Malaria News

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Protection of Pregnant Women Against Malaria Still Inadequate

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Malaria Parasite Caught Red-Handed Invading Blood Cells

Posted January 18, 2011:

• Travel Websites Should Inform People About Malaria, Say Doctors

Posted January 7, 2011:

• More Evidence That Malaria Drug Could Help Combat Cancer, and That Breaks from Treatment Could Improve Results

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Mosquito Nets Do Not Work Everytime, Researchers Find

Posted December 28, 2010:

• Protein Helps Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, Survive in Host Cells

Posted December 21, 2010:

• Malaria: Could the Ingestion of 'Modified' Starch Be a New Vaccine Strategy?

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Malaria-Infected Cells Stiffen, Block Blood Flow
• Immunity in Emerging Species of a Major Mosquito Carrier of Malaria

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Potential Chink in Armor of African Sleeping Sickness Parasite: It's Social

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Studies Investigate Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Potential Breakthrough in Controlling Malaria

Posted December 4, 2010:

• New Approach to Blocking Malaria Transmission Developed

Posted December 2, 2010:

• Discovery Could Shrink Dengue-Spreading Mosquito Population

Posted November 30, 2010:

• Despite Economic Slump, Donors Give Generously to Global Health, Though at a Slower Rate

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Artesunate Suppositories Are Cost-Effective Intervention for Severe Childhood Malaria

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Cerebral Malaria Linked to Epilepsy, Behavior Disorders

Posted November 8, 2010:

• Snail Fever: Scientists Pinpoint Key Defense Against Parasite Infection
• New Method for Control of Malaria Applied in Africa

Posted November 6, 2010:

• Major Clinical Trial Prompts Call for Change to Treatment Guidelines for Severe Malaria Worldwide

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Global Map of the Sickle Cell Gene Supports 'Malaria Hypothesis'

Posted October 29, 2010:

• Researchers Use Math, Maps to Plot Malaria Elimination Plan

Posted October 26, 2010:

• Mosquito Monitoring Saves Lives and Money, Analysis Finds

Posted October 25, 2010:

• Genetic Markers Offer New Clues About How Malaria Mosquitoes Evade Eradication

Posted October 21, 2010:

• Malaria Research Begins to Bite: Molecular Switches Pinpointed in Control of Malaria Parasite's Life Cycle

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Malarial Mosquitoes Are Evolving Into New Species, Say Researchers

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Gene Linked to Drug Resistance in Malaria Pinpointed

Posted October 5, 2010:

• Grass Looking Greener for Malaria Patients in UK-China Joint Research

Posted September 30, 2010:

• Mosquito Gene Examined for New Disease Response
• Genome of Mosquito That Spreads West Nile Virus, Encephalitis and Elephantiasis Decoded
• Genome of Mosquito That Spreads West Nile Virus Sequenced

Posted September 24, 2010:

• Malaria's Newest Pathway Into Human Cells Identified

Posted September 22, 2010:

• New Technique Uncovers Hidden Insecticide Resistance in Mosquitoes

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Community-Based Treatment of Malaria, Pneumonia Could Save Lives

Posted September 9, 2010:

• European Union Could Create Incentive for New Drug Treatments, Experts Propose

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Genomic Study of Malaria Parasite in Peru Reveals Evidence of Antibiotic Resistance

Posted September 2, 2010:

• New Type of Anti-Malarial Compound Discovered

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Mosquitoes Use Several Different Kinds of Odor Sensors to Track Human Prey

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Buzz Off: Popular Insect Repellents Pack a Powerful 'One-Two' Punch

Posted August 20, 2010:

• Virus May Act as 'Evolution-Proof' Biopesticide Against Malaria

Posted August 17, 2010:

• Combined Data for Estimating Insecticide-Treated Bed Net Coverage in Africa

Posted August 16, 2010:

• New Drug Treatment for Malaria?

Posted August 11, 2010:

• 'New' Human Adenovirus May Not Make for Good Vaccines, After All

Posted August 10, 2010:

• High Malaria Transmission Areas Remain a Problem for Elimination

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Metabolic Pathway Found in Malaria Parasites; Possible Drug Targets

Posted August 3, 2010:

• New Estimates of the Global Population at Risk of Plasmodium Vivax Malaria

Posted August 2, 2010:

• New Methods, New Math Speed Detection of Drug-Resistant Malaria

Posted July 23, 2010:

• 'Needle-Free' Intervention as Natural Vaccine Against Malaria

Posted July 20, 2010:

• Antibiotics for the Prevention of Malaria

Posted July 16, 2010:

• Cancer Drugs May Help Stop Major Parasite
• Nature's Insect Repellents Discovered

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