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Study uncovers 'concerning' defect in malaria diagnosis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study, current methods can greatly overestimate the rates at which malaria parasites multiply in an infected person's blood, which has important implications for determining how harmful they are to a host. The findings have ramifications for understanding how medicine res
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Study finds ‘concerning’ flaw in malaria diagnostics
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new analysis, current approaches can significantly overestimate the rates at which malaria parasites multiply in an infected person's blood, which has critical consequences for figuring out how damaging they might be to a host.
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Study provides insight into regulation of apicoplast gene expression in ma
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A recent study discovered that gene expression within the apicoplast, an organelle in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is regulated by melatonin (the circadian signalling hormone) in host blood and intrinsic parasite cues via a factor called ApSigma. The regulatory system highligh
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Study reveals disorient malaria parasite to prevent it from causing harm
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Malaria continues to be a serious public health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost 250 million cases each year and 621,000 fatalities. The parasitic disease malaria is spread by mosquitoes and is brought on by a species of bacteria called Plasmodium. Plasmodium must adjust
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Study indicates malaria risk can be accelerated by multiple mosquito blood
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 3 (ANI): A recent research by Virginia Tech and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health revealed that multiple blood meals by mosquitoes increase malaria transmission potential and shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites.
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Multiple mosquito blood meals can expedite risk of malaria, study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 2 (ANI): A study lead by a team of researchers from Virginia Tech and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health claimed that multiple bouts of blood-feeding by mosquitoes shorten the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmissio
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Malaria parasites adapt to survive dry season, suggests study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
England [UK], October 30 (ANI): The main malaria parasite evolves itself to remain unnoticed in the human bloodstream, according to recent research.
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Within human blood cells, researchers trace malaria parasites
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sendai [Japan], Dec 29 (ANI): Researchers have developed a robust network link map on malaria transactions between human host cells.
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Mated female mosquitoes transmit more malaria parasites: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] Nov 9 (ANI): Mated female mosquitoes are more harmful than the virgin one, as they tend to transmit malaria parasites, says a recent study.
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Here's how mosquito immune system fights off malaria parasite
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 14 (ANI): A new study revealed the way mosquito immune systems fight malaria parasites, which may lay the groundwork for future research to combat the transmission of malaria.
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Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder areas
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): Even a slight increase in temperature may shoot up the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, including travellers, in areas that are currently too cold for the completion of malaria parasites development, claims a recent study.
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Carbohydrates may help to design better malaria vaccine
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 15 (ANI): Good news! Carbohydrates are not our enemy, especially when it comes to stopping the spread of malaria, suggests a study.
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