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.
... have developed the first new technique for diagnosing malaria able to challenge the rapid diagnostic tests ...
... Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ...
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.
... mosquito, which injects the worm-like, one-celled malaria parasites from its salivary glands into the person’s bloodstream ... to infect a new person. It is better to prevent the malaria infection from occurring in the first place than having to kill ...
... University physician Terrie Taylor studies cerebral malaria in Malawi where the vast majority ... . And, in order to get a closer look at the damage malaria does to a child, Taylor and colleagues study ...
... . In collaboration with Professor Nirbhay Kumar and other colleagues from the Malaria Research Institute at John Hopkins University ... of the infection cycle and prevent the asexual reproduction of the malaria parasites that have already gained access to the human ...
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 ...
... in pregnancy on most drugs used for treating tropical infections such as malaria—and so there are often no recommendations for treating ... research. Establishing the efficacy and safety of new malaria medicines in pregnancy should be an urgent priority ...
... using recommended drugs, compared to 24% of other travellers with malaria. These findings highlight that health messages are not getting ... health…and this would have a substantial impact on UK malaria", they add. Increasing the use of effective antimalarial prophylactic ...
... in Africa and south east Asia. It is caused by the malaria parasite, which is injected into the bloodstream from the salivary glands ... of specific genes on a scale not previously attempted in the malaria parasite. By blocking or "knocking out" the function of these genes ...
... and reduced attention in class. These results indicate that malaria infection may hinder learning and its prevention could be important ... may have more profound consequences than previously appreciated. Preventing malaria could have important health and cognitive benefits for African ...
