Resistant malaria parasites become increasingly prevalent across Ethiopia
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, the…
New vaccine strategy targets overlooked regions of malaria parasite
Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two…
Malaria infection causes permanent damage to the spleen immune cells
Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or “scavenger cells,” to…
The past and future impact of climate change on childhood malaria in Africa
Malaria prevalence data We used a recently published database of P. falciparum prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa2. This compendium,…
Zimbabwe malaria cases rise amid gold rush
Stagnant water in open pits left by artisanal miners in Mutasa, in Manicaland Province in eastern Zimbabwe. Such…
New battery-powered device detects Bundibugyo Ebola virus in thirty minutes
Professor Yasutoshi Kido of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM…
New structural insights overturn old assumptions about malaria entry
For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a…
Jane Carlton: an introduction to malaria
Jane Carlton was born on the 7th of January, 1967, in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. She attended St George’s…
Global analysis exposes wide regional disparities in insecticide-treated net performance
A major analysis of 25 studies across Africa and Asia finds that insecticide-treated nets cut malaria cases by…
New compound shows promise as single-dose malaria treatment
A Portland State University-led research team has developed a novel chemical compound that shows promise for the treatment…
Treated baby wraps may reduce malaria risk in refugee infants
Malaria remains a threat to young children in refugee settlements, where displacement, temporary housing, and limited access to…
New inhibitor design provides a blueprint for effective malaria treatments
Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Leeds (UK) have made a significant advance in the fight against…