Tag: Gary Weil July 7, 2022 DOLF Project’s role in effort to eliminate tropical disease recognizedPLoS publishes a collection of DOLF research on lymphatic filariasis.National Leaders January 6, 2021 Improving tests for tropical worm diseases aim of $2.95 million grantGates Foundation grant targets global elimination of onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis.News Release June 18, 2020 COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settingsSuch antibody tests use finger-prick blood samples, deliver quick results .News Release April 11, 2019 Up to $24 million will help to eliminate 2 tropical diseasesBill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research to fight elephantiasis, river blindness.News Release December 11, 2017 WashU research spurs new WHO guidelines for disabling tropical diseaseTriple-drug treatment effective against lymphatic filariasis.News Release October 16, 2017 Portable 3-D scanner assesses patients with elephantiasisDevice measures swollen limbs faster, more easily than other methods.News Release October 12, 2016 $8 million grant aids effort to eliminate elephantiasisMajor study of 3-drug treatment regimen funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.News Release September 7, 2015 On the road to global healthWashington University researchers and international partners go to great lengths to help solve some of the world’s most pervasive health challenges.Source: Washington Magazine May 6, 2015 Smartphones can be smart enough to find a parasitic wormSource: NPR All Things Considered Posts navigation
