Antibodies from malaria-exposed individuals have been found to target a diverse family of proteins from the malaria-causing parasite. These proteins cause severe disease by enabling infected blood ...

Malaria infection in humans, caused by unicellular parasites from the genus Plasmodium and transmitted via the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, is a major global health challenge. Researchers ...

The discovery of a malaria protein that helps the parasite grow inside red blood cells and plays a key regulatory role in the parasite's immune evasion tactics could pave the way for new vaccines or ...

Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) sought to understand the mechanisms that drive the creation of atypical B cells (ABCs) in the immune system, which were seen as “junk cells.” ...

Two hemoglobin mutations, including one that causes sickle cell anemia, may protect people from severe malaria by gumming up the cellular machinery the parasite uses to transmit deadly proteins to the ...

Holz and her colleagues were inspired by the success of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. “By using an mRNA-based vaccine, you can encode an entire protein. That means you can expand the ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Testing for malaria infection typically involves a blood draw, which isn't always safe or feasible in ...

With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the ...