Category: 6. Health

[LONDON, SciDev.Net] The first new malaria treatment in decades holds promise against rising drug resistance after Swiss drugmaker Novartis announced it was as effective at treating the disease as established treatments.

The new drug—known…

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In season three of the hit television series The White Lotus, the character Victoria Ratliff takes the prescription anti-anxiety medication lorazepam to help with her social anxiety and inability…

Advance Huntington’s disease research with Evotec’s integrated neuroscience capabilities and translational biomarker expertise. Our end-to-end platform supports HTT-lowering and somatic instability programs across in vitro, in…

Lusaka, Zambia | 12 November 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched operational research on malaria in Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe, supported by a US$150,000 grant from the World…

Listening to your favorite singers may do more than lift your mood — it could also protect your brain.

A study from Australian researchers found that older adults who regularly listened to music had a 39% lower risk of developing dementia…

According to the World Health Organization, there were 216 million cases and 445,000 deaths from malaria in 2016. In 2023, there were 263 million cases and 597,000 deaths. Most malaria infections and deaths occur in children under age 5…

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Infections are among the most frequent complications and causes of mortality after hip fracture surgery.¹ Within 30 days after surgery 15% of patients are treated in hospital for infection.² The 30-day mortality is 15% among…

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their vectors – such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks – to thrive.

This is confirmed by a recent report for the…