Researchers discover biochemical weakness of malaria parasite -- vaccine to be developed
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 09:02
in Health & Medicine
Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found the biochemically weakness of the lethal malaria parasite, and will now start developing a vaccine to combat pregnancy related malaria.