Malaria

Mice infected with the parasites that cause their type of malaria produce odorous compounds that attract mosquitoes, increasing the odds that the parasites will be spread to the next victims
 

Desperate to develop new drugs for malaria and other ailments, researchers are running clinical trials with traditional herbal medicines—and generating promising leads

The risk area for malaria expanded between 1990 and 2005

The hallmarks of a warming climate, heavier rains, more severe droughts, rising sea levels and longer growing seasons, are spreading a variety of pathogens throughout the world

While the African Union concentrates on strategies to mitigate the devastating financial effects climate change is having on Africans, I worry instead about its impact on our bodies.

When I stepped into the schoolhouse, I instinctively tucked my camera back inside its case. Health workers had taken over its one room for the day, and a ritualistic exchange of greetings gave way to tense silence.

We’re driving on a dirt road and my interpreter, one of the friendliest guys I’ve ever met, is absorbed in a conversation with a health worker in our group.

The maverick malaria vaccine achieves 100 percent protection using parasites from irradiated mosquitoes

Companies and public health agencies are trying to develop low-toxic and inexpensive—yet powerful and long-lasting—new insecticides

An advanced form of ultrasound may help researchers assess the health of blood and diagnose disease without breaking the skin

A study of San Francisco Bay Area women is the first to link DDT exposure in the womb to a greater risk of developing high blood pressure later in life

Releasing such mosquitoes in strategic locations could dramatically reduce the spread of malaria