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The latest malaria news from News Medical |
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 | | |  Deforestation drives a surge in malaria cases in the Amazon Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is linked to a rise in malaria cases, with a 1% increase in deforestation leading to a 6.3% spike in cases the following month. This relationship is strongest in highly forested and indigenous areas. | | | | |  New test promises to end malaria Almost half of the world's population is at risk of malaria infection, with children and pregnant women at the highest risk of getting sick and dying from the disease. Current methods to detect this potentially deadly infection rely on obtaining an invasive blood sample, and each test has significant limitations that restrict its utility. | |
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| | | | |  Ever had an itchy nose or, worse, an unreachable spot on your back that drives you mad? Now imagine an itch that refuses to go away, no matter how hard or long you scratch. | | | | |  Maternal antibodies passed across the placenta can interfere with the response to the malaria vaccine, which would explain its lower efficacy in infants under five months of age, according to research led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), in collaboration with seven African centers (CISM-Mozambique, IHI-Tanzania, CRUN-Burkina Faso, KHRC-Ghana, NNIMR-Ghana, CERMEL-Gabon, KEMRI-Kenya). | | | | |  Treating people in low-income countries for major depressive disorder can also help improve their physical health and household members' wellbeing, demonstrating that mental health treatments can be cost effective, according to a new RAND study. | | | | |  Advancements in vaccine development for parasitic infections, particularly malaria, are crucial for reducing global health burdens in vulnerable populations. | | | | |  The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995. | |
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