Biology The Skeleton of the Malaria Parasite Reveals its Secrets (Biology) 14 Mar 2021 Research teams from UNIGE have discovered that the cytoskeleton of the malaria parasite comprises a vestigial form of an organelle called conoid, initially thought to be absent from this species…
Medicine Mathematics’ Lauren Childs helps Address the Complex Problems of Malaria (Medicine) 24 Feb 2021 Everyone knows 2 + 2 = 4, but what about mosquitoes plus malaria? Lauren Childs, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech, says there’s an equation for that too.…
Medicine Cone Snail Venom Shows Potential for Treating Severe Malaria (Medicine) 18 Feb 2021 Study finds anti-adhesion drugs may hold the key to treating malaria, COVID-19, aids and other emerging diseases Severe forms of malaria such as Plasmodium falciparum may be deadly even after…
Medicine New study: Malaria Tricks the Brain’s Defence System (Medicine) 26 Jan 2021 Malaria is one of the most common causes of death in children in Africa and is triggered by a small parasite that lives in the blood. When the parasite builds…
Biology Mystery of Malaria Mosquito Anopheles Swarming and Mating Communication (Biology) 23 Jan 202125 Jan 2021 A team led by Prof. WANG Sibao at Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the collaborators revealed that Anopheles swarming and mating…
Medicine Wits Scientists Artificially Infect Mosquitoes with Human Malaria to Advance Treatment (Medicine) 15 Jan 2021 Wits scientists and local and global partners have artificially infected mosquitoes with human malaria and identified a new chemical compound to treat malaria. Scientists at the Wits Research Institute for…
Medicine Scientists Reach New Milestone in Vaccine Development for Leishmaniasis (Medicine) 11 Jan 2021 Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines. Bone marrow aspiration: Leishmaniasis (Leishmania sp.) in liver transplant recipient. Credit: Paulo…