All Karine Le Roch articles
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NewsPair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to targeted therapies
Scientists have made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible.
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NewsScientists design new drug to fight malaria
Scientists have designed a new drug against malaria and identified its mechanism of action. MED6-189 is effective against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant P. falciparum strains in vitro as well as in a humanized mouse model.
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NewsFight against malaria takes a step forward with fresh drug targets
New work has taken research one step closer to designing new therapies to fight and eradicate malaria thanks to a lab technique called R-DeeP.
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NewsTargeting malaria parasite’s IncRNAs could halt life cycle progression
A study into mechanisms that regulate gene expression through the different stages of Plasmodium falciparum’s lifecycle could open new avenues for therapeutic strategies aimed at stopping the parasite’s life cycle progression.