German medic Annette Densing urged action on rising neglected diseases in Trans Nzoia. She linked trachoma to unsafe water ...

Over the last decade there has been a move to reduce the amount of preclinical work requiring the use of sentient animals.

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis - a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

As human activity alters the environment, kissing bugs and parasites will ultimately adapt. The geographic range of infected ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have ...

Local climate can be used to predict the venom characteristics of a deadly snake that is widespread in India, helping ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science have created 'venom maps' using local climate conditions to predict the ...

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost ...

To navigate financial constraints, African nations must rethink and redesign their healthcare systems. Three key areas where cost-effective, preventive strategies can work are: improving water, ...