[ad_1] The new, approved malaria vaccine has moved to a national distribution in Cameroon, marking a small but mighty milestone in control of the parasitic disease. Timothy Little 2 Feb 2024 A malaria vaccine is administered to a young child (Source: Tpsdave) Although the Indomitable Lions suffered an early knock-out from the Afcon football championships, …
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[ad_1] What is the impact of covid-19 and long covid on collegiate student athletes? How do adult swimming programs enhance the overall wellbeing of adults? Can digital cognitive behavioral therapy address the mental health needs of individuals with Sickle cell disease? Can community health assistant programs enhance maternal and neonatal care in middle-income countries? [ad_2] …
[ad_1] What is the impact of covid-19 and long covid on collegiate student athletes? How do adult swimming programs enhance the overall wellbeing of adults? Can digital cognitive behavioral therapy address the mental health needs of individuals with Sickle cell disease? Can community health assistant programs enhance maternal and neonatal care in middle-income countries? [ad_2] …
[ad_1] Claudia Zampaloni and colleagues have identified a new class of antibiotic chemicals – tethered macrocyclic peptides (MCP) that have proven effective against Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii – a major global pathogen for which, hitherto, there had been limited treatment options. Srimathy Sriskantharajah 26 Jan 2024 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) contributes to 4.95 million deaths per year, …
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[ad_1] BMC Biomedical Engineering warmly welcomes submissions to its Collection on the design, development and application of microfluidic technologies in the context of biomedicine. Sara Zandomeneghi 23 Jan 2024 © [M] luchschenF / Stock.adobe.com Microfluidic devices allow fluids to be manipulated on a scale ranging between one micrometre and one millimetre. The application of microfluidics …
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[ad_1] Cabo Verde, a beautiful archipelago of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, has been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, becoming the third African country to receive this certification. Karina Mondragon-Shem 19 Jan 2024 WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Prime Minister of Cabo Verde H.E. Ulisses Correia e Silva and Minister …
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[ad_1] BMC Biomedical Engineering warmly welcomes submissions to its Collection on the development, improvement, design and/or repurposing of medical wearable technologies. Sara Zandomeneghi 12 Jan 2024 © Carlo / stock.adobe.com Medical wearable technologies are becoming increasingly widespread as the importance of personalized medicine and accurate monitoring is recognized. The last few years have seen unprecedented …
[ad_1] New research suggests the changing diet of populations in developing countries could alter the components of people’s blood plasma and thereby affect the metabolism of mosquitoes that feed on them. Hilary Hurd 12 Jan 2024 Aedes aegypti blood feeding. Source Wikicommons, attribution Muhammad Mahdi Karim As populations in low and middle-income countries become wealthier, …
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[ad_1] A robot processing samples – click for the full video Kidney cancer poses a significant healthcare burden in the UK, with 13,000 new patients diagnosed annually, a 52% survival rate, and nearly 5,000 patients dying each year. The US faces similar problems, with 81,000 new cases and nearly 14,000 deaths annually. The incidence of …
[ad_1] A new study by Oke et al. looks at a non-destructive way to measure Plasmodium parasites in mosquitoes over periods of time. William Shadbolt 5 Jan 2024 © PitiyaO / Getty Images / iStock In many developing countries, malaria is a leading cause of disease and death. Via transmission through mosquitos, the responsible Plasmodium …
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