A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...

Scientists hope that the genetic decoding of the malaria parasite may offer helpful points of intervention for interrupting its life cycle. Meanwhile, several current research efforts seem ...

researchers at Nagasaki University are revealing details about the parasite’s life cycle and biology in the hope they can be exploited. Of the handful of parasite species that cause malaria in ...

Recently, numerous new candidates have entered clinical testing, following strategies that are as diverse as the malaria cycle is complex. While promising results have been obtained, some ...

Epigenetics are one of life's primary drivers of adaptations. They are why human beings who live at high altitude have more ...

Innovative research approaches are therefore urgently needed to achieve long-term progress in prevention and ...

The final breakthrough came in 1897 when Ronald Ross, in India, demonstrated that Plasmodium completed its life cycle in mosquitoes, proving they were malaria’s vectors. This scientific triumph ...

Malaria is endemic in many parts of the developing world. It causes around two million deaths a year and has a huge impact both personally and econimically. An animated sequence describes the ...

Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the malaria species, has a highly complex life cycle controlled by precise gene regulation. Understanding these regulatory processes is crucial in order to ...