Cell Biologist To Investigate How Malaria Parasite Multiplies In Red Blood CellsIqbal Pittalwala
Researchers in Africa are working out how to treat anaemia (a lack of iron) without encouraging malaria (since the parasite thrives in iron-rich blood). A terrible thing to waste Some argue that human intelligence will matter less as people outsource their thinking to artificial intelligence. To...
Although using the same technology of lateral flow immunoassays, the performance of malaria RDTs varies greatly from brand-to-brand, and lot-to-lot, especially with specimens having low parasite density (< 200 parasites/μL). In a collaboration between the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnosti...
For nearly 15 years, the drug piperaquine, or PPQ, has been used all over the world to treat people infected with the malaria parasite. The drug, in combination with artemisinin, has helped slash the number of deaths caused by the disease from over 1 million in 2004 to an estimated 435,...
Researchers in Africa are working out how to treat anaemia (a lack of iron) without encouraging malaria (since the parasite thrives in iron-rich blood). A terrible thing to waste Some argue that human intelligence will matter less as people outsource their thinking to artificial intelligence. To...
The protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the vast majority of human malaria cases and deaths. It has a complex life cycle that involves only two developmental decision points, which occur in parasites living in red blood cells. The first of these is whether to continue with...
parasite Chromatin Haemozoin Second developmental decision Formation of male and female parasites Male Male determination development md1-mRNA md1-shortRNA md1-IncRNA Md1 Male gametocyte Female gametocyte Figure 1 | Crucial decision points in the life cycle of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum...
to someplace that doesn’t have treated water, for example. The problem with this is that there are many people who carry parasites for years and don’t know it. They may have mild symptoms which they treat with over-the-counter medications. Though they are not widespread, and may only...
Malaria kills a child every minute. While medical researchers have successfully developed effective drugs to kill the malaria parasite, efforts to treat the effects of the disease have not been as successful. But that soon may change. In a groundbreaking study published in theNew England Journal ...
Doxycyclinecan be used by travelers to all malaria-endemic areas for malaria prophylaxis. When used in conjunction with other medications, doxycycline can also be used to treat malaria. How does malaria affect the liver? After arriving in a human body when an infectedmosquito bites, malaria paras...