Scientists using genetically-modified mosquitoes to fight malaria
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Scientists are breeding modified mosquitoes to help fight malaria. Tina Kraus has more in this week‘s Health Minute, sponsored by St. Francis Health.
Giving an old malaria drug new life
Working with a contract drug manufacturing and testing firm in Britain, 25 to 30 healthy volunteers are starting to receive ...
Scripps Research works to give old anti-malaria drug better staying power
A new clinical trial from Scripps Research in La Jolla aims to make significant gains in the global fight against malaria by making a drug that has been around since the 1970s last longer. Working ...
El Niño, La Niña, and infectious disease: Understanding how ENSO cycles impact immunity and outbreak patterns
Variations in temperature, precipitation, and humidity can influence the spread of infectious diseases, including by altering ...
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No disease is deadlier in Africa than malaria. Trump's US aid cuts weaken the fight against it
KAMPALA, Uganda — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration's decision to ...
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Where malaria is spreading
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Unica Cardoso, 35, center in blue-purple headwrap, waits in line for ...
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A Mutation Story:
Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.
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Scripps Research gives old anti-malaria drug better staying power
A new clinical trial from Scripps Research hopes to make significant gains in the global fight against malaria by making a drug that has been around since the 1970s last longer. Working with a ...