KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 30 (UPI) -- Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say malaria is the primary cause of illness and death, despite prevention efforts.
... 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. Early ...
... Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing new malaria drugs.
A recent study suggests that an epidemic of fake malaria drugs are spreading to Africa.
African malaria research networks help scientists, but to beat malaria they need longer-term funding and a new approach, says Thomas Egwang.
Malaria infection can cause children's immune systems to attack its own DNA, worsening the severity of the disease, a study reveals.
... to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito, which injects the worm-like, one-celled malaria parasites from its salivary glands into the person’s bloodstream.
The study was done by genetically ...
... State University physician Terrie Taylor studies cerebral malaria in Malawi where the vast majority of ... in order to get a closer look at the damage malaria does to a child, Taylor and colleagues study ...
... when they reside in the human body (replication in the host). For scientists to successfully counteract malaria, they must tackle both the transmission from person to person by the mosquitoes and the ...
Institutions in Ghana, Mali, Mozambique and Tanzania have won an international cooperation award for their joint efforts in malaria research.
Combating malaria and other so-called vector diseases with chemical controls is increasingly ineffective, besides being hazardous for humans and the environment. These chemical controls must therefore ...
... are few or no studies in pregnancy on most drugs used for treating tropical infections such as malaria—and so there are often no recommendations for treating these infections based on good medical ...
... in primary care and public health…and this would have a substantial impact on UK malaria", they add.
Increasing the use of effective antimalarial prophylactic drugs by travellers visiting sub- ...
... by interfering with the function of specific genes on a scale not previously attempted in the malaria parasite. By blocking or "knocking out" the function of these genes the team was able to identify ...
... in schoolchildren may have more profound consequences than previously appreciated. Preventing malaria could have important health and cognitive benefits for African schoolchildren and deserves more ...
