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As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts
Climate change is affecting
the spread of infectious
diseases worldwide,
according to an
international team of
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Targeting Malaria: Engineered Liver Tissue Could Help Scientists Test New Drugs and Vaccines
A team of researchers has
now developed a way to grow
liver tissue that can
support the liver stage of
the life cycle of the two
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Second Door Discovered in War Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
In the global war against
disease-carrying mosquitoes,
scientists have long
believed that a single
molecular door was the key
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Potential Disease-Transmission Sources in Animals ID'd by Calculating Risk Using Social Network Mathematics
Scientists have successfully
identified animal species
that can transmit more
diseases to humans by using
mathematical tools similar
... > full story
- As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts
- Targeting Malaria: Engineered Liver Tissue Could Help Scientists Test New Drugs and Vaccines
- Second Door Discovered in War Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Potential Disease-Transmission Sources in Animals ID'd by Calculating Risk Using Social Network Mathematics
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Barriers to Interventions to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy Similar Across Sub-Saharan Africa
July 23, 2013 — The main barriers to the access, delivery, and use of interventions that help to prevent malaria in pregnant women are relatively consistent across sub-Saharan African countries and may provide a ... > full story -
Research Supports Mosquito Indexing System That Identifies Best Time to Act Against Potential West Nile Virus Outbreaks
July 16, 2013 — Researchers have unlocked some of the mysteries of West Nile virus outbreaks and shown that use of a mosquito vector-index rating system works well to identify the best time for early ... > full story -
New Class of Highly Potent Antimalarial Compounds Discovered
July 9, 2013 — Despite renewed global efforts for eradication, malaria continues to exert devastating effects on human health. An estimated 220 million people are infected each year by malaria-causing Plasmodium ... > full story -
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New WHO Test-Based Approach Against Malaria Does Not Work Everywhere
June 28, 2013 — In view of the sharp rise in treatment costs of malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that there must be a hard diagnosis before the disease is treated. The WHO is deploying rapid tests, ... > full story -
The 'Gold' Standard: A Rapid, Cheap Method of Detecting Dengue Virus
June 28, 2013 — Researchers are reporting the development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles. The assay is able to detect lower levels of the virus ... > full story -
Aerial Mosquito Spraying Study Finds No Immediate Public Health Risks
June 27, 2013 — In what researchers say is the first public health study of the aerial mosquito spraying method to prevent West Nile virus, a new study analyzed emergency department records from Sacramento area ... > full story -
Malaria's Deadly Grip Revealed: Severe Malaria Breakthrough
June 5, 2013 — Researchers have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines ... > full story -
Mosquitoes Reared in Cooler Temperatures Have Weaker Immune Systems
June 3, 2013 — Scientists have discovered mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems, making them more susceptible to dangerous viruses and thus more likely to transmit diseases to people. ... > full story -
Sugar Polymer on Cell Surface of Multiple Pathogens Could Be Key to Developing Broad-Spectrum Vaccine
May 27, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a sugar polymer that is common on the cell surface of several pathogens. This common sugar molecule makes it a promising target for the development of a broad-spectrum ... > full story -
Research Aims for Insecticide That Targets Malaria Mosquitoes
May 24, 2013 — A team of scientists is working toward an insecticide that would target malaria-carrying mosquitoes but do no harm to other ... > full story
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