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New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the "compassionate use" doctrine and prescribed a not-yet-approved malaria therapy made only from the dried leaves of the Artemisia annua plant.

25 Apr 2017

Penn State researchers receive NIH funding to explore malaria transmission in Southeast Asia

Researchers at Penn State have received more than $1 million in first-year funding from the National Institutes of Health to investigate malaria transmission in Southeast Asia with a goal of working toward the disease's elimination in the region.

24 Apr 2017

WHO drive for increased efforts to prevent malaria

WHO drive for accelerated development efforts to save lives, An event in Nairobi on the eve of World Malaria Day, sees the World Health Organization push for increased efforts to save lives through malaria prevention.

24 Apr 2017

Researchers awarded NIAID grant to develop new tools for eliminating drug-resistant malaria

The University of Maryland School of Medicine has been awarded a $9 million seven-year grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop new tools to help eliminate drug-resistant malaria in Southeast Asia and other regions where the disease is common.

21 Apr 2017

UC San Diego Amazonian Center to receive NIH funding for malaria research

The Amazonian Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine and tropical disease specialist at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, will receive up to approximately $8.3 million over seven years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

21 Apr 2017

NIH announces 2017 ICEMR awards for 7 international malaria research centers

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced approximately $9 million in first-year funding, subject to availability, for seven malaria research centers around the world.

21 Apr 2017

Latest advances in antibody delivery mediated by rAAV for treatment of chronic and infectious diseases

Monoclonal antibody-based therapies have revolutionized treatments of cancer and autoimmune diseases because of their specificity and limited toxicity.

21 Apr 2017

Sunflower seeds contaminated by toxic molds pose increased health risks

Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by molds and pose an increased health risk in many low-income countries worldwide.

21 Apr 2017

Study: Improving health and wellbeing of adolescents could bring 10-fold economic benefit

As the World Bank meetings begin, a new study shows that investments in adolescent health and wellbeing are some of the best that can be made towards achieving the SDGs

21 Apr 2017

WHO Global Hepatitis Report reveals goal to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first-ever Global Hepatitis Report. The World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) welcomes the publication, which is a follow-up to WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, and has set the goal to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

21 Apr 2017

Drug created from malaria protein offers hope for bladder cancer patients

A drug created from a malaria protein stopped tumor growth of chemotherapy-resistant bladder cancer, offering hope for cancer patients not responding to standard treatments.

20 Apr 2017

Brain cancer patient treated with malaria drug shows dramatic improvement

After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her only a few months to live.

19 Apr 2017

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Researchers at UC Riverside's Akbari lab have brought a new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps into the world.

19 Apr 2017

Researchers develop long-lasting drug delivery system that may prevent malaria infections

Malaria affects hundreds of millions of people every year, killing more than half a million. Part of the difficulty of eliminating malaria stems from the fact that a large portion of the at-risk population lives in rural areas where access to doctors can be a challenge.

18 Apr 2017

The Global Schistosomiasis Alliance unveils giant worm on Lake Geneva

Experts gather at Neglected Tropical Diseases Summit to demand more global action to tackle one of the world’s biggest killers - schistosomiasis.

18 Apr 2017

Treating animals may be part of global strategy to eradicate tropical diseases, study suggests

As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.

12 Apr 2017

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

Despite decades of malaria research, the disease still afflicts hundreds of millions and kills around half a million people each year - most of them children in tropical regions.

10 Apr 2017

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a unique Japanese public-private partnership formed to battle infectious diseases around the globe, today announced 11 new investments totaling US$23 million that could help deliver a range of new innovative therapies for a host of debilitating conditions.

31 Mar 2017

Fruit flies genetically coded to take frequent naps have higher resistance to dangerous superbugs

A new University of Maryland study has found that fruit flies genetically coded to take frequent naps had the strongest resistance to both a fungal infection and to a bacteria that the World Health Organization says is one of the world's most dangerous superbugs for humans.

30 Mar 2017

Enhanced women's status linked to decline in solid fuel use

Globally, more people die each year of indoor air pollution than HIV, TB and malaria combined. So why is household air pollution such a neglected health issue and what needs to change in order to stop this "silent killer of women"?

28 Mar 2017

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

New plant therapy developed at WPI cures patients with drug-resistant malaria

Penn State researchers receive NIH funding to explore malaria transmission in Southeast Asia

WHO drive for increased efforts to prevent malaria

Researchers awarded NIAID grant to develop new tools for eliminating drug-resistant malaria

UC San Diego Amazonian Center to receive NIH funding for malaria research

NIH announces 2017 ICEMR awards for 7 international malaria research centers

Latest advances in antibody delivery mediated by rAAV for treatment of chronic and infectious diseases

Sunflower seeds contaminated by toxic molds pose increased health risks

Study: Improving health and wellbeing of adolescents could bring 10-fold economic benefit

WHO Global Hepatitis Report reveals goal to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030

Drug created from malaria protein offers hope for bladder cancer patients

Brain cancer patient treated with malaria drug shows dramatic improvement

Researchers use CRISPR technology to create new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps

Researchers develop long-lasting drug delivery system that may prevent malaria infections

The Global Schistosomiasis Alliance unveils giant worm on Lake Geneva

Treating animals may be part of global strategy to eradicate tropical diseases, study suggests

Programmed proteins could lead to inexpensive malaria vaccine

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

Fruit flies genetically coded to take frequent naps have higher resistance to dangerous superbugs

Enhanced women's status linked to decline in solid fuel use

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