A novel malaria vaccine candidate could be grown at home, by cultivating algae in the backyard, say researchers.

An expert panel will examine charges made by an Indian parliamentary committee of irregularities in approvals for new drugs.

Brazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.

A report on United States health R&D has urged Washington to increase its focus on translational research and product development.

Participants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.

Researchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.

Sub-Saharan African researchers are working together in the search for an effective tuberculosis vaccine.

Ugandan and US scientists find a protease inhibitor used in anti-HIV drugs can boost the effectiveness of a widely used anti-malarial.

The global TB community has laid out key research and development priorities needed to produce safe and effective vaccines.

Dozens of NGOs have issued a joint statement urgently calling for the emerging field of synthetic biology to be internationally regulated.

Pakistan’s sore need for a drug regulatory body was highlighted by the deaths of 125 heart patients from contaminated medicines.

Researchers estimate that up to a third of the Bangladeshi population is genetically susceptible to arsenic-related cancer.

Scientists have developed tests, or assays, to study the effectiveness of 50 current and experimental malaria drugs.

China is on course to become a nanotechnology powerhouse. India is working to catch up — but both are poorly represented in top research journals.

Asian and Pacific countries are home to a vast diversity of marine wealth, which experts say should be shared with indigenous communities.

Abu Dhabi University is to host a major biotechnology incubator to take Arab discoveries through to the market.

Researchers say the common antibiotic doxycycline has potential to prevent lung damage in TB patients.

Health researchers have urged the US Congress to reject proposed cuts to global research funding.

A silicone nipple shield primed with medicines could help protect breastfeeding babies from HIV and other diseases.

A genetic screening study may help design better sleeping sickness drugs and avoid growing drug resistance.