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Chemistry World April 9, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Dual-action malaria drug reverses resistance US chemists have designed a new class of antimalarial drug that can reverse the malaria parasite's resistance to existing drugs. |
Chemistry World June 17, 2015 James Urquhart |
Promising compound offers single dose knock-out for malaria Ian Gilbert and colleagues, working with the Medicines for Malaria Venture, have found a compound dubbed DDD107498 which kills Plasmodium falciparum -- the species responsible for most dangerous form of malaria. |
Chemistry World April 2008 Victoria Gill |
Malaria no More? A fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease. |
Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Emma Eley |
Improved drugs to treat malarial liver infection Antimalarial drugs with increased in vitro activity have been developed by scientists in Portugal and the US. These novel drugs, called primacins, are active against two stages of malarial infection. |
Chemistry World August 18, 2006 Bea Perks |
Resistance is Futile Resistance to malaria drugs poses a serious problem in countries where the disease is endemic. But researchers have now reported the synthesis of a hybrid molecule that combines chloroquine with a molecule that reverses resistance. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Robert Koenig |
Collaborating Across an Ocean to Stop Malaria Two scholars, one from Mali and one from the United States team up to produce a vaccine for malaria. |
Chemistry World April 6, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Rousing sleeping sickness research An orally available drug for African sleeping sickness could be on the horizon, say UK scientists who believe that such a drug would improve the lives of more than 50,000 people who are afflicted with the disease. |
Chemistry World April 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Malaria Drug Cures Mice with Single Dose U.S. chemists have adapted a Chinese herbal medicine to create a new generation of antimalarial drugs which could solve some of the current crop's failings. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Kendall Powell |
Malaria's Weakness With different approaches, two HHMI researchers land on an enzyme critical to the malaria parasite's destructive ways. |
Chemistry World September 10, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Taking the Sting Out of Malaria Scientists have identified sugar chains lining the mosquito's gut that the malaria parasite latches onto to infect the insect. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2011 |
Eastern promise Yongyuth Yuthavong discusses the challenges that face scientists in Thailand with Kathleen Too. |
Chemistry World February 9, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pressurizing red blood cells for information Scientists in Canada have developed a method to study the changes in red blood cells caused by the most common malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. |
Chemistry World February 24, 2011 Laura Howes |
Seaweed recruited in fight against malaria Compounds found in seaweed have shown anti-malarial properties, killing even drug-resistant malaria parasites. |
Chemistry World January 18, 2013 Emma Eley |
New method to target malaria Malaria affects millions of people each year; however, no effective vaccines exist. Now, scientists from Spain have discovered a new strategy to target the disease. |
Chemistry World July 3, 2006 Mark Peplow |
Drug Screen Reveals Antimalarial Agent A widely-available antihistamine called astemizole could help in the battle against malaria, according to a survey of more than 2,600 drugs in a pharmaceutical library. |
Chemistry World December 3, 2012 Laura Howes |
Antimalarials should target female parasites The Plasmodium parasite, unlike humans, for example, does not have different genes coding for different sexes. New antimalarials should target the slower evolving female genes, or those that are expressed by both sexes. |
Salon.com December 15, 2000 Arthur Allen |
Warming to malaria With fears mounting that global climate change may cause the dreaded disease to spread, scientists turn their attention to vaccine research... |
Chemistry World November 1, 2011 Sarah Houlton |
A Shot in the Arm for Drugs for Neglected Diseases A new consortium of public and private sector partners has been launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Its aim is to share intellectual property that may help find drugs for malaria, tuberculosis and other neglected tropical diseases. |
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Einhorn & Kripalani |
Wanted: New Weapons Against An Old Killer Many of the new malaria medicines are in early stages of development. But with tsunami-hit countries receiving billions in aid there may finally be both the will and the means to tackle one of the world's most dangerous diseases. |
Scientific American September 2007 Jeffrey D. Sachs |
Ending Malaria Deaths in Africa One of the world's worst killers can be stopped soon if we make the investment. |
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Maria Burke |
Malaria vaccine approval first marred by efficacy question mark After decades of research, a malaria vaccine has finally been given the green light by a regulatory agency. But with limited efficacy and questions over the vaccine's cost, its future remains unclear. |
Chemistry World June 30, 2014 James Urquhart |
Smell of malaria attracts mosquitoes The word 'malaria' means 'bad air', but new research suggests the disease may actually make its victims smell good to mosquitoes. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 |
Scientists are targeting surface proteins to battle disease. Now that genomic analyses have identified the genes that express surface proteins, scientists are focusing on how pathogens detect attacks from the human immune system and quickly change their coats. |
Geotimes May 2005 Jeffrey Shaman |
Malaria Mapping and Prevention Today, scientists from various fields, including the geosciences, are contributing to the fight against malaria and other infectious diseases. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2012 Jessica Cocker |
Killing three parasites with one stone Scientists in the US have developed a hybrid drug that is active against malaria, schistosomiasis or hookworm. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2013 Harriet Brewerton |
Early malaria diagnosis Now, Nicholas Smith and colleagues at Osaka University have shown that Raman spectroscopy can detect changes in heme and hemozoin in plasma samples to identify malarial infection. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Africa The allure of a safari through the Serengeti or a trek up Kilimanjaro may inspire you to strike out for the heart of Africa, but before you go there are a few things you should know: like, the huge continent is teeming with bug-borne, water-borne and human-borne diseases. |
Scientific American October 2007 Jeffrey D. Sachs |
Ending Malaria Deaths in Africa One of the world s worst killers can be stopped soon if we make the investment. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2003 |
Preventing Malaria When You Travel What is malaria? Who gets it?... How is malaria transmitted?... Who is at risk for malaria?... How can I tell if I have malaria?... Can I do anything to keep from getting malaria?... What should I do if I think I have malaria?... etc. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2003 Lo Re & Gluckman |
Prevention of Malaria in Travelers As travel to tropical locations increases, U.S. physicians are being asked more frequently to provide recommendations for malaria prevention. An organized approach to reducing the risk of acquiring this disease is necessary. |
Chemistry World April 25, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Drug Costs Cut on World Malaria Day Swiss pharmaceuticals firm Novartis has announced it will reduce by one fifth the price it charges governments and NGOs for artemisinin-based antimalarial Coartem. |
Chemistry World July 23, 2013 Sonja Hampel |
Antigenic sugars identified for Chagas disease Scientists have synthesised the combinations of sugars from the surface of the Chagas disease parasite that trigger the human immune response to it. This could help establish better diagnostic tests for the disease, and even a vaccine. |
Salon.com September 26, 2000 Jill Wolfson |
You're an excellent host Parasites can slip into your body, rewrite your DNA and, sometimes, change your mood. Science writer Carl Zimmer's new book, "Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures," introduces readers to some of nature's most sinister characters... |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
2008 Medical Science Developments Here are some 2008 medical science developments that might just yield the next big breakthrough. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Most Contagious Diseases Super-contagious diseases spread like wildfire. The best way to battle any of these nasty bugs is to avoid them altogether. Keep your eyes open for these most-unwanted diseases, and stay healthy. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Joanna Breitstein |
Net Effect Ripley Ballou may finally win approval for a vaccine he started testing as an army physician more than 25 years ago - an advance that could mark the beginning of a whole new phase in the battle against one of the world's great killers: malaria. |
AskMen.com |
The Upside Of Malaria New research is attempting the first live vaccine to fight malaria. |
Chemistry World May 3, 2011 Michael Gross |
New hope for malaria drugs as sickle cell protection unravelled Researchers have come up with a molecular mechanism that explains how it protects people from this deadly disease. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Central & South America There are more than a few diseases that can turn your dream vacation to Central or South America into a nightmare -- so here are a few "ounces of prevention." |
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Warming Malaria Climate change is expanding the disease-causing pathogen's comfort zone. |
Mother Jones December 2000 Edwin Dobb |
Growing Resistance Is agribusiness squandering one of medicine's most potent weapons? |
Chemistry World December 16, 2014 Anthony King |
Antimicrobial resistance will kill 300 million by 2050 without action A new report looks to a future where drug resistance is not tackled between now and 2050. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Brian Orelli |
The Noble Gesture That Wasn't There may be a motive behind Glaxo helping to develop malaria treatments. |
IDB America October 2006 Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Argentine Laboratory Tracks a Killer A new University of Buenos Aires laboratory is addressing one of the neglected diseases the Pan American Health Organization describes as "stigmatizing diseases of poverty that can only be tackled by leadership and a concerted political and economic effort." |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Kill It! Double-Teaming Malaria Malaria vaccine might not make Glaxo and Crucell rich, but the life-saving and PR benefits would be welcome. |
Bio-IT World July 15, 2003 John Russell |
DoD's New War on Malaria 3rd Millennium helps the U.S. Army enlist genomics and IT to fight an old foe: Plasmodium falciparum, also known as the malaria parasite. |
Chemistry World August 7, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Malaria disaster risk Two studies could spell disaster for malaria management, with the first evidence of a malarial strain resistant to a first-line drug, and signs that a widely used insect repellent could be neurotoxic. |