2024 — Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell division -- which is key in enabling the parasite to transmit this deadly disease. They show how ...

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inside the malaria parasite. Together, they keep the cell alive and allow it to continue its reproductive cycle inside the human body. As most antimalarial drugs work by interrupting various parts ...

Mutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in African children ...

An antimalarial drug, in combination with drugs that target resistance mechanisms, could be used to treat cancer.

A team of scientists at the University of Nottingham, have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates ... in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence ...

Another, babesiosis, is causing particular concern. The disease is colloquially known as “American malaria,” partly because of its ever-widening spread and partly because of its clinical profile.

"Having grown up in a family impacted by sickle cell disease, I have seen the extensive social, psychological, and economic toll it takes," she shares. "Today, I see malaria imposing a similar ...

Malaria is endemic in many parts of the developing world. It causes around two million deaths a year and has a huge impact both personally and econimically. An animated sequence describes the ...