Disease in the Developing World

A new antibiotic is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a superbugCredit: istock A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant…

The results of clinical trials conducted in Ethiopia by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the University of Gondar, and Addis Ababa University, open the way for more…

Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has the potential to indicate diseases and bacterial contamination saving time, money and…

DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus detection, and develop combined testing methods that have higher reliabilityCredit:…

Credit: The Lancet Feeding a growing population of 10 billion people by 2050 with a healthy and sustainable diet will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production, and reducing food waste. First…

Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity "Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity" will take place on February 27-March 1, 2019, at the Sheraton Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The three-day summit focusing on…

Public health concern is a possible emergence of malaria in new regions, Baylor researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A type of mosquito that transmits malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time, and the…

GW researchers successfully used CRISPR/Cas9 to limit the impact of schistosomiasis and liver fluke infection, affecting more than a quarter of a billion people in Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin AmericaCredit: GW School of…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the worldCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found a novel, previously unreported pathogenic entity…

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause human disease. Their work is described in two companion…