All plasmodium articles
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NewsNew study explores malaria invasion to help develop life-saving vaccine
An innovative project investigates the progression of malaria infection and the role of the parasite to better aid the development of an effective malaria vaccine and significantly reduce rates of deaths from the disease.
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NewsInflammation slows malaria parasite growth and reproduction in the body
Researchers have found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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NewsBreakthrough harnesses mRNA technology to develop malaria vaccine
A new mRNA vaccine targeting immune cells in the liver could be the key to tackling malaria, a disease that causes over half a million deaths each year, yet has no effective long-lasting vaccine.
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NewsMolecule can block invasion of blood cells by malaria parasite
For the first time ever, a molecule able to prevent the invasion of blood cells by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, responsible for malaria, has been identified and described by scientists.
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NewsDisabling sensor halts malaria parasite in its tracks
UNIGE scientists have identified a new type of molecular sensor that enables the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitoes at just the right moment
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NewsResearcher receives €1.5m from ERC to probe insecticide resistance in malaria transmission
Dr Victoria Ingham, a scientist at Heidelberg Medical Faculty and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million for her research on the infectious disease malaria.
