Early research on a new malaria drug shows potential for a single dose treatment of the disease. The new drug, which prevents the malaria parasite from reproducing and spreading, is now undergoing Phase II clinical trials ...
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Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When ...
May 1, 2023
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A breakthrough in monkey malaria research by two University of Otago scientists could help scientists diagnose and treat a relapsing form of human malaria.
Aug 15, 2019
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A global team of researchers, led by a research team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), are calling for a review of drug-based strategies used to prevent malaria infections in pregnant women, in areas where ...
Mar 26, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a new way to slow down malaria infections, providing a possible new target for antimalarial drugs. The team are already working with pharmaceutical companies to use this knowledge to develop new ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Drug resistance to the critical antimalarial therapeutics of the artemisinin family has emerged in Southeast Asia, highlighting the need to understand how these drugs work and how they can be used more effectively. Research ...
Apr 22, 2015
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A highly drug resistant malaria 'superbug' from western Cambodia is now present in southern Vietnam, leading to alarming failure rates for dihydroartemisinin (DHA)-piperaquine—Vietnam's national first-line malaria treatment, ...
Sep 21, 2017
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A potential new approach for preventing malaria is on the horizon with the discovery that drugs currently used to kill cancer cells can also kill malaria-infected liver cells.
Apr 1, 2020
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A new target for drug development in the fight against the deadly disease malaria has been discovered by researchers at MIT.
May 14, 2015
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A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed by Australian and US researchers.
Mar 4, 2020
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