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Researchers develop low-cost, electricity-free device for detecting DNA of infectious pathogens

Diagnosing HIV and other infectious diseases presents unique challenges in remote locations that lack electric power, refrigeration, and appropriately trained health care staff. To address these issues, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a low-cost, electricity-free device capable of detecting the DNA of infectious pathogens, including HIV-1.

2 Dec 2014

Grand Challenges Canada announces $1.2 million in grant for 11 new global health innovations

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today announced $1.2 million in funding for 11 new global health innovations implemented in member states of La Francophonie.

29 Nov 2014

Health Canada warns Canadians against illegal health products

A vendor in Atlantic Canada (www.health-recovery-info.com) is selling Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS), an unauthorized drug product which Health Canada has previously warned may pose serious risks to health if ingested.

29 Nov 2014

Certain mosquito species genetically better at transmitting malaria

Certain species of mosquitoes are genetically better at transmitting malaria than even some of their close cousins, according to a multi-institutional team of researchers including Virginia Tech scientists.

28 Nov 2014

Genom Austria project to explore impact of genome sequencing on science and society

In many countries, genome sequencing technology is now starting to become available in the clinic, where it helps to diagnose rare Mendelian diseases and contributes to personalized cancer therapy. The analysis of personal genomes also creates unprecedented opportunities for predictive health counseling, ancestry research, and many more applications that are just starting to emerge.

26 Nov 2014

New hybrid vehicle to improve delivery of DNA vaccines is under development

Described recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the technology is a biomedical advancement that could help unleash the potential of DNA vaccines, which despite two decades of research, have yet to make a significant impact in the treatment of major illnesses.

26 Nov 2014

Gates Foundation provides $2 million grant to help fight major parasitic diseases

Almost $2 million is being invested by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help fight major parasitic diseases of the developing world.

25 Nov 2014

Raising awareness of sickle cell disease risks

Members of the public in sub-Saharan Africa who are carriers of the hereditary disease sickle cell disease must be educated aggressively through public health campaigns to raise awareness of the risks of parenting offspring with the disease if their partner is also a carrier, according to research published in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

24 Nov 2014

'Spillover' of henipaviruses into humans underway, study finds

Another family of viruses, deadly in some cases, may have already jumped from fruit bats into humans in Africa, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications. The study provides the first, preliminary scientific evidence that "spillover" of henipaviruses into human populations is underway.

19 Nov 2014

Common anti-malaria medicine could have significant impact on colorectal cancer

Medical experts say a common malaria drug could have a significant impact on colorectal cancer providing a cheap adjunct to current expensive chemotherapy.

18 Nov 2014

Preterm birth becomes world's number one killer of young children

For the first time in history, the complications of preterm birth outrank all other causes as the world's number one killer of young children.

17 Nov 2014

Researchers find that yellow fever mosquitoes contain odor-detecting gene

One of the world's deadliest mosquitoes sustains its taste for human blood thanks in part to a genetic tweak that makes it more sensitive to human odor, according to new research.

13 Nov 2014

Griffith University receives significant funding boost to combat pneumonia

Griffith University’s bid to fight the childhood killer pneumonia has received a significant boost following the award of a $304,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

11 Nov 2014

U of T, Chematria and IBM partner to find new treatments for Ebola virus

The University of Toronto, Chematria and IBM are combining forces in a quest to find new treatments for the Ebola virus.

11 Nov 2014

Child-mortality gap narrows between the poorest and wealthiest families in developing countries

The child-mortality gap has narrowed between the poorest and wealthiest households in a majority of more than 50 developing countries, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.

11 Nov 2014

Acino recognized with 2014 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology Leadership

Based on its recent analysis of the pharmaceutical drug delivery industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Acino Pharma AG with the 2014 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology Leadership. Acino's expertise in targeted drug release profiles and strong technical know-how in pellet-coating, transdermal therapeutic patches and biodegradable implants has made it the preferred vendor in contract manufacturing.

6 Nov 2014

Study highlights connections between climate change and new outbreak of diseases

Climate change may affect human health directly or indirectly. In addition to increased threats of storms, flooding, droughts, and heat waves, other health risks are being identified. In particular, new diseases are appearing, caused by infectious agents (viruses, bacteria, parasites) heretofore unknown or that are changing, especially under the effect of changes in the climate (change of host, vector, pathogenicity, or strain).

6 Nov 2014

UC Riverside wins GCE grant to explore 'inciting healthy behaviors' using simple cell phone game

The University of California, Riverside announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Eamonn Keogh, a professor of computer science in the Bourns College of Engineering, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled, "Inciting Healthy Behaviors: Nudging using Prompt-Execute-Gauge, a Human Computation Game."

5 Nov 2014

Gates Foundation awards US$156 million to support PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative

In support of a bold quest to rid the world entirely of malaria, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced an award of US$156 million to PATH to support the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) in building new vaccines that will interrupt the cycle of malaria parasite transmission and help realize the "accelerating to zero" agenda. Such vaccines would ensure that parasite reintroduction is prevented by providing what could be called an "immunological bed net."

3 Nov 2014

Four ACS members named recipients of ACS/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

Earlier this evening, four members of the American College of Surgeons were named recipients of the 2014 ACS/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards in recognition of their selfless efforts as volunteer surgeons who provide care to medically underserved patients, domestically and abroad.

30 Oct 2014

Malaria News and Research

Latest Malaria News and Research

Researchers develop low-cost, electricity-free device for detecting DNA of infectious pathogens

Grand Challenges Canada announces $1.2 million in grant for 11 new global health innovations

Health Canada warns Canadians against illegal health products

Certain mosquito species genetically better at transmitting malaria

Genom Austria project to explore impact of genome sequencing on science and society

New hybrid vehicle to improve delivery of DNA vaccines is under development

Gates Foundation provides $2 million grant to help fight major parasitic diseases

Raising awareness of sickle cell disease risks

'Spillover' of henipaviruses into humans underway, study finds

Common anti-malaria medicine could have significant impact on colorectal cancer

Preterm birth becomes world's number one killer of young children

Researchers find that yellow fever mosquitoes contain odor-detecting gene

Griffith University receives significant funding boost to combat pneumonia

U of T, Chematria and IBM partner to find new treatments for Ebola virus

Child-mortality gap narrows between the poorest and wealthiest families in developing countries

Acino recognized with 2014 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Enabling Technology Leadership

Study highlights connections between climate change and new outbreak of diseases

UC Riverside wins GCE grant to explore 'inciting healthy behaviors' using simple cell phone game

Gates Foundation awards US$156 million to support PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative

Four ACS members named recipients of ACS/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

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