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Mosquito species from Asia pose growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

May 28, 2024 admin

Mosquitoes cling to the inside of a jar loaded with repellent during a test as part of a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. | Photo Credit: AP The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily…

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New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment

May 14, 2024 admin

Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differences from women of European descent. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a…

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Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise

April 25, 2024 admin

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. | Photo Credit: AP Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021. Africa suffers more than any other region from malaria,…

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Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings

October 24, 2023 admin

Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are collectively known as the gut microbiome. Increasingly the gut microbiome is recognised as playing a large part in health and disease, particularly relating…

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Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don’t screen for them

October 17, 2023 admin

Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson’s daughter relied on her fingers to count, had difficulty reading clocks and burst into tears when asked at home to practice math flashcards. At school, the 9-year-old had…

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Brain implants could restore paralysed patients’ arm movements

September 28, 2023 admin

This image from video, provided by UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences, taken Oct. 26, 2015, shows University of Pittsburgh researcher Robert Gaunt preparing Nathan Copeland for research testing if brain implants could help the paralyzed man feel sensation in his own hand while using a mind-controlled robotic arm. Recently, a paralysed Swiss man became the first person…

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Traditional medicine provides health care to many around the globe – the WHO is trying to make it safer and more standardised

September 26, 2023 admin

For approximately 80% of the world’s population, the first stop after catching a cold or breaking a bone isn’t the hospital — maybe because there isn’t one nearby, or they can’t afford it. Instead, the first step is consulting traditional medicine, which cultures around the world have been using for thousands of years. Traditional medicine encompasses the…

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Indonesia’s low-cost watch on antimicrobial resistance

September 4, 2023 admin

Indonesian researchers have tested a cheaper way of monitoring antimicrobial resistance that could be a key tool for developing countries. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Indonesian researchers have tested a cheaper way of monitoring antimicrobial resistance that could be a key tool for developing countries. Indonesian researchers have tested a cost-effective, relatively…

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Morning Digest | Indian economy to grow at 6.1% in 2023, IMF projects; Opposition for no-trust vote against Narendra Modi government, and more

July 26, 2023 admin

IMF delegates participate in a news conference on the IMF release of the World Economic Outlook Update, at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Names of 5 crore MGNREGS workers deleted in 2022-23, Minister informs Lok Sabha Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh, in a written reply to the…

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