Malaria parasites

Rectal artemisinins rapidly eliminate malarial parasites

harminka — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:28:03 -0500

Artemisinin-based suppositories can help ‘buy time’ for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases.

Progress in understanding malarial parasite

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:40:16 -0500

About 2 million people die of malaria every year, of which more than a million are children in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Plasmodium, and Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria.

New rapid identification and development of malaria vaccines

harminka — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:03:23 -0500

Malaria is the world’s most frequent parasitic disease, affecting more than 100 countries in the tropical zones, mostly in Africa, and 40% of the world population, with more than a million deatths per year. As a consequence countries affected by malaria also tend to be economically disadvantaged.

Uncovering malaria mechanism

harminka — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:09:27 -0500

During the first 24 hours of invasion by the malaria-inducing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cells start to lose their ability to deform and squeeze through tiny blood vessels-one of the hallmarks of the deadly disease that infects nearly 400 million people each year. Now, an international team of researchers led by an MIT professor has demonstrated just why that happens.

Examining genetic variability of malaria parasite offers insight

harminka — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:07:06 -0600