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Snail fever treatment for infants
Treatment to benefit African infants at risk of endemic feverThousands of pre-school children in Africa could benefit from access to treatment for an endemic disease, after tests showed infants to be at high risk of infection.
Published 1 May.
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New Bio-POD podcast for April
The new April 2012 Bio-POD podcast is released In April's episode, Biopod goes on the road to speak to Dr Eric Fèvre in Kenya about his research on locally transmitted zoonotic diseases.
Published 27 April.
What makes malaria deadly?
Scientists have identified a link between different strains of malaria parasites that cause severe disease, which could help develop vaccines or drugs against life-threatening cases of the infection.
Published 23 April.
PhD studentships available
Up to 5 fully funded BBSRC PhD Studentships are available for studentships starting this autumn in the Institutes of Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Immunology and Infection Research, Molecular Plant Sciences and Structural and Molecular Biology.
Published 28 February.
Malaria immunity in the spotlight
Mothers who receive treatment for malaria infection may pass on lower levels of natural immunity to their young, research in animals suggests.
Published 22 February.
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This article was published on Dec 4, 2009