Medical research
Major breakthrough in quest for new malaria drugs
Victorian scientists have made a major breakthrough in the race to find new drugs to fight malaria, one of the world's most devastating diseases.
Jul 17, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists find way to trap, kill malaria parasite
Scientists may be able to entomb the malaria parasite in a prison of its own making, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report July 16 in Nature.
Jul 16, 2014
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Medical research
Vaccine made from complex of two malaria proteins protects mice from lethal infection
An experimental vaccine designed to spur production of antibodies against a key malaria parasite protein, AMA1, was developed more than decade ago by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic 'barcode' for malaria could help contain outbreaks
A new genetic 'barcode' for malaria parasites has been found which could be used to track and contain the spread of the disease, according to new research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Jun 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fighting resistance to antimalarial drug
When it comes to the emergence of antimalarial drug resistance, it's not a question of 'if' but 'when'. In order to keep up with the quickly evolving Plasmodium parasite - the cause of malaria - new ways to treat and ...
Jun 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Focus on biological signalling to defeat malaria
Millions of people die each year of malaria – a disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. There are major barriers in vaccine development as well as increased resistance to currently available therapies. New biological ...
Jun 6, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists identify potential vaccine candidate for pediatric malaria
Researchers have identified a substance, or antigen, that generates antibodies that can hinder the ability of malaria parasites to multiply, which may protect against severe malaria infection.
May 22, 2014
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Genetics
New genomics technique could improve treatment and control of malaria
Single-cell genomics could provide new insight into the biology of Malaria parasites, including their virulence and levels of drug resistance, to ultimately improve treatment and control of the disease, according to new research ...
May 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria severity not determined solely by parasite levels in blood
Although malaria kills some 600,000 African children each year, most cases of the mosquito-borne parasitic disease in children are mild. Repeated infection does generate some immunity, and episodes of severe malaria are unusual ...
May 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists link environmental, disease data to help combat malaria in Ethiopia
Dealing with malaria is a fact of life for more than 91 million Ethiopians. Each year four to five million contract malaria, one of the biggest health problems in this poor country.
Apr 22, 2014
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