malaria

Airport malaria, cause for concern in US

harminka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:16:50 -0600

In a global world, significant factors affect the spread of infectious diseases, including international trade, air travel and globalized food production. "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer climate changes.

Antimalarial drug prevents diabetes in arthritis patients

harminka — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:12:25 -0500

The use of an antimalarial medication may prevent the onset of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, new Geisinger research shows.

Development of malaria drugs and vaccines

harminka — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:14:15 -0500

Scientists have deciphered the complete genetic sequence of the parasite Plasmodium vivax, the leading cause of relapsing malaria, and compared it with the genomes of other species of malaria parasites.

New routes, challenges in global fight against malaria

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:43:52 -0500

The genome of this parasite provides relevant data for future research; the discovery of exclusive families of genes and what appear to be new routes of invasion for penetrating the red blood cells also raise certain question marks

Genome of monkey-human malaria parasite

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:36:45 -0500

Researchers have decoded the genome of a malaria parasite that has a host range from monkeys to man. Identified originally in monkeys, the parasite was first reported in a human infection just over 40 years ago.

Research decodes genome for species of malaria

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:34:29 -0500

In research aimed at addressing a global epidemic, a team of scientists from around the world has cracked the genetic code for the parasite that is responsible for up to 40 percent of the 515 million annual malaria infections worldwide, Nature reveals in its October 9 cover story.

New way to make malaria medicine first step in finding new antibiotics

harminka — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:19:29 -0500

University of Illinois microbiology professor William Metcalf and his collaborators have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound, potentially making the treatment of malaria less expensive.

New UNC laboratory to help track and control tropical diseases

harminka — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:02:00 -0500

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health has established a new Gillings Innovation Lab to track and map tropical infectious diseases such as malaria, using state-of-the-art molecular and demographic methods.

Work together for health in Africa

harminka — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:47:08 -0500

Spread of malaria, Rift Valley fever, and avian flu far more likely if researchers continue to 'operate in silos' and if solutions ignore local conditions

Delaying evolution of drug resistance in malaria parasite possible

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:13:30 -0500

There's no magic bullet for wiping out malaria, but a new study offers strong support for a method that effectively delays the evolution of drug resistance in malaria parasites, a University of Florida researcher says.

Eliminating intestinal worms in Ethiopia

harminka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:31:17 -0500

A professor at The Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is beginning an intensive program in Ethiopia this August to eradicate intestinal worms which affect as much as 50 percent of the population in Africa.

Research exposes new target for malaria drugs

harminka — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:46:43 -0500

The malaria parasite has waged a successful guerrilla war against the human immune system for eons, but a study in this week's Journal of Biological Chemistry has exposed one of the tricks malaria uses to hide from the immune proteins, which may aid in future drug development.