Gates Foundation awards Notre Dame $23 million for malaria, dengue studies
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/us-usa-indiana-notre-dame-idUSBREA2D0YP20140314
(Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $23 million for research being led by University of Notre Dame biologists to prevent malaria and dengue fever, the school said. The five-year project by biologists Neil Lobo and Nicole Achee ...
Scientists develop microscopy system for diagnosing malaria faster
http://www.dw.de/scientists-develop-microscopy-system-for-diagnosing-malaria-faster/a-17427066
To find out whether a patient is suffering from malaria, doctors apply a drop of his blood onto a microscope slide, color it with chemicals and then take a close look at it through a microscope. Malaria parasites appear as dark-purple spots. But they ...
Malaria Breaks Out in Port City of Bossaso
http://allafrica.com/stories/201403150109.html
"Malaria claimed at killed 10 lives over the last four months in Bossaso but we have launched public awareness to warn the residents against the new threat," Malaria department director Dr. Abdikarin Hussein Hassan said in an interview with Puntland ...
Putting a Face on Malaria
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/03/14/adam_nadel_malaria_blood_sweat_and_tears_examines_the_devastation_of_the.html
There are a few devastating facts about malaria, photographer Adam Nadel notes on his website: It's easily preventable and treatable, it's a disease of the poor, and it will kill at least 500,000 children this year. Nadel learned much more about ...
Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, South America
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/07/climate-change-could-mean-more-malaria-in-africa-south-america/
Future global warming could lead to a significant increase in malaria cases in densely populated regions of Africa and South America unless disease monitoring and control efforts are increased, researchers said on Thursday. In a study of the mosquito ...
Disposable paper microscope developed for detecting malaria
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/03/14/paper-disposable-microscope-developed-for-detecting-malaria/
News: a research team at Stanford University has developed a pocket-sized microscope that can be assembled from a sheet of paper and costs less than a pound to manufacture, intended to help in the fight against malaria. The Foldscope can be assembled ...
Warmer Years Linked to More Malaria in Tropical Highlands
http://allafrica.com/stories/201403140087.html
Bogota ? People in densely populated highlands of Africa and South America - who have so far been protected from malaria by cooler temperatures - may be seeing more of the disease as the climate changes, according to a study in Science (6 March).
Could global warming push malaria to higher elevations?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273736.php
Each year, more than 300 million individuals are infected with malaria, a life-threatening blood disease caused by a parasite transmitted to humans by mosquitos. Whether malaria cases could be affected by warming climates has been a topic of debate ...
