Malaria parasites invade human red blood cells, they then disrupt them and infect others. Researchers at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute have now d... Read more
An international research collaborative has determined that a promising anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite... Read more
Scientists in Singapore develop a quicker, cheaper and potentially more reliable way to improve diagnosis in rural areas A team of scientists in Singapore have created a new way to test for... Read more
Vectored immunoprophylaxis (VIP) injection triggers creation of antibodies that prevent malaria in 70 percent of mice A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researche... Read more
Scientists have modified mosquitoes to produce sperm that will only create males, pioneering a fresh approach to eradicating malaria. In a study published in the journal Nature Communication... Read more
A MALARIA breakthrough by Scots researchers could pave the way to new drug treatments able to prevent transmission of the disease. A study by scientists at Glasgow University and the Wellcom... Read more
A malaria vaccine has shown promising results in early stage clinical trials, a study suggests. Researchers found the vaccine, which is being developed in the US, protected 12 out of 15 pati... Read more
A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK an... Read more
Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other – a social behaviour to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being... Read more
Scientists from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have discovered a key process during the invasion of the blood cell by the Malaria parasite, and more importantly, found a... Read more
“The ultimate goal is to completely prevent the mosquito from spreading the malaria parasite to people.” Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically modified... Read more
Eliminating malaria might then prove impossible Evidence that the most deadly species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the front line treatment for malari... Read more