Brazilian scientists break genetic code of Zika protein
Brazilian researchers have described the three-dimensional structure of the NS5 protein responsible for the replication…
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World Health Organization answers call for global plans towards defeating meningitis
At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park,…
Scientists can see Zika coming by tracking the climate
From the ashes of a devastating Zika virus outbreak last year, scientists are piecing together…
Cost of diabetes care in Africa could triple by 2030
The costs and complications of diabetes could overwhelm healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa and reach…
Child living with HIV maintains remission without drugs since 2008
A nine-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at one month of…
The Regional Expert Meeting on Medicine Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative is being convened by IGAD
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) convened the regional expert meeting on Medicine Regulatory Harmonisation…
The World Health Organization urges action against HIV drug resistance threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) alerts countries to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV…
LSTM awarded £11 million by NIHR to establish new research unit and groups
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been awarded £11 million by the National…
Zika vaccine research: guidance for including pregnant women
New guidance for including pregnant woman and their babies in Zika vaccine research has been…
Protect African pupils from malaria to tackle anaemia, boost learning – researchers
Providing African pupils with antimalarial drugs, insecticide-treated bed nets and education about preventing the mosquito-borne…