Researchers in India have gathered and presented a large body of evidence highlight quercetin – a flavonoid molecule found in many common fruits and vegetables – may be developed into drug therapies used to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The paper is available to read in the open-source Beni-Suef…
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New evidence for optimizing malaria treatment in pregnant women
The research, published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases is the fruit of joint project between investigators from around the world to conduct the largest individual patient data meta-analysis to date under the WWARN umbrella. The study found that artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and other artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) were significantly more…
WHO’s malaria vaccine study represents a ‘serious breach of international ethical standards’
A large scale malaria vaccine study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been criticised by a leading bioethicist for committing a “serious breach” of international ethical standards, finds a special report published by The BMJ today. The cluster randomised study in Africa is already underway in Malawi, Ghana,…
Mosquito incognito: Could graphene-lined clothing help prevent mosquito bites?
The nanomaterial graphene has received significant attention for its potential uses in everything from solar cells to tennis rackets. But a new study by Brown University researchers finds a surprising new use for the material: preventing mosquito bites. In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…
New framework helps gauge impact of mosquito control programs
Effective methods of controlling mosquito populations are needed to help lower the worldwide burden of mosquito-borne diseases including Zika, chikungunya, and dengue. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have described a new statistical framework that can be used to assess mosquito control programs over broad time and space…
Researchers find protein marker for the effectiveness of malaria antibodies
The quantity and quality of antibodies that recognize the end region of the malaria parasite’s CSP protein is a good marker of protection by the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and institutional collaborators. The study, published in Nature Communications, provides…
Mass drug administrations can grant population protection against malaria
Researchers have provided the first evidence that mass drug administration (MDA) can grant community-level protection against Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria. Their findings, published today in eLife, suggest that malaria elimination programs intending to use MDA as part of their efforts should approach communities in a way that encourages high…
One-dose experimental drug cured 7 volunteers of malaria parasite
A cure for malaria? One-dose experimental drug cured 7 volunteers of malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum causes malaria’s most dangerous form and was responsible for 435,000 deaths in 2017 An experimental drug called DSM265 blocks the enzyme that the parasite needs to survive One dose was found to get rid of the…
New diagnostic test for malaria uses spit, not blood
Sub-Saharan Africa bears the burden of the world’s malaria cases. Credit: Franco Volpato/Shutterstock.com “Spit here, please.” Will this become the instruction we receive upon entering clinics, schools, apothecaries and ports of entry throughout the globe? One of the main factors enabling the continued transmission of malaria are individuals who are…
Surgery kills more people than HIV, TB and malaria COMBINED
Surgery kills more than HIV, TB and malaria COMBINED: Operations are the ‘neglected stepchild of global health’ after too much money has been pumped into infectious diseases Every year, 4.2million people die worldwide within 30 days of surgery This is a staggering 1.23million more deaths than HIV, TB and malaria…