Medical research
New malaria treatments essential as drug resistance grows
Research being conducted by Burnet scientists is helping to develop new drugs to combat malaria, which is becoming resistant to existing drugs.
Mar 10, 2022
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Malaria
Medical research
First-ever release of genetically modified sterile male mosquitoes shows that lifespan and range is reduced
Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild could provide a promising strategy for tackling malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
Feb 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Analysis of 20-year study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
Bed nets save lives in the long run, according to a 22-year study in Tanzania which, for the first time, indicates that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood.
Feb 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify promising transmission chain-breaker in the fight against malaria
Blocking a key protein found in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes—the principal vector for malaria transmission to humans in Africa—could thwart infection with malaria parasites and thus prevent them from transmitting the ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Medical research
Swedish lab eyes poisoned chalice in malaria fight
Cages meshed over with women's tights and crawling with mosquitoes are stashed in a Swedish laboratory. Every day, researchers feed them beetroot juice laced with deadly toxins, part of a grand plan designed to fight malaria.
Jan 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study points to novel method of detecting complications caused by P. vivax in malaria patients
In an article published in the journal eLife, researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, describe a novel strategy for detecting imbalances and complications in patients infected ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Immunology
How the immune system builds long-term memory
Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system's long-term memory, providing a useful new detail in the pursuit to design better vaccines for diseases, ranging from COVID-19 to malaria. The research, ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New link between malaria parasites and sickle hemoglobin identified
Some malaria parasites in sub-Saharan Africa have genetic variants that allow them to infect those with sickle hemoglobin, which is normally thought to give strong protection against the disease. The parasites may have adapted ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unconventional T cells promote immunity to malaria
Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute researchers have made a vital breakthrough in the understanding of a new facet of the immune response to malaria, which will help in the development of a vaccine.
Dec 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria: New knowledge about naturally acquired immunity may improve vaccines
Each year, about half a million children in Africa die from malaria. Infection with the malaria parasite is such a widespread and deadly disease that scientists all over the globe are working to understand it better in order ...
Nov 12, 2021
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