A review of experimental GM insect releases points to 'scientific deficiencies' and lack of openness in regulatory approvals.

A drug undergoing clinical trials for sleeping sickness could also treat leishmaniasis, say researchers who have tested it on mice.

Bhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.

Unprecedented collaboration by drug firms, ambitious targets and more funds form part of a new fight against neglected tropical diseases.

The Argentinean government and a public-private consortium have allocated US$1.2  million for the improvement of early diagnosis of Chagas disease in newborns.

A Nicaraguan study is helping scientists understand why a second dengue fever infection can be more severe than the first one.

African researchers have launched a multidisciplinary programme to find out how Buruli ulcer bacteria are transmitted.

A retrospective study of tweets on the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti found them broadly as good as official data at predicting its progress.

Scientists have built a database for schistosomiasis in Africa, which they are putting forward as a model for a global neglected disease tool.

Acting fast with the right antivenom following a bite from a dangerous snake could be easier with a new dipstick test, researchers say.

Global funding for R&D on neglected diseases has suffered a blow, with funders pulling out in the wake of the economic crisis.

Argentinian researchers have produced a veterinary vaccine against Chagas disease, which has the potential to reduce transmission to humans.

Diagnosis and treatment of patients with mild symptoms of dengue fever in special tents unburdened hospitals during the 2008 epidemics in Rio.

Joining forces would save countries money on clinical trials, and speed up drug development for neglected diseases, says a report.

An initiative launched by major patent holders will improve access to neglected disease research, but only 49 countries will freely benefit.

Results from phase III clinical trials in Africa show a vaccine protects children from malaria, but with a modest efficacy.

A new laboratory in Kenya could help researchers respond better to emerging infectious disease threats in East Africa.

Researchers are turning rice-farming waste into paper and insecticide while cutting down on carbon emissions.

Colombian scientists are using grid computing in a pioneering search for drug candidates for leishmaniasis.

Traps for sleeping sickness vectors could be made cheaper, finds a field study.