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Researchers Alter Mosquito Genome With Goal of Controlling Disease
March 21, 2013 — With a technique called TALENS, scientists used a pair of engineered proteins to disrupt a targeted gene in the mosquito genome, changing the eye color of ensuing generations of the insect. The ... > full story -
Follow-Up Study Describes Declining Efficacy of Malaria Vaccine Candidate Over 4 Years
March 20, 2013 — Long-term follow-up of a phase II study from researchers in Kenya shows that the efficacy of a malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S, wanes over time and varies with exposure to the malaria ... > full story -
Discovery of New Drug to Combat Malaria
March 20, 2013 — A new project has yielded a promising new antimalarial drug with the potential to cure the mosquito-borne disease and block its transmission with low ... > full story -
Net Advantage: Study Finds Use of Bed Nets by 75 Percent of Population Could Eradicate Malaria
March 7, 2013 — Malaria, the leading cause of death among children in Africa, could be eliminated if three-fourths of the population used insecticide-treated bed nets, according to a new ... > full story -
Early Warning System Provides Four-Month Forecast of Malaria Epidemics in Northwest India
March 3, 2013 — Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast, by up to four months, malaria epidemics thousands of miles away in northwestern India, theoretical ... > full story -
Pour, Shake and Stir: How Gold Particles, DNA and Water Have the Potential to Shape the Future of Medicine
February 28, 2013 — A diagnostic "cocktail" containing a single drop of blood, a dribble of water, and a dose of DNA powder with gold particles could mean rapid diagnosis and treatment of the world's leading diseases in ... > full story -
New Method for Researching Understudied Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes
February 28, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new method for studying the complex molecular workings of Anopheles albimanus, an important but less studied spreader of human ... > full story -
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Kala-Azar Treatment Failing in Nepal
February 28, 2013 — In a recent study, scientists have concluded that the cure rates of Miltefosine, the only oral drug for visceral leishmaniasis available, have significantly decreased. Miltefosine was introduced in ... > full story -
New Clues to Epstein-Barr Virus
February 21, 2013 — Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) affects more than 90 percent of the population worldwide and was the first human virus found to be associated with cancer. Now, researchers have broadened the understanding ... > full story -
Eliminating Malaria Has Longlasting Benefits for Many Countries
February 21, 2013 — A review of malaria elimination suggests stopping malaria transmission completely has longlasting benefits for many countries and that once eliminated, the disease is unlikely to reemerge over ... > full storyMore:
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