Structural insights into a potent antimalarial drug candidate's interaction with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have paved the way for drug-resistant malaria therapies, according to a new study by researchers ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Researchers who have studied malaria for decades, hoping to find a cure, long thought they'd identified a type of blood that seemed to defend against the disease.
Dec 6, 2023
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COVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on human health and society. At the height of the global pandemic, most of the world came to a standstill, and millions of lives ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Johns Hopkins researchers looking to develop a long-acting, injectable malaria preventive using atovaquone have shown in a new study that resistance may not be the challenge scientists thought it was, particularly when using ...
Oct 20, 2023
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For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. has recorded homegrown malaria cases.
Sep 6, 2023
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Two experimental malaria vaccines are not only safe for humans, one of those immunizations prompted a slowing of the malaria parasite's replication in the bloodstream of clinical trial participants, scientists have found ...
The United States now has had eight reported cases of malaria, seven of them in Florida, state health officials reported Tuesday.
Jul 19, 2023
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Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria in humans, is a master evader, and has dodged all attempts at an effective and durable vaccine. Now, using a sophisticated method that characterizes ...
Mar 17, 2023
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A protein that plays a critical role in helping malaria parasites infect red blood cells—known as apical membrane protein 1 (AMA1)—has been found to bind to more than one receptor on the surface of the cells.
Mar 3, 2023
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A vaccine candidate called R21 has been shown to be up to 80% effective at preventing malaria in young children, according to the latest trial results.
Sep 15, 2022
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