http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on neglected diseases and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/ Buruli ulcer could spread as agriculture intensifies in Africa, making prevention research vital, says agro-eco-health expert Rousseau Djouaka.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/opinions/africa-s-hidden-scourge-needs-an-integrated-approach-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesFri, 11 May 2012 11:00:00 GMTBrazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/brazil-to-create-network-on-neglected-diseases.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesThu, 10 May 2012 13:04:01 GMTA report on United States health R&D has urged Washington to increase its focus on translational research and product development.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/us-should-fund-more-late-stage-health-r-d-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesFri, 04 May 2012 13:21:49 GMTParticipants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/african-scientists-urged-to-solve-african-health-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesWed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:29 GMTTwo studies shine light on chikungunya disease progression in humans, potentially leading to more timely treatment — and maybe even a vaccine.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/discovery-may-lead-to-better-treatment-for-chikungunya.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesThu, 05 Apr 2012 18:45:43 GMTArgentina has announced it will join Brazil in manufacturing a key Chagas therapy, in a move that should allow more patients to be treated.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/argentina-joins-brazil-in-anti-chagas-drug-production.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesMon, 02 Apr 2012 01:16:35 GMTIndia urgently needs a permanent dengue surveillance system, say N. Sivagnaname and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/opinions/india-needs-a-dengue-surveillance-system.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesFri, 23 Mar 2012 07:09:34 GMTThe Wellcome Trust has provided US$2.7 million to fund clinical trials in Bolivia of a new drug to treat Chagas disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/clinical-trial-funding-secured-for-chagas-disease-therapy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesFri, 23 Mar 2012 02:48:05 GMTThe WHO has welcomed research that shows oral antibiotics are just as effective as penicillin injections in curing yaws disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/oral-antibiotics-as-good-as-penicillin-for-yaws-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesThu, 22 Mar 2012 16:44:22 GMTThere is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-why-africa-must-make-its-own-drugs-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesThu, 22 Mar 2012 11:07:24 GMTMalawi's new five-year agenda sets out national priorities for health research to guide policymaking and healthcare service delivery.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/malawi-launches-national-health-research-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesWed, 21 Mar 2012 14:51:53 GMTThe global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/tb-community-releases-vaccine-research-blueprint.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:01 GMTResearchers say recipients of blood transfusions in Puerto Rico face a small but significant risk of dengue infection.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/blood-transfusions-carry-dengue-risk-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesFri, 02 Mar 2012 15:30:14 GMTThe proposed Sustainable Development Goals need more focus on health to continue the progress achieved with MDGs, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-sustainability-goals-too-light-on-health-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesThu, 16 Feb 2012 16:34:19 GMTA genetic screening study may help design better sleeping sickness drugs and avoid growing drug resistance.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/sleeping-sickness-drug-resistance-mechanism-identified.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesWed, 15 Feb 2012 17:21:26 GMTNovel materials that fit inside a vaccine-carrying box could help prevent vaccines spoiling before use.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/phase-changing-materials-in-trial-to-preserve-vaccines.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesWed, 15 Feb 2012 17:16:35 GMTA review of experimental GM insect releases points to 'scientific deficiencies' and lack of openness in regulatory approvals.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/gm-mosquito-risk-assessments-deficient-says-review.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesTue, 14 Feb 2012 10:32:49 GMTThe revised malaria death toll suggests a need for research into uncertainties in controlling neglected tropical diseases, says Mark Booth.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/opinions/research-needed-to-tackle-neglected-disease-uncertainties-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:21:28 GMTA drug undergoing clinical trials for sleeping sickness could also treat leishmaniasis, say researchers who have tested it on mice.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/drug-could-hit-two-neglected-diseases-at-once.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:47 GMTBhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/neglected-diseases/news/bhutan-brings-down-malaria-incidence.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_neglecteddiseasesWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:36:30 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/