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IARC/WHO POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR TRAINING IN CANCER RESEARCH 2011-2012
Applications for training fellowships in 2011-2012 are invited from junior scientists wishing to complete their training in those aspects of cancer research related to the Agency’s mission: to coordinate and conduct both epidemiological and laboratory research into the causes and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioinformatics, cancer research, carcinogenesis, causes and prevention of cancer, contractual relationship, doctoral degree, doctoral studies, epidemiological, epigenetics, final phase, iarc, interdisciplinary projects, junior scientists, laboratory research, less than five years, lyon france, molecular and cell biology, molecular genetics, molecular pathology, postdoctoral fellow
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The economic costs of malaria in four Kenyan districts: do household costs differ by disease endemicity?
Background: Malaria inflicts significant costs on households and on the economy of malaria endemic countries. There is also evidence that the economic burden is higher among the poorest in a population, and that cost burdens differ significantly between wet and … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, bondo, burdens, conclusions, dry seasons, duration, economic burden, economy, epidemiological, estimation, fever, gap, gucha, household survey, households, illness severity, malaria transmission, perception, perceptions, relationships
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Malaria: a beneficial genetic mutation in South-East Asia
A large-scale evolutionary and epidemiological genetic study carried out over an eight-year period in Thailand has enabled Institut Pasteur and CNRS researchers to demonstrate that a mutation that is particularly widespread in some South-East Asian populations offers a higher level … Continue reading
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Tagged cnrs researchers, east asian populations, epidemiological, evolutionary genetics, fava beans, genetic mutation, genetic study, ingestion, institut pasteur, journal science, low birth weight, mahidol university in thailand, malaria cases, malaria symptoms, parasite load, Plasmodium vivax, risk factor, south east asia, survival rate, viral pathogenesis
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New drug-resistant TB strains could become widespread says new study
The emergence of new forms of tuberculosis could swell the proportion of drug-resistant cases globally, a new study has found. The finding raises concern that although TB incidence is falling in many regions, the emergence of antibiotic resistance could see … Continue reading
With annual deaths from malaria on the rise: Scientists ask 'where is all the money going?'
New study questions use of millions of dollars dedicated to malaria prevention A new study in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, asks the question “With more than $220 million dollars dedicated to malaria … Continue reading
