malaria

Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK

Posted in Medicine on 1st Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Between 1,500 and 2,000 people are treated for malaria in the UK each year - always after foreign travel.

Single low dose anti-malaria drug successful in mice

Posted in Medicine on 9th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists say they have found a new compound that stops malaria in animal studies with a single, low dose.

Breakthrough device can diagnose malaria in 5 seconds flat

Posted in Science on 1st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 438,000 people died from malaria in 2015 alone, and the disease continues to spread at an alarming pace.

Artificial Intelligence Offers a Better Way to Diagnose Malaria

Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Now an artificial intelligence program can diagnose malaria more reliably than most humans.

University of California scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes

Posted in Science on 27th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

New insect model may help eradicate disease that sickens millions annually.