China earns a malaria-free certification from WHO
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country
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Two chemoattenuated PfSPZ malaria vaccines provide strong and lasting protection
Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne disease that is caused by one of four parasites including the Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax,
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New genetic resource may lead to prevention and treatment strategies for malaria
A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development of malaria prevention and treatment strategies.
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First clinical evidence of drug-resistant malaria mutations gaining
New data provide the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum may be gaining a
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Mysteries of malaria infections deepen after human trial study
Scientists have discovered that tracking malaria as it develops in humans is a powerful way to detect how the malaria
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Beta Peptide Foldamers
Foldamers have specific properties that make them superior to conventional peptides. Foldamers are self-organizing and can form higher order structures.
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Preventive drugs halve malaria cases in African schoolchildren
Conducted by an international consortium, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Maryland
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Research on brain swelling in children with cerebral malaria reveals potential new treatment approach
Through investigating the causes of brain swelling in cerebral malaria—a devastating parasitic disease that is fatal for one in five
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Malaria parasite ticks to its own internal clock
When a person gets malaria, a rhythmic dance takes place inside their body. The disease’s telltale signs—cyclical fevers and chills—are
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Scientists identify microbe that stops mosquitoes spreading malaria
New hope for beating malaria as scientists identify microbe living in mosquitoes’ genitals that stops them catching or spreading the
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