- SciDev
- 15/2/25 09:00
TBA-354 is the first TB drug since 2009 to begin such trials, says TB Alliance, with the pipeline largely empty.
TBA-354 is the first TB drug since 2009 to begin such trials, says TB Alliance, with the pipeline largely empty.
TUESDAY 24. FEBRUARY 2015
Communities should have been involved in communications about treatment and decisions on trials, say experts.
MONDAY 23. FEBRUARY 2015
A long-term linkup with a Swedish medical university lifted output among Ugandan researchers, finds study.
Understanding the complex nature of the wealth of forests may be decisive in efforts to stop their destruction.
FRIDAY 20. FEBRUARY 2015
In this audio feature, radio broadcasters and experts discuss why radio remains the cornerstone of how we connect.
Catlin Seaview Survey scientists are collecting data in the Chagos islands as part of a global conservation drive.
THURSDAY 19. FEBRUARY 2015
An increase in hot spells uncovered by a study highlights the need for design changes such as urban cooling.
Coded text messages allow the TMG monitoring group to scrutinise the postponed poll, says its media manager Armsfree Onomo.
WEDNESDAY 18. FEBRUARY 2015
OCSDNet will fund 13 projects to investigate whether openness in science helps or hinders, and how any effect might work.
Anthropologists and medics should team up to tackle disease, says researcher Heidi Larson in this audio interview.
Support for middle-income nations needs to be innovative and include scientific cooperation, says Roger Williamson.
Support for middle-income nations needs to be innovative and include scientific cooperation, says Roger Williamson.
TUESDAY 17. FEBRUARY 2015
Workshops and better data can help people with intellectual disabilities take part in elections, says Anna MacQuarrie.
Without clear definitions, the Sustainable Development Goals may struggle to achieve their aims, say scientists.
This photo gallery visits Delhi’s streets, where solar-powered machines dispense clean water in poor areas.
A Brazilian student’s invention targets microbe-killing blue light at infections using skin-piercing microneedles.
MONDAY 16. FEBRUARY 2015
In this audio feature, we focus on whether technology is assisting education and ask if it lives up to the hype.
The tool is intended to help understand how climate change and human activities affect Mo’orea’s environment.
FRIDAY 13. FEBRUARY 2015
A long overdue household survey is finding ways to navigate Afghanistan’s difficult situation, says Mercedita Tia.
An audio interview with the International Broadcasting Trust’s Mark Galloway on using radio to change behaviour.
THURSDAY 12. FEBRUARY 2015
Hundreds of women die each day in childbirth in poorer nations, but there is little cash for research, says report.
Mobile technology can take diagnoses to disabled people based far from medical services, says Hannah Kuper.
In this podcast, we examine the looming risk of global water stress and its potential impacts on energy supply.
The sugary effluent from juice-making plants can be turned into clean-burning hydrogen, Brazilian researchers show.
WEDNESDAY 11. FEBRUARY 2015
Rigorous integration will ensure the goals inspire rather than deter commitment, say Angel Hsu and Alisa Zomer.