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It’s wild to think that one tiny mosquito bite can turn your world upside down. That’s why people are so afraid of malaria.
Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan confirmed on Wednesday its first imported case of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in two decades, ...
The plasmodium parasites that cause it infect liver cells and red blood cells, and the disease can be treated with medicines that kill them. If not treated promptly, malaria can cause severe disease.
Brazilian researchers have discovered chemical compounds in marine sponges that have the potential to eliminate the malaria ...
Researchers have identified two proteins in an organelle specific to Plasmodium falciparum that could be used as drug targets ...
The QIAprep&amp Plasmodium Kit simplifies malaria research by enabling the detection of all five Plasmodium species in human samples.
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the ...
Malaria merozoite surface proteins (MSPs), are thought to have important roles in red blood cell (RBC) invasion and their exposure on the parasite surface makes them attractive vaccine candidates.
What is the relationship between sickle cell disease and malaria? Read on to learn more about the two conditions and how a certain type of SCD may offer protection against malaria.