Malaria News

Posted April 6, 2009:

• Mass Spec Technique Analyzes Defensive Chemicals On Seaweed Surfaces For Potential Drugs

Posted April 3, 2009:

• Locking Parasites In Host Cell Could Be New Way To Fight Malaria

Posted March 30, 2009:

• Tanzania Study Reopens Debate On Targeting Mosquito Larvae To Control Malaria

Posted March 24, 2009:

• Alarming New Data Shows TB-HIV Co-Infection A Bigger Threat
• Predicting Mosquito Outbreaks For Disease Control

Posted March 23, 2009:

• Most Detailed Malaria Map Ever Highlights Hope And Challenges Facing Global Community

Posted March 22, 2009:

• First Automated Carbohydrate 'Assembly Line' Opens Door To New Field Of Medicine

Posted March 19, 2009:

• Malaria: New Findings Highlight The Role Of Endothelial Cell Activation In Children With Cerebral Malaria

Posted March 16, 2009:

• Affordable Medical Tests For The Developing World

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Malaria Immunity Trigger Found For Multiple Mosquito Species

Posted March 10, 2009:

• New Way The Malaria Parasite And Red Blood Cells Interact

Posted March 6, 2009:

• Synthetic Biology Can Help Extend Anti-Malaria Drug Effectiveness
• Tools For More Accurate Dosage Of Drugs Against HIV/AIDS And Malaria

Posted March 5, 2009:

• How Mosquitoes Could Teach Us A Trick In The Fight Against Malaria
• Drug Blocks Two Of World's Deadliest Emerging Viruses

Posted February 19, 2009:

• Malaria Parasite Zeroes In On Molecule To Enhance Its Survival

Posted February 16, 2009:

• Local Climate Influences Dengue Transmission

Posted February 14, 2009:

• Climate Change May Alter Malaria Patterns

Posted February 12, 2009:

• How Mosquitoes Survive Dengue Virus Infection
• Specific Protein Is Crucial To Reproduction Of Parasites Involved In Toxoplasmosis Disease

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Natural, Alternative Insect Repellent As Effective As DEET, Study Shows

Posted February 4, 2009:

• Genetic Marker For Insecticide Resistance In Mosquitoes Identified
• How Much Is The World Spending On Neglected Disease Research And Development?

Posted February 3, 2009:

• Breakthrough To Treat Malaria: Scientists Deactivate Malaria Parasite's Digestive Machinery

Posted February 2, 2009:

• Novel Method Of Immunization Completely Eliminates Malaria Parasites

Posted January 29, 2009:

• Scientists Make Malaria Parasite Work To Reveal Its Own Vulnerabilities

Posted January 28, 2009:

• Fighting Malaria By Changing The Environment

Posted January 27, 2009:

• Predicting Future Spread Of Infectious-Disease Vectors
• Hoarding Rainwater Could Dramatically Expand Range Of Dengue-Fever Mosquito

Posted January 21, 2009:

• 'Astronaut Food Approach' To Medical Testing: Dehydrated, Wallet-Sized Malaria Tests Promise Better Diagnoses In Developing World

Posted January 16, 2009:

• Essential Proteins For Critical Stage Of Malaria Discovered

Posted January 14, 2009:

• 'Window Into The Brain' Reveals Deadly Secrets Of Malaria

Posted December 28, 2008:

• Military Uniforms Now Provide Reliable Protection From Mosquitoes

Posted December 22, 2008:

• New Data Regarding Safety Of Artemisinin Combination Therapy For Pregnant Women With Malaria
• Poor Maternal Health Care Widespread In Eastern Burma

Posted December 19, 2008:

• Professor Helps Control Infectious Diseases With Models And Math

Posted December 11, 2008:

• New Technology Helps Protect US Troops From Infectious Diseases

Posted December 10, 2008:

• Examination Of Widely Used Antimicrobial Compound Reveals New Strategies To Fight Malaria

Posted December 8, 2008:

• Promising Trials Of Malaria Vaccine In East Africa Lead To Calls For Phase 3 Development

Posted December 7, 2008:

• Biomarkers In Blood Could Aid Diagnosis Of Crippling, Often Fatal Forms Of Malaria

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Vaccine And Drug Research Aimed At Ticks And Mosquitoes To Prevent Disease Transmission

Posted November 26, 2008:

• New Papers Offer Insights Into Process Of Malarial Drug Resistance

Posted November 24, 2008:

• Combination Therapies May Be Almost As Effective As Insecticide-Treated Bednets In Preventing Malaria In Areas Of Low Transmission

Posted November 19, 2008:

• New Technologies Gearing Up To Meet Rising Demand For Vital Malaria Drugs

Posted November 18, 2008:

• Malaria Risk: Bed Net Usage Increases, But 90 Million African Children Still Exposed To Malaria

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Applying 'Supply And Demand' Business Principles To Treat Infectious Diseases Worldwide

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Airport Malaria: Cause For Concern In U.S.

Posted November 7, 2008:

• First Large Scale Screening To Identify Host Genes Involved In Malaria Infection

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Nanoparticles Research Aids Drug Development

Posted November 3, 2008:

• Smaller Mosquitoes Are More Likely To Be Infected With Viruses Causing Human Diseases

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