Malaria treatment

New hope for advances in treating malaria

harminka — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:17:12 -0500

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed chemicals which kill the most deadly malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium falciparum – including those resistant to existing drugs.

Malaria Immunity Trigger Found for Mosquito Species

harminka — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:07:27 -0500

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified a molecular pathway that triggers an immune response in multiple mosquito species capable of stopping the development of Plasmodium falciparum—the parasite that causes malaria in humans.

Essential proteins for critical stage of malaria

harminka — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:40:37 -0600

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) have identified the molecular components that enable the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium to infect the salivary glands of the Anopheles mosquito—a critical stage for spreading malaria to humans.

Malaria Journal supplement evaluates steps toward elimination

harminka — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:20:11 -0600

There are hurdles to clear before malaria elimination can be achieved. A supplement published in Malaria Journal features a series of articles reviewing the many aspects of the research agenda for global malaria elimination.

New strategies to fight malaria

harminka — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:10:30 -0600

Scientists working on a common antimicrobial compound with antimalarial activity have discovered a range of new therapeutic strategies to combat malaria.

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.

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

Best way to treat malaria

harminka — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:59:19 -0500

A team of scientists employing a sophisticated computer model pioneered at Princeton University and Resources for the Future has found that many governments worldwide are recommending the wrong kind of malaria treatment.

Exeter engineers create new technique for malaria diagnosis

harminka — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:32:02 -0500

Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry have developed the first new technique for diagnosing malaria able to challenge the rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) currently used in the field.

Discovery to hasten new malaria treatments, vaccines for children

harminka — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:18:40 -0500

April 25 is World Malaria Day 2008 and despite the grim statistics out of Africa there’s cause for celebration. Florida State University biologists have discovered an autoimmune-like response in blood drawn from malaria-infected African children that helps to explain why existing DNA-based anti-malaria vaccines have repeatedly failed to protect them.

Mutation in human gene helps protect against fatal malaria

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:33:11 -0500

New research suggests that not everyone who is bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito develops life threatening health problems according to scientists at the University of Toronto.

International health experts to enlist public in war on African malaria

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:10:37 -0500

Philanthropy just got easier and a lot more accessible to the public thanks to the social networking power of the Internet and a ground-breaking partnership between a young British entrepreneur, a global health think tank and an African medical research institute.