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GAVI helping to save the world’s children
17 June 2012 1:52 PM |An introduction to GAVI and the impacts it has had since 2000 and the benefits it will deliver by 2015.
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Penn & Teller de-construct the anti-vaccination movement
28 April 2012 12:35 PM | Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, also rendered Penn & Teller: B.S.!, Bullsh*t!, Bulls***!, or Bull!, is an American documentary television series that has aired since 2003 on...
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New vaccine can cut malaria risk by 70%
Posted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsA team of researchers led by a Japanese professor has developed a vaccine that cuts the risk of malaria in humans by some 70 percent, according to... -
Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsA new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years,... -
DNA research seeks vaccine for Malaria
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsU.S. researchers say a vaccine based on genetically engineered DNA could induce an immune response in humans to protect against malaria parasite infection. The PATH Malaria Vaccine... -
An optimistic era for global infectious disease control
Posted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe world has an “historic opportunity” to contain and end three of humanity’s deadliest scourges by focusing on their “hot zones,” according to Mark Dybul, the newly... -
Study reveals substantial misdiagnosis of malaria in parts of Asia
Posted on August 3, 2012 | No CommentsSubstantial over-diagnosis and mistreatment of malaria is evident in south and central Asia, according to research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine .... -
Vaccine research shows vigilance needed against evolution of more-virulent malaria
Posted on August 2, 2012 | No CommentsMalaria parasites evolving in vaccinated laboratory mice become more virulent, according to research at Penn State University. The mice were injected with a critical component of several... -
The long struggle: vaccines versus malaria
Posted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsAfter clean water, vaccines may have saved more lives than any other public health intervention. Eradication of malaria, a disease that may have killed more humans than... -
New hope for blocking malaria transmission
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsWorld-first screening by scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified new potential treatments for blocking malaria transmission. The QIMR team, in conjunction with Griffith... -
Malaria vaccine candidate ‘could be grown at home’
Posted on May 25, 2012 | No CommentsA potential malaria vaccine produced by genetically-engineered algae could allow people to grow their own vaccine at homes, and would be especially useful in rural parts of... -
Copenhagen Consensus 2012: Five ways to step up the battle against the biggest killer diseases
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsIt is difficult to overstate how much the fight against infectious diseases has improved the human condition in the last century. In research released today, for Copenhagen...