Disease in the Developing World

Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University is to host a conference in honour of the 70th birthday of Distinguished Professor Peter Diggle. He was awarded the Guy medal in Silver by the Royal Statistical Society in 1997 before…

Researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in printing a 3D image with stabilised gold nanoparticles with biodegradable and biocompatible polymer systems.Credit: Universidad de Sevilla University of Seville researchers, in…

Credit: The University of Oklahoma NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma has entered an agreement to develop a $9 million program of joint research with Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, one of Peru's largest and oldest public…

January 13, 2020 - SEOUL, South Korea - The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), a Seoul, Korea-based international organization, announced today that the Swedish International Cooperation Agency (Sida) will continue to support IVI's…

The severity of Zika virus-related deformations in babies has been shown to be affected by environmental factors such as maternal nutrition Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) refers to a collection of developmental malformations associated…

Alcohol consumption has become more prevalent in China in recent years but limited large-scale epidemiological evidence has made it difficult to know the true scale of the problem. A new large study of Chinese adults, published by the…

Scientists have developed a new way to understand complex genetic diseases and have identified a gene that modifies the severity of inherited kidney disease, paving the way for personalised treatments. Experts at Newcastle University,…

Landmark GEMS research could help set path to reduce child mortality linked to diarrheal illnessCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine BALTIMORE, MD -- Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death for young children,…

When newborn babies with low birth weight are held close to their mother's bodies throughout the day, their chance of survival increases substantiallyCredit: Eivind Senneset. Researchers at Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal…

Researchers at the University of Dundee are aiming to make a breakthrough against tuberculosis, backed by a $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Researchers at the University of Dundee are aiming to make a…