William Trager, Noted for Malaria Research, Dies at 94
620148
Dr. William Trager opened a path for modern malaria research by discovering how to grow its most lethal parasite in the laboratory.
633275
Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the art drugs have succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, the World Health Organization will report tomorrow.
616472
Clearing algae from pools and rivers could significantly curb the spread of malaria, research carried out in Mexico indicates.
127609
New Delhi, Oct. 16 (NNN): Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the war on malaria, reporting promising results from a test vaccine which could slash the toll of death, sickness and poverty inflicted by this disease.
172586
A transport system used by the malaria parasite to infect blood cells could be a target for new treatments, scientists hope.
94473
In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
586616
Thomas O. Pyle, who built the Harvard Community Health Plan into one of the nationâs largest and most innovative health care providers, died Wednesday.
408429
By News Sentinel staff  A noted scientist and former director of the University of Tennessee's McClung Museum died Tuesday of complications from a stroke.  Dr. Paul W.
311747
Coming soon to a jungle near you -- mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
274613
For the first time ever it seems that a new malaria vaccine can protect children from infection and death from malaria, say scientists who are conducting a large scale malaria vaccine trial in Mozambique.
568447
LONDON - Scientists have made important progress in the quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and slash the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.
50007
Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
174603
Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
435935
Ernst Mayr, one of the world's leading evolutionary biologists, has died at 100.
101137
An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective way to inoculate youngsters against one of the world&#39;s biggest
157829
Coming soon to a jungle near you --  mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people  malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
606807
By Peter B. Lord; Journal Environment Writer  The Center for Vector-borne Disease has posted a 56-question survey online.