Posts Tagged ‘malaria’
With obstacles, worms wiggle faster
NYU (US) — Obstacles in an organism’s path can help it to move faster, not slower, according to a series of experiments and computer simulations. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment
Vitamin B6 may beat malaria pathogen
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — New research on vitamin B6 could lead to drugs that target the pathogen that causes malaria. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Mosquito genes modified to zap malaria
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Mosquito immune systems can be engineered to more effectively kill malaria-carrying parasites, blocking transmission to humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
Vaccine has potential to prevent malaria
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new vaccine that combines the use of a disabled cold virus along with a gene that stimulates the immune system may offer protection against the parasite that causes malaria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 13:55 - 1 Comment
Mosquito carries, kills malaria parasite
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Some mosquitoes are a double-edged sword for the parasite that causes malaria, hosting not only the parasite itself but also a microbe that kills it. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 11, 2011 10:01 - 4 Comments
One sniff snuffs out bevy of bugs
VANDERBILT (US) — A forceful insect repellant that is thousands of times more effective than DEET, combats not only malaria-carrying mosquitoes, but pesky flies, moths, and ants as well. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2011 16:02 - 4 Comments
HIV drugs home in on deadly parasites
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Drugs used to treat HIV have the potential to be a significant game changer in the treatment of parasitic disease, a monumental threat to global health. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 23, 2011 12:29 - 1 Comment
Malaria mosquitoes split (genetic) ways
CORNELL (US) —Neighboring malaria mosquito groups in Sub-Saharan Africa have taken two different evolutionary approaches to fight pathogens, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 28, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
Fungus tooled to fight malaria
U. MARYLAND (US) — Spraying mosquitoes with a genetically engineered fungus shows promise for dramatically reducing malaria infections. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2010 12:20 - 0 Comments
Floppy malaria cells block blood flow
BROWN (US) — Advanced computer modeling and laboratory experiments have shown for the first time how malaria parasites change red blood cells and how the infected cells impede blood flow to the brain and other critical organs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2010 11:37 - 0 Comments
Costly cuts to mosquito monitoring
EMORY (US) — Slashing funding for mosquito-borne disease surveillance would not save money, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2010 15:17 - 0 Comments
Putting the brakes on malaria
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — More than a third of the 72 molecular switches that control key stages in the life cycle of the malaria parasite can be disrupted in some way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2010 8:56 - 0 Comments
Gorilla source of deadly malaria strain
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Gorillas are the origin of the world’s deadliest form of human malaria, according to an investigation by an international team of anthropologists. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 1, 2010 11:48 - 0 Comments
Mosquitoes sniff out prey with multi-sensors
VANDERBILT (US)—To track human prey, malaria mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 11:20 - 0 Comments
The first malaria-proof mosquito
U. ARIZONA (US)—Entomologists have succeeded in genetically altering mosquitoes in a way that renders them completely immune to the malaria-causing parasite called Plasmodium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 17:11 - 0 Comments
Target platelets to fight cerebral malaria
U. ROCHESTER (US)— New research in the fight against cerebral malaria is focusing on platelets—known for their role in blood clotting—as playing an important role in stimulating the immune system and turning on molecules that increase inflammation. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 14:32 - 1 Comment
Malaria holds steady as global temps rise
U. FLORIDA (US)—Global warming is expected to have little effect on the spread of malaria, largely due to current control efforts and development, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2010 12:02 - 0 Comments
Enzyme method may immobilize malaria
MCGILL (CAN)—A multinational team may have identified a target for a new malaria treatment by disabling digestive enzymes in malaria parasites, which are transmitted by mosquito bites. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2010 18:40 - 0 Comments
Down dengue fever with flightless mosquitoes
UC IRVINE (US)—A new strain of mosquitoes in which the females can’t fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, one of the world’s most pressing public health issues. (more…)
