Researchers at Weill Cornell recently published a study in Nature Microbiology that highlights the newly discovered intricacies of the malaria transmission cycle. The results of their study could have ...

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 ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic compound that has the potential to treat malaria and block its transmission. The new molecule acts during three phases of the disease cycle, ...

After nearly four decades of development, the world finally has a malaria vaccine. The first large-scale rollout of GlaxoSmithKline’s RTS,S, or Mosquirix, kicked off at the end of November. And more ...

A depiction of proteins Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 bound together. This binding process is crucial for the malaria parasite’s ability to fertilise and spread. Australian researchers have visualised a key ...

In a major breakthrough UK scientists have identified how malaria parasites divide and transmit the disease, which could be a major step forwards in helping to prevent one of the "biggest killer ...

Malaria is found in more than 90 countries around the world, causing 241 million cases and an estimated 627,000 deaths every year. Vaccines are one intervention that could help eliminate this deadly ...

Anopheles funestus, a malaria-transmitting mosquito. [James Gathany, Dr. Frank Collins, University of Notre Dame, courtesy of CDC] Over 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths of malaria were reported in ...

Multiple kinesins are involved in efficient production of male gametes and deletion of kinesin genes halts parasite transmission, a discovery that can be explored further for drug discovery. "In ...