“Kill Switch” Research Reveals a Promising New Malaria Vaccine Candidate
Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for combating malaria, a mosquito-borne parasite that claims nearly a half-million lives each year. For a study reported…
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Genetics Breakthrough in Malaria Research
Despite great efforts in medicine and science, more than 400,000 people worldwide are still dying of malaria. The infectious disease is transmitted by the bite…
Mosquitoes Becoming Resistant to Insecticide by Sensing Toxins Through Their Legs
Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are becoming resistant to insecticide….
Microscope Teaches Itself the Best Lighting to Improve Diagnosis
Prototype microscope teaches itself the best illumination settings for diagnosing malaria. Engineers at Duke University have developed a microscope that adapts its lighting angles, colors,…
Yale Scientists Explore the Role of Glucose Metabolism in Malaria
More than one million people die annually from cerebral malaria, the most lethal form of the disease. A recent study, led by Yale investigators, explores…
Scientists Reveal Mechanism That Helps Malaria Parasites Take Over Blood Cells
Researchers from UCLA and Washington University in St. Louis have discovered the previously unknown mechanism of how proteins from Plasmodium parasites — which cause malaria…
Scientists Develop New Strategy for Malaria Vaccine
A serum developed by Yale researchers reduces infection from malaria in mice, according to a new study. It works by attacking a protein in the…
Gene Editing Technique Suppresses Malaria Infection in Mosquitoes
Using a gene editing technique known as CRISPR/Cas9, scientists have shown that inactivating the gene FREP1 reduces mosquitos’ susceptibility to infection with Plasmodium, a genus…
New Production Process Could Help Eradicate Malaria Related Deaths
The most important active ingredient against malaria can now be produced in a considerably more efficient and environmentally friendly way. Researchers at the Max Planck…
New Breakthrough Allows Biologists to Grow and Test the Dormant Form of Malaria
One of the biggest obstacles to eradicating malaria is a dormant form of the parasite that lurks in the livers of some patients. This dormant…
A New Way to Attack Malarial Parasites in Blood Cells
Researchers from Yale University detail a new way to attack malarial parasites in blood cells. Yale University researchers have found a new way to slow…
Yale Study Shows HIV Protease Inhibitors Also Offer Protection Against Malaria
New research from Yale University shows that the use of protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy for HIV is an effective measure for reducing malaria in HIV-infected…
Phase III Vaccine Trial in Africa Gives Poor Results about New Malaria Drug
A phase III clinical trial in Africa of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine has reported disappointing results. The vaccine failed to show substantial protection for infants…
Transgenic Mosquitoes Can’t Transmit Malaria
A team of researchers from UC Irvine and the Pasteur Institute in Paris have produced a model of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito that impairs the…
Engineered Algae to Produce Potential Candidates for Malaria Vaccine
In an effort to prevent the transmission of malaria, UC San Diego biologists have engineered algae to produce potential candidates for a vaccine that would…
Non-Experts Use Online Crowd-Sourcing to Diagnose Malaria
UCLA engineers have taken online crowd-sourcing a step further. By creating a crowd-sourced online gaming system in which players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from…
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Diseases
Out of the 750,000 different species of insects covering Earth, there are about 14,000 that feed on blood, getting their sustenance by puncturing the skin…