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How to fight malaria by changing the environment
Modifying the environment by using everything from shovels and plows to plant-derived pesticides may be as important as mosquito nets and vaccinations in the fight against malaria, according to a computerized analysis by MIT researchers.   view more (2009-01-29)

Malaria — More than 4.3 million medicines tested thanks to calculation grids
The second phase of the Wisdom experiment, carried out as an international cooperation project involving IN2P3 /CNRS, was completed on January 31.   view more (2007-02-09)

AIDS, TB, malaria and bird flu spread unchecked in Burma
Government policies in Burma that restrict public health and humanitarian aid have created an environment where AIDS, drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria and bird flu (H5N1) are spreading unchecked.   view more (2006-03-28)

Novel method of immunization that completely eliminates malaria parasites
Singapore scientists report that they have discovered a novel method of immunization that completely eliminates the malaria parasites in both stages of the parasite's development.   view more (2009-02-02)

Malaria vaccine prompts victims' immune system to eliminate parasite from mosquitoes
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed an experimental vaccine that could, theoretically, eliminate malaria from entire geographic regions, by eradicating the malaria parasite from an area's mosquitoes.   view more (2006-12-19)

For treating malaria, less drugs may be best drugs
The current dosage of drugs used in treating malaria may be helping the parasites become resistant to the drugs faster, without improving the long-term outcome in patients.   view more (2007-11-27)

Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
As the Earth's temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a signficant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good.   view more (2007-05-22)

Drug industry, nonprofits join forces to fight world's neglected diseases
Drug companies and nonprofit organizations are joining forces to develop new drugs and vaccines to target so-called "neglected" diseases that claim millions of lives in the developing world each year.   view more (2009-11-12)

SARS antiviral drug discovered: traditional antimalarial drug works against SARS coronavirus infection
Virologists from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven) in Belgium report that chloroquine, a widely used antimalarial drug, exhibits antiviral activity against the SARS coronavirus. Chloroquine is an inexpensive and safe drug available worldwide. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a respiratory illness which was first... view more... (2004-09-03)

New way to make malaria medicine also first step in finding new antibiotics
University of Illinois microbiology professor William Metcalf and his collaborators have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound, potentially making the treatment of malaria less expensive.   view more (2008-09-29)

Discovery about fertilization points way to possible malaria vaccine
International investigations of an organism that one UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher calls a "silly little green scum" have led to key insights into the basic mechanisms of reproduction.    view more (2008-03-26)

False or pirated antimalarial drugs freely obtainable in Cameroon
Large-scale diffusion and sale of medicines that do not comply with regulations or are poor in quality, especially in African countries, stems from several factors. These include: the intensification of trade, a growing demand for medical treatments or vaccines, a proliferation of small pharmaceutical industries, and inadequate regulation of... view more... (2004-05-18)

Two centres for infectious diseases established
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a so-called centre subsidy to two research centres which are currently being established. Each centre will receive a total of 1.35 million euros. These funds must be used by the centres over the next five years to carry out multidisciplinary research towards the prevention,... view more... (2004-02-05)

Malaria : Anopheles funestus, a complex vector
Since 1994 a team of entomologists from IRD has been conducting a research programme on Anopheles funestus, one of the main malaria vectors in Africa, little studied until that time. Contrary to the idea that has prevailed up to now, some mosquitoes of this species do not feed exclusively on humans. Many of them take blood from cattle. The... view more... (2000-05-17)

From Sheffield to Singapore, international Grid battles malaria
Malaria kills more than one million people each year, most of them young children living in Africa. Now physicists in the UK have shared their computers with biologists from countries including France and Korea in an effort to combat the disease.   view more (2007-02-01)

Ugandan Study Highlights Best Drug Combinations For Treating Malaria In Africa (pp 1922, 1950)
ISSUE: 27 November-3 December 2004 EMBARGO: 0001 H (London time) Friday 26 November 2004. In North America the embargo lifts at 6.30pm ET Thursday 25 November 2004.   view more (2004-11-24)

Gene expands malaria's invasion options
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum uses different pathways to invade red blood cells, evading the body's immune system and complicating efforts to create effective vaccines against the disease.   view more (2005-08-26)

Locking Parasites in Host Cell Could Be New Way to Fight Malaria, Penn Study Shows
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that parasites hijack host-cell proteins to ensure their survival and proliferation, suggesting new ways to control the diseases they cause.   view more (2009-04-06)

Study of malaria parasite in patient blood finds distinct physiological states
The malaria parasite has been studied for decades, but surprisingly, little is known about how it behaves in humans to cause disease.   view more (2007-11-29)

First population study of GM mosquitoes highlights difficulties facing malaria control technique
The first laboratory population study of genetically modified mosquitoes identifies issues that need to be faced in the task of turning mosquitoes from disease carriers into disease fighters. Scientists from Imperial College London report in Science today that populations including genetically modified mosquitoes quickly lose their test marker... view more... (2003-02-18)
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