(THE CONVERSATION) The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects ...

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a key process ...

Swiss medical authorities have approved the first drug suitable to treat malaria in babies and very young children. Eight African countries that participated in clinical trials are now poised to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jacob A Tennessen, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) The fight against infectious ...