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Published On January 15, 2009
TECHNOLOGY
Banishing Mosquitoes
A simple technology nets a decline in malaria incidence and deaths.
In July, the one-millionth “long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net” was distributed in southern Sudan. The nets, draped around sleeping areas, kill female anopheles mosquitoes, the prime carriers of malaria. By eliminating insects in one home, the nets can reduce the overall number of mosquitoes in an area, even in nearby homes without nets. Along with artemisinin-based combination therapies and the spraying of insecticide indoors, the nets have contributed to a 50% decline in malaria incidence and deaths in 29 nations during the past seven years.
Dispatches
Measuring Blood With Light Some components of blood can be measured without a needle stick. Now an innovation in light-based methods could make even more of them visible.
Podcast: Mothers in Medicine Women are significant contributors to research, but their careers are often cut short when they have children. What can be done to remedy this gender disparity?
The Methadone Blind Spot Is the oldest treatment for opioid addictions being unjustly overlooked in the response to the current crisis?
The Coming of the Gene Switch The concept of circuitry, borrowed from computer technology, could make the next generation of gene therapies more flexible and powerful.
Why Doctors Must Solve the Suicide Problem As despair deaths reach historic levels in the United States, interventions at health care checkpoints may be the best way to bring them down.
Predicting Suicide Harvard psychology professor Matthew Nock has undertaken a large-scale study to understand why people take their own lives and find ways to assess those at risk.
Bumps in the Night A barrage of well-timed noises may, surprisingly, make for a more restful night’s sleep.
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