Disease in the Developing World

Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch GALVESTON, Texas - A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus. The study…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 13, 2020--The anti-inflammatory and other beneficial effects of meditation and yoga practices make them potential adjunctive treatments of COVID-19, according to the…

Credit: H.M. Cao/University of Rochester Lasers etch a simple way to address global water crisis Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people in developed countries are assured of ample supplies of clean water to wash their hands as…

A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being hailed as the key to tackling one of the world's biggest dangers to health.Credit: Newcastle University, UK A portable testing lab that fits into a suitcase is being…

AdCOVID stimulated both strong serum neutralizing activity and potent mucosal IgA immunity in the respiratory tract.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Altimmune, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced positive…

Credit: Manuel Saldivia and Andrés Sánchez Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for…

'COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse'Credit: Source: iapewec Mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of their health and social services due to the COVID-19 pandemic says a Panel of senior global health…

Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from months of strict social distancing in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must recognise that preserving people's health is as important as reviving…

New simplified protocol could reach more children and save lives during COVID-related food crises The study was led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Action…

Decentralized approach more cost-effective and efficient than current systems The emergence of COVID-19 is a powerful reminder of how unchecked wildlife trade can lead to the spillover spread of viruses between wildlife and humans.…

Credit: Virginia Tech One of the emerging questions about the coronavirus that scientists are working to understand is why developing countries are showing markedly lower rates of mortality in COVID-19 cases than expected.…

Credit: Oxford University Press Every human being has the right to health and new initiatives should be put in place to encourage pharmaceutical companies to ensure that everyone has access to essential medicine, according to a new…

Credit: Chris Adam/Purdue Research Foundation WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SpeechVive Inc. announced Tuesday (July 7) the completion of a convertible note that will provide the necessary resources to begin scaling the business.…

Credit: Photo courtesy of CDC PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University researchers have developed an easy-to-use software program to identify drug-resistant genes in bacteria. The program could make it easier to identify…

What The Study Did: How the prescription of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to outpatients has changed in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic is examined in this study. Authors: Daniel S. Budnitz, M.D., M.P.H., of the…

Rabies is preventable. Inequality has kept it a threat.Credit: © Ravi Ruparel. In the US, dying from rabies is virtually unheard of. But around the world, rabies kills 59,000 people every year. Ninety-nine percent of those deaths are…

Virus with D614G change in Spike out-competes original strain, but may not make patients sickerCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 2, 2020-- Research out today in the journal Cell shows that a specific…

Virus with D614G change in Spike out-competes original strain, but may not make patients sickerCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 2, 2020-- Research out today in the journal Cell shows that a specific…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 2, 2020--The Editor-in-Chief of Human Gene Therapy, the first journal devoted to the field of gene therapy, and one of the world's leading experts on gene therapy…

By introducing a molecule, microRNA 203, this new protocol enhances in vitro and in vivo the potential of stem cells to differentiate into adult cells of different types Credit: CNIO Stem cells have been holding great promise for…