistant bacteria

Scientists at the University of Surrey in collaboration with research partners at the University of Sheffield and University of Würzburg, Germany, have developed novel antimicrobials, which could be used to treat infections, caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.

23 Oct 2017

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new UK-India scheme to address challenge of AMR

The Academy of Medical Sciences is today (Friday, 13th October) announcing the pledge from The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation1 for a scheme to build stronger research links between the UK and India to jointly address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

12 Oct 2017

Ebola vaccine that provides a year’s worth of protection developed

Liberia’s Ebola outbreak has yielded a successful trial of two vaccines against the deadly infection that could provide protection for up to a year and is also deemed to be safe.

12 Oct 2017

New research reveals negative consequences of coffee cultivation in Uganda

New research led by Kelly Austin, associate professor of sociology at Lehigh, explores unequal exchange in the coffee industry. She cites a range of negative consequences that coffee cultivation contributes to, including: malaria vulnerability, decreased participation in schooling, gender inequalities, and environmental degradation in Bududa, Uganda.

11 Oct 2017

Researchers develop novel blood analyzer to improve anemia detection

About one quarter of the world's population suffers from anemia, a disease caused by a concentration deficiency of hemoglobin in red blood cells. To reduce the burden of anemia, health officials need a better picture of the disease's global impact, an understanding made viable by a portable and affordable way to analyze blood.

3 Oct 2017

GM mosquitoes can have altered microbiota that suppresses human malaria-causing parasites

WHAT: Using genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes to reduce or prevent the spread of infectious diseases is a new but rapidly expanding field of investigation.

30 Sep 2017

Northumbria researcher develops new, faster and safer way to diagnose Ebola virus

A new, faster and safer way of diagnosing the Ebola virus has been developed by an academic from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

28 Sep 2017

Metabolism can impact host's susceptibility to develop malaria

Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular Lisboa have found that the host's susceptibility to develop malaria depends on his or her metabolic state, which can be easily manipulated through external stimuli such as dietary patterns.

25 Sep 2017

Employees exposed to sexual harassment may develop more severe depressive symptoms

Employees who experience sexual harassment by supervisors, colleagues or subordinates in the workplace may develop more severe symptoms of depression than employees who experience harassment by clients or customers, according to a study involving 7603 employees from across 1041 organizations in Denmark.

25 Sep 2017

“Super malaria” resistant to standard medications in South East Asia

The spread of a single multidrug resistant malaria parasite strain in Vietnam is cause for alarm say researchers.

25 Sep 2017

Researchers receive $11.5 million program project grant to eliminate drug resistant malaria

Texas Biomedical Research Institute researchers, Dr. Tim Anderson and Dr. Ian Cheeseman, have partnered with researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the Center for Infectious Disease Research in Seattle to pursue studies in drug resistant malaria.

20 Sep 2017

Combination of anti-malarial drug and photosensitizer could effectively kill cancer cells

Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment. Scientists from the National University of Singapore recently showed that its anti-cancer properties could be enhanced by 10 folds when used in combination with Aminolaevulinic acid, a photosensitizer or a drug which, upon exposure to light, leads to generation of free radicals that can kill cells.

18 Sep 2017

Global Burden of Disease study reveals latest findings on state of world’s health

Today, the Global Burden of Disease study publishes its latest global estimates for the state of the world’s health in The Lancet. The GBD is the only annual, comprehensive, peer-reviewed assessment of global trends in health, providing global and national estimates on more than 330 diseases, causes of death, and injuries in 195 countries and territories worldwide.

18 Sep 2017

Carbohydrates on surface of malaria parasites could be key to effective vaccine

An international research team has shown for the first time that carbohydrates on the surface of malaria parasites play a critical role in malaria's ability to infect mosquito and human hosts.

18 Sep 2017

Researchers use NASA’s satellite data to forecast malaria outbreaks

In the Amazon Rainforest, few animals are as dangerous to humans as mosquitos that transmit malaria. The tropical disease can bring on high fever, headaches, and chills and is particularly severe for children and the elderly and can cause complications for pregnant women.

13 Sep 2017

JWARG begins study to identify suspected severe infectious diseases in West Africa

The Joint West Africa Research Group began a study today designed to identify cases of suspected severe infectious disease at medical centers in West Africa. The study is being led by the U.S. Military HIV Research Program of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

13 Sep 2017

Tulane University researchers develop new drug effective against malaria

Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from an FDA-supervised clinical trial published in the latest issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

13 Sep 2017

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Latest Malaria News and Research

GHIT Fund announces US$16.7 million to support development of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics

Cochrane review provides clarity about safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travelers

Case report of a 21 year old woman sweating blood

Scientists develop novel antimicrobials to tackle multidrug-resistant bacteria

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new UK-India scheme to address challenge of AMR

Ebola vaccine that provides a year’s worth of protection developed

New research reveals negative consequences of coffee cultivation in Uganda

Researchers develop novel blood analyzer to improve anemia detection

GM mosquitoes can have altered microbiota that suppresses human malaria-causing parasites

Northumbria researcher develops new, faster and safer way to diagnose Ebola virus

Metabolism can impact host's susceptibility to develop malaria

Employees exposed to sexual harassment may develop more severe depressive symptoms

“Super malaria” resistant to standard medications in South East Asia

Researchers receive $11.5 million program project grant to eliminate drug resistant malaria

Combination of anti-malarial drug and photosensitizer could effectively kill cancer cells

Global Burden of Disease study reveals latest findings on state of world’s health

Carbohydrates on surface of malaria parasites could be key to effective vaccine

Researchers use NASA’s satellite data to forecast malaria outbreaks

JWARG begins study to identify suspected severe infectious diseases in West Africa

Tulane University researchers develop new drug effective against malaria

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