Drug-resistant malaria's weak spot: Cholesterol-managing protein provides a new target
Malaria, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through an infected mosquito's bite, is a leading cause of illness and death worldwide.
Dec 18, 2024
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Eukaryota: News and Research on Plasmodium
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First vaccine against blood-stage malaria is well-tolerated and offers effective protection in clinical trial
The results of a clinical trial into a new malaria vaccine candidate (RH5.1/Matrix-MTM) show it is well-tolerated and offers effective protection against the blood-stage of the disease—the first inoculation to do so.
Dec 11, 2024
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New tool reveals how malaria sticks to red blood vessels
Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red blood cells and evade the immune system.
Nov 26, 2024
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Uganda study reports first evidence of resistance to vital antimalarial in children with severe malaria
Mutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in African children hospitalized for complicated malaria, according to a new study presented at the Annual Meeting of ...
Nov 14, 2024
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New drug could help fight against treatment-resistant malaria
An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of treatment-resistant malaria.
Nov 4, 2024
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Noninvasive malaria test could aid in global reduction efforts
Almost half of the world's population is at risk of malaria infection, with children and pregnant women at the highest risk of getting sick and dying from the disease. Current methods to detect this potentially deadly infection ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Synthetic compound shows promise against drug-sensitive, drug-resistant strains of human malaria parasites
In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite's resistance to all antimalarial drugs ...
Sep 26, 2024
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As climate warms, S. Korea fights new border threat: malarial mosquitoes
Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7—not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border.
Aug 27, 2024
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Circadian rhythms appear to influence vulnerability to malaria parasites
A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases.
Aug 19, 2024
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Malaria vaccine candidate provides lasting protection in trials
Two trials of an experimental malaria vaccine in healthy Malian adults found that all three tested regimens were safe. The findings are published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Aug 15, 2024
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