Are you a mosquito magnet? Own socks? This study is for you
Researchers are studying the way twins smell for clues about the genetic basis of mosquito appeal.
Researchers use new ‘gene drive’ to create malaria-resistant mosquitoes
California researchers hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and then gave evolution a shove — using a groundbreaking technology to ensure the insects pass on that protective gene as they reproduce, with implications far beyond the promise of fighting malaria.
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News Wrap: Hungary border closed, migrants stream into Croatia
In our news wrap Thursday, thousands of migrants poured into Croatia at a key border crossing with Serbia. Also, a truck carrying gasoline exploded in the capital of South Sudan, killing more than 100 people.
This chicken vaccine makes its virus more dangerous
Scientists find experimental evidence for the first time that a vaccine can make a virus worse.
High-tech maps may help researchers understand and predict disease outbreaks like malaria, an illness that kills between 600,000 and 1 million people each year. Scientists have begun using temperatures, rainfall patterns and other data to better target areas most at…
Each year, pneumonia kills more children around the world than malaria, measles and HIV combined. Ray Suarez reports from Nicaragua on efforts to combat the lung infection, which is the leading killer of children under the age of five.
An experimental vaccine against malaria, an oftentimes-deadly disease that half the world is exposed to, is still in trials, but it could be in production by 2015. Jeffrey Brown discusses the potential impact of the vaccine with GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew…
In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates the parasite isn't present. The practice worries many health experts.
Mobile phones are pervasive in the developing world, and now a new wave of mobile technology is dramatically changing the way health care workers provide services to rural communities in these regions.
