Indian researcher finds malaria drug shields foetus against Zika virus
Effects of using hydroxychloroquine in pregnant women over a long term remains to be assessed. Commonly used malaria drug hydroxychloroquine
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The big test for malaria vaccine RTS,S
Beginning next year, the World Health Organisation will begin pilot tests of the injectable malaria vaccine RTS,S (or Mosquirix) on
Read MoreTop health stories of 2016
On the health front, the year 2016 witnessed a few setbacks and but also a few positive developments. Here are
Read MoreICGEB researchers adopt a novel approach to drug discovery
Researchers from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Delhi have found a novel route to discover new
Read MoreA novel compound prevents, cures malaria
In a pathbreaking discovery, scientists from New Delhi’s International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Broad Institute of MIT and
Read MoreEditorial: Sri Lanka conquers malaria and how
In a huge public health achievement by a small island nation ravaged by prolonged civil war, Sri Lanka became a malaria-free
Read MoreThe changing landscape of malaria parasite P. vivax’s resistance to drugs
The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax found in South America and Asia evolves quickly in response to widely-used anti-malarial drugs, a
Read MoreArtemisinin resistance dents the anti-malaria armour
The emergence of resistance to the artemisinin drug, a potent anti-malarial medicine, now threatens to affect the big gains achieved
Read MoreIISc: Garlic and artemisinin derivative kill malaria parasites
A study carried out by researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shown that garlic, well known
Read MoreEdiorial – Revolutionary therapies
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 has been awarded to three scientists for the “revolutionary treatments” they developed
Read MoreSpread of drug-resistant malaria parasites looms large
Anopheles mosquitoes that take multiple blood meals from different people who are infected with malaria or take multiple parasite strains
Read MoreNew antimalarial agent shows promise
A new antimalarial compound (DDD107498) tested on mice and several mosquito species has shown great promise, says a study published
Read MoreIndia scores by battling HIV/AIDS but falls short fighting TB and malaria
The global burden and mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria across the world, and in the developing countries in particular,
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