Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New drug candidates show promise for cure for Chagas disease

A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard to kill in its chronic form. The research was published ahead of print in Antimicrobial ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers identify genetic marker of resistance to key malaria drug

An international team of researchers has discovered a way to identify, at a molecular level, malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum parasites that are resistant to artemisinin, the key drug for treating this disease. The research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Low-dose treatment may block malaria transmission

Lower doses of the antimalarial drug primaquine are as effective as higher doses in reducing malaria transmission, according to a study published today in Lancet Infectious Diseases by London School of Hygiene & Tropical ...

Medical research

Researcher finds potential new use for old drugs

A class of drugs used to treat parasitic infections such as malaria may also be useful in treating cancers and immune-related diseases, a new WSU-led study has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Simple, rapid test for drug-resistant malaria developed

For the first time, scientists have developed a novel and rapid way to test whether the most common and lethal form of malaria is resistant to potent artemisinin drugs.

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