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UBC Researchers Discover Key to Immune Cell’s ‘internal Guidance’ System
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host. The discovery of the role played by the molecule CD74 could...
Liberian Head of State Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Pledges Her Commitment to the Fight Against Malaria
Hours after her election as chairman of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), Liberian head of state Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has returned home pledging her commitment to the fight against malaria in Liberia and Africa at large.
No Money, No CD4 Tests
Swaziland is still short of lab reagents needed for CD4 count testing, which is used to initiate and monitor patients on antiretroviral treatment, and HIV-positive people are growing increasingly frustrated as the country enters its fourth month without...
Medics in Kenya Overwhelmed As Dengue Fever Spreads
An outbreak of dengue fever in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, is spreading fast, with at least 5,000 people infected within weeks, due to limited health facilities, a shortage of medical personnel and poor sanitation, officials told IRIN.
Could Engineered Fatty Particles Help Prevent AIDS?
Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS? Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests; could be a cost-effective preventive for developing countries HIV vaccines are in their infancy, and effective microbicides to prevent sexual transmission...
Plan to Treat Rwanda’s HIV Discordant Couples
HIV-positive Rwandans in discordant relationships will start taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) as soon as they test positive as part of a plan to boost national HIV prevention and treatment efforts.
TB Vaccine Candidate Shows Early Promise
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in the September 4 online edition of Nature Medicine that they have developed a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that proved both potent and safe in animal studies. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/)...
SMS, Singers And Nets Against Malaria
“It’s 9pm. Are you and your family sleeping under a mosquito net?” That message – delivered by government officials, artists and other personalities in Cameroon – will run on private and state-run media each evening from 20 August as...
