NLM Project to Improve Malaria Diagnosis Wins HHS Funding (NLM in Focus)

Researchers at the National Library of Medicine are collaborating on a software tool to speed up the diagnosis of malaria. They've developed an automated system for detecting and counting parasites in blood films. The goal is to develop a version for smartphones so it can be used in the field. The project, "Watch it, Parasite!," is an idea so promising, the US Department of Health and Human Services will provide support from the HHS Innovation Ventures Fund Program to take this early-stage idea to the next level.
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