Griffith University researchers are a step closer in the fight against malaria with the development of a broad-spectrum vaccine that […]
Matrix Combination Screening
Matrix combination screening is a system that allows for the quick narrowing down of extensive lists of drug combinations with […]
Diabetes and obesity risk factors for severe malaria
Infectious diseases doctor Katja Wyss’s thesis is the product of many years’ research on malaria in Sweden. With clinical data […]
Malaria test as simple as a bandage
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That’s the idea behind a platform developed by […]
New evidence to guide the practice of blood transfusions in children with severe malaria
Blood transfusions increase the survival of children admitted to the hospital with complications by severe malaria, and could be beneficial […]
These genes help explain how malaria parasites survive treatment with common drug
The essential malaria drug artemisinin acts like a “ticking time bomb” in parasite cells—but in the half a century since […]
TP53 gene variant in people of African descent linked to iron overload, may improve malaria response
In a study by The Wistar Institute and collaborators, a rare, African-specific variant of the TP53 gene called P47S causes […]
In Burundi, 1,800 dead as malaria ‘epidemic’ rages: UN
Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN’s humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivalling […]
Drug to treat malaria could mitigate hereditary hearing loss
The ability to hear depends on proteins to reach the outer membrane of sensory cells in the inner ear. But […]
Fighting human disease with birth control … for mosquitoes
Depending on where you live, the buzz of a nearby mosquito can be a nuisance, or it can be deadly. […]