An obligatory step during the malaria infection cycle is the development of Plasmodium sporozoites into thousands of merozoites in each hepatocyte. This development process occurs within the ...

She cited study results showing that Kenya's highland regions, such as parts of the Rift Valley that previously had a low ...

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

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 ...

The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its complex life cycle. A new study, by a multinational team of researchers ...

At lower altitudes where malaria is already a problem, warmer temperatures have proved to alter the growth cycle of the parasite in the mosquito, enabling it to develop faster, increasing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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