The study reveals that ARK1 controls spindle formation during malaria parasite division. Blocking this protein disrupted ...

New research co-led by Burnet Institute and WEHI has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving the way for the first effective vaccine against the most widespread form of ...

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Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria.

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 ...

Explore the latest breakthrough in malaria drugs targeting a unique protein essential for the parasite's survival and transmission.

For the first time, the developmental stages of the deadliest human malaria parasite have been mapped in high resolution, allowing researchers to understand this ever-adapting adversary in more detail ...

P. knowlesi, a human-monkey parasite, is known to cause less of human malaria infections compared to P. falciparum and P. vivax, but the species is increasingly gaining recognition as an emerging ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the last few years, major strides have been made in the fight to control malaria, including the first two ...

Professor Sir Nick White, who has died of cancer aged 74, was an expert on tropical diseases and played a leading role in ...