Highly Effective mRNA-Based Malaria Vaccine to Undergo Clinical Trial by End of 2022, BioNTech Announces

Medicine & Technology Jul 27, 2021

BioNTech announces its plans on developing a highly effective mRNA-based malaria vaccine after the success of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine that they co-developed with Pfizer. What could the public expect from this?

Malaria-Free: WHO Certifies China as Free Country From the Deadly Disease After More Than Seven Decades

Jul 01, 2021

WHO finally certifies China as a malaria-free country, the first in the Western Pacific Region, after seven decades of battling the debilitating disease.

Experimental African Houses Keeping Mosquitoes, Malaria Away

Jun 30, 2021

Science and health news agencies recently reported a field test of experimental African houses has proven that when carbon dioxide flows out, mosquitoes stay out, as well.

mRNA Vaccine Provides Full Protection from Malaria, Study in Mice Shows

Jun 19, 2021

Researchers recently collaborated to develop an mRNA vaccine that can provide full protection against malaria in animal models, specifically mice.

Mosquito Bites: Scientists Discovered Chemical Differences on the Skin That Attracts Them

May 19, 2021

Mosquito bites are the round, puffy bump that is itchy and signals that a mosquito has a liking to the human skin. In new research, scientists explore the specific chemicals on human skin that attracts and repels mosquitoes.

How Malarial Parasites Live, Traced Through Blood Samples of Birds

Mar 09, 2021

Research shows that humans are not the lone creatures on earth who develop illness from malarial parasites and get malaria. The said pathogens are found in birds too.

Venom From Cone Snails May Potentially Treat Malaria

Feb 19, 2021

Study shows that venom from cone snails can be used as a possible treatment for severe malaria. Its conotoxins are potential inhibitors of protein-protein interactions as a treatment for emerging diseases.

Malaria Now Bites Harder in Africa Due to Drug-Resistant Strain

Jan 03, 2021

Experts claim that new mutations that exacerbate drug resistance to malaria strain are already widespread in countries battling the disease.

Malaria Fight Stagnant as WHO Identifies Funding and COVID-19 as Obstacles

Dec 01, 2020

The World Health Organization calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria due to COVID-19 and funding shortfalls.

Asymptomatic Children With Malaria Can Infect Mosquitoes

Nov 20, 2020

Scientists discovered that asymptomatic children could infect mosquitoes with malaria, which can then infect other people.

Molecular Structure of Parasites Reveal Gliding Abilty

Oct 13, 2020

A group of parasites is characterized by their unique gliding motion. EMBL scientists create the first molecular models of the proteins that enable the fast mobility of parasites causing infections like malaria and toxoplasmosis.

Malaria Update: Rwanda Finds Artemisinin Resistant Parasites

Aug 06, 2020

According to a new study by researchers from Rwanda, a strain of the parasite that causes Malaria is now resistant to artemisinin, one of the main medications against the disease.

Genetically Engineered Male Mosquitos to be Released in Florida and Other Parts of US to Curb Zika and Dengue Spread

May 06, 2020

Scientists from Oxitec released genetically modified mosquito which genes get passed down that essentially guarantees that female offspring will all die.

How Promising are Malaria Drugs for COVID-19?

Mar 25, 2020

Eagerness about the treatment for COVID-19 using malaria drugs has raised higher hopes which include US President Donald Trump. However, the pieces of scientific evidence are still lacking.

Deforestation Can Lead to Wider Malaria Transmissions, Says Scientists

Jan 15, 2020

As if the effects of deforestation are no longer dire, a new study conducted by scientists from the University of California Berkeley and Stanford University found out that