A $1 microscope made of paper might help diagnose diseases in the developing world -- provided there are also people trained to use it. The folded-paper microscope, called the Foldscope, could also open the microscopic world to curious young minds. The Foldscope takes less than 10 minutes to put together from folded pieces of pre-cut paperboard. It’s a simple design, but powerful: its … [Read more...]
High Count of Malarial Antibodies
QUESTION In 2007 we travelled to Kenya and Zanzibar. We took the normal anti-malarial tablets and were unaware of having been bitten. My older son has recently had a full medical and one of the blood tests which he had to repeat came back with a high count for malaria antibodies for Plasmodium falciparum. The doctor told him that he had had malaria at some time. We are puzzled as he has never … [Read more...]