Drexel University scientists have discovered an unusual mechanism for how two new antimalarial drugs operate: They give the parasite’s skin a boost in cholesterol, making it unable to traverse the ...

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

When a mosquito carrying the parasite Plasmodium falciparium bites a person, that person can get malaria. So what does the P. falciparium parasite do to mosquitoes? Researchers wanted to know more ...

Martin Fitchet, MD, CEO of the Medicines for Malaria venture, likened the threat of artemisinin resistance to the spread of ...

Ines’ research takes a multidisciplinary approach to understand the spread, evolution, and molecular interaction of the ...

When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides information about the spread of infection, and might help them to reduce or prevent ...

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

Discover how malaria parasites navigate through skin using helical motion to efficiently overcome environmental noise and ...

It’s not often that inflammation gets a good rap. It’s been linked to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. But a new study may have uncovered a positive use for the body’s natural ...

Research could pave the way to new anti-malarials that work by “jet-lagging” the parasites that cause the disease. DURHAM, N.C. -- Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent ...

For the first time the developmental stages of the deadliest human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, have been mapped in high resolution, allowing scientists to better understand this ...

Malaria cases and deaths rose globally last year amid funding cuts and the “growing threat” of drug resistance, the World ...