The journey to eliminate malaria is complex, hindered by the parasite's adaptability and challenges in vaccine development.

I'm sure that the WHO is already making plans ... a species of the parasite Plasmodium that causes malaria and is found in Africa. The vivax is another species of the parasite that is prevalent ...

The results obtained by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) later on confirmed infection by Plasmodium ovale. 1 Collins W.E., Jeffery G.M. Plasmodium ovale: parasite and disease. Clin ...

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene ...

Researchers identified an enzyme that helps Plasmodium-infected red blood cells adhere to the placenta, providing molecular ...

Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the ...

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The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording cage, the little gray bird bites my finger with its thick red bill. Ouch!

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — 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.

It will deal with a pipeline of 30 potential new drugs and vaccines across 13 infectious diseases, including long-acting injectables to protect against Plasmodium falciparum malaria and vaccines ...