Promising Antimalarial Drug Proves Ineffective at Saving Children’s Lives
According to a study conducted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and partners, results show that the promising antimalarial drug, rectal…
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Can’t Cure Reliably: Current Dosages for New Antimalarial Drug Are Insufficient
According to researchers who have analyzed clinical trial data for the new antimalarial drug tafenoquine, higher doses of the drug are necessary in order to…
mRNA Vaccines Offer One-Two Punch To Combat Malaria – Could Help Save Millions of Lives
Research shows new mRNA vaccine technology could help researchers save millions of lives, prevent illness, and make progress toward the elimination of this ancient disease….
Climate Geoengineering Could Have Massive Repercussions for the Health of Billions of People at Risk of Malaria
Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according to…
Biological Engineers Find a New Target for Malaria Drugs – Could Kill Drug-Resistant Parasites
Blocking a key enzyme could kill parasites that have evolved resistance to existing drugs. Every year, more than 200 million people are infected with malaria,…
One Dose of a New Monoclonal Antibody Safely Prevents Malaria
One dose of a new monoclonal antibody discovered and developed at the National Institutes of Health safely prevented malaria for up to nine months in…
Researchers Create New CRISPR Genetic Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease Transmission
Genetics toolkit targets less researched Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and avian malaria. Since the onset of the CRISPR genetic editing revolution, scientists…
New Malaria Vaccine Shows Unprecedented Protection – Safe, Strong, and Lasting
Findings published in Nature offer potential for use by travelers and prevention of malaria in African populations in near future. Researchers from Sanaria® Inc. and…
New mRNA Vaccine Provides Full Protection Against Malaria in Mice
Recent advancements allow for novel approaches against an old enemy. Scientists from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Naval Medical Research Center partnered…
New Insight Into One of the Mysteries of Natural Immunity to Malaria
Researchers compared metabolic responses to human malaria in children of different populations. In 2019, 409,000 people died of malaria–most were young children in sub-Saharan Africa….
Atlas of Malaria Parasite Genetic Activity Provides New Targets for Drugs and Vaccines
Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people. The atlas maps the malaria parasite…
Mysteries of Malaria Infections Deepen After Study Where Volunteers Were Injected With Malaria Parasites
Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria parasite causes a range of…
Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes to Eliminate Malaria
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new strategy to eliminate malaria. Altering…
New Mosquito Invading African Cities Is Highly Susceptible to Local Malaria Strains
Larvae of a new malaria mosquito species are abundantly present in water containers in cities in Ethiopia. The mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, is the main malaria…
“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…
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,…
