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Key: Meeting
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Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
 PLOS MedicineCommon enzyme deficiency may hinder plans to eradicate malaria In malaria-endemic countries, 350 million people are predicted to be deficient in an enzyme that means they can suffer severe complications from taking primaquine, a key drug for treating relapsing malaria, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Contact: Sumrina Yousufzai
Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61st Annual Meeting American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneScientists report injectable formulation of malaria parasites achieve controlled infection In a breakthrough that could accelerate malaria vaccine and drug development, scientists announced today that, for the first time ever, human volunteers were infected with malaria via a simple injection of cryopreserved sterile parasites that were harvested from the salivary glands of infected mosquitoes in compliance with regulatory standards. The parasites had been frozen in a vial for more than two years. Contact: Bridget DeSimone
Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61st Annual MeetingExperts report 1 of 2 remaining types of polio virus may be eliminated in Pakistan Polio cases worldwide reached historic lows in 2012, and for the first time there were no new outbreaks beyond countries already harboring the disease, leaving researchers confident that a massive and re-energized international campaign to eradicate polio is on a path to success, according to presentations today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Contact: Bridget DeSimone
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
Nature MedicineUNC, Vanderbilt discover a new live vaccine approach for SARS and novel coronaviruses Collaborating researchers at the University of North Carolina and Vanderbilt University have found that accelerating the rate of mutations in the coronavirus responsible for deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome cripples the virus's ability to cause disease in animals. Contact: Carole Bartoo
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
Pneumonia remains the leading killer of children despite decline in global child deaths Marking the fourth annual World Pneumonia Day, November 12th, world leaders including the UN Secretary General and the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia are calling for major efforts in the fight against childhood pneumonia, which remains the number one killer of children under age five. Pneumonia claimed 1.3 million lives in 2011 alone, and was responsible for nearly one in five global child deaths. A new report shows much more needs to be done. Contact: Julie Younkin
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61st Annual Meeting$3 million awarded to find biomarkers for potential test of cure for chagas disease Today at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative announces a new $3 million Strategic Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to identify new biological markers for the evaluation of treatment efficacy in Chagas disease, a potentially fatal neglected tropical disease. Contact: Oliver Yun
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61st Annual MeetingPATH's Kent Campbell honored for lifetime achievement in the fight against malaria Kent Campbell, PATH's Malaria Control Program director, received the distinguished Joseph Augustin LePrince Medal in recognition of outstanding work in the field of malariology at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's award ceremony. Contact: Meg DeRonghe
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61st Annual MeetingList of diseases spread by deer tick grows, along with their range An emerging tick-borne disease that causes symptoms similar to malaria is expanding its range in areas of the northeast where it has become well-established, according to new research presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Contact: Bridget DeSimone
Public Release: 11-Nov-2012
Nature GeneticsGene variations linked to lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique inherited genetic characteristics that distinguishes it from lung cancer in smokers. 
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact: NCI Press Office
Public Release: 9-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEStudy documents eating of soil, raw starch in Madagascar A Cornell University study provides the first population-level data of pica in Madagascar -- the urge to eat dirt, raw starches, chalk, ash and other nonfoods.
National Geographic Society Conservation Trust
Contact: Syl Kacapyr
Public Release: 9-Nov-2012
International African Vaccinology Conference New England Journal of MedicineRTS,S malaria candidate vaccine reduces malaria by approximately one-third in African infants Results from a pivotal, large-scale Phase III trial, published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that the RTS,S malaria vaccine candidate can help protect African infants against malaria. When compared to immunization with a control vaccine, infants (aged 6-12 weeks at first vaccination) vaccinated with RTS,S had one-third fewer episodes of both clinical and severe malaria and had similar reactions to the injection. In this trial, RTS,S demonstrated an acceptable safety and tolerability profile. Contact: Preeti Singh
Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
Wake Forest Baptist research goes global with genetic center in India World-renowned scientists are taking what they've learned from their multicenter research collaboration studying the health impact of fatty acids on diverse populations to set up a genetics center in India.
National Institutes of Health Fogarty Grant
Contact: Bonnie Davis
Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
PLOS ONEWhen parasites catch viruses A protozoan parasite causing an STD that affects a quarter of a billion people yearly is fueled in part by its own viral symbiont. Antibiotics that simply kill the parasite are not the solution.
National Institutes of Health, Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grant, Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, NIH/National Center of Research Resources
Contact: David Cameron
Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
Top Canadian, Indian institutions form $30M partnership Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership.
Networks of Centres of Excellence
Contact: Randy Schmidt
Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew DNA vaccine technology poised to deliver safe and cost-effective disease protection A research team led by Roy Curtiss, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, and Wei Kong, a research assistant professor, at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have taken a dramatic step forward in vaccine research, revealing the design of a universal platform for delivering highly potent DNA vaccines, by employing a cleverly re-engineered bacterium to speed delivery to host cells in the vaccine recipient. Contact: Richard Harth
Public Release: 2-Nov-2012
Rural and Remote HealthHealth project in India saved many mothers and children Infant mortality has fallen by half, and the number of women who died from complications during pregnancy and childbirth by three-quarters. This is the result of a four-year health care project in one of India's poorest districts.
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Contact: Siw Alehagen
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Scientists launch international study of open-fire cooking and air quality Expanding its focus on the link between the atmosphere and human health, NCAR is launching a three-year, international study into the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and disease. The broad research team will analyze the effects of smoke from traditional cooking on households, villages, and entire regions.
National Science Foundation
Contact: David Hosansky
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer predecessors. Contact: Rhiannon Pilkington
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Malaysia to battle 'nutrition transition' problem emerging worldwide: More income, poorer diet choices With health problems like obesity and diabetes on the rise due to changing diets in emerging economies, Malaysia announces new linkages with international scientists and institutions in hopes of mitigating the problem. It will also team with world experts to further secure its domestic food supply from anticipated shocks due to climate change and global supply chain disruptions. Contact: Terry Collins
Public Release: 28-Oct-2012
Nature NanotechnologyTest developed to detect early-stage diseases with naked eye Scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye, according to research published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. Contact: Colin Smith
Public Release: 26-Oct-2012
Trial of HIV test for babies in Africa could make a big difference Today, mothers in Africa sometimes walk more than 10 miles to a clinic only to learn that conventional HIV test results for their babies are not available yet. Soon residents in Maputo, Mozambique, will participate in the first clinical trial of a new HIV test developed at Northwestern University that will deliver a diagnosis in less than an hour. The test could dramatically improve the rates in which infected infants are diagnosed and treated.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 26-Oct-2012
New grant to establish pan-continental bioinformatics research network in Africa Victor Jongeneel, director of the High-Performance Biological Computing program and affiliate of the Institute for Genomic Biology and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, is a key participant in a grant awarded by the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative, or H3Africa, to establish a pan-continental bioinformatics network to aid research.
Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative
Contact: Nicholas Vasi
Public Release: 25-Oct-2012
Students win $100K for 3-D printer to turn waste plastic into composting toilets, rainwater systems Three undergraduates won $100,000 to form a company that will work with partners in Oaxaca, Mexico, to build giant 3-D printers that can transform waste plastic into composting toilets and pieces for rainwater harvesting systems. Contact: Hannah Hickey
Public Release: 25-Oct-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria Researchers have identified a new means to eradicate malaria infections by rapidly killing the blood-borne Plasmodium parasites that cause the disease.
New York Pasteur Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Contact: Simon Levey
Public Release: 25-Oct-2012
Scientists to study the role genes play in treating TB The University of Liverpool has been awarded funding to determine whether differences in our genes determine how patients respond to drugs used to treat Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
H3Africa project
Contact: Sarah Stamper
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