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Research by scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass published today in PLOS ONE may point the way toward a new model for malaria treatment that could also be a socioeconomic stimulus for developing nations Worcester, Mass. – In the worldwide battle to curtail malaria, one of the most prevalent and deadly infectious diseases of the developing world, drug after drug has fallen by the wayside...
Scientists at the University of Liverpool are leading a £1.65 million project to produce and test the first nanomedicines for treating HIV/AIDS. The research project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to produce cheaper, more effective medicines which have fewer side effects and are easier to give to newborns and children. Similar Products: Powered by Sande's...
A new technology which delivers sustained release of therapeutics for up to six months could be used in conditions which require routine injections, including diabetes, certain forms of cancer and potentially HIV/AIDS. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed injectable, reformable and spreadable hydrogels which can be loaded with proteins or other therapeutics. The hydrogels contain up to...
Publishers note: (FSG); Healthcare is a sector ripe for innovation in many African countries. A theoretical framework of entrepreneurship and innovation in healthcare organisations Vanessa Ratten International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 1, No. 3 (2012) pp. 223 – 238 This paper examines the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the context of healthcare management by offering...
(Brown University) Policymakers in the fight against HIV/AIDS may have to wait years, even decades, to know whether strategic choices among possible interventions are effective. How can they make informed choices in an age of limited funding? A reliable, well-calibrated, predictive computer simulation to be presented by a Brown University researcher could be a great help. Go to Source ...
Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities? That’s the goal of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates who’ve developed a noninvasive way to identify women with this dangerous blood disorder in developing nations. The device, HemoGlobe, is designed to convert the existing cell phones of health...
