More information: Kade M. Loveridge et al, Identification of a divalent metal transporter required for cellular iron metabolism in malaria parasites, Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Kade Loveridge, first author on the paper, uses a microscope to look at a blood sample infected ... These results were published as "Identification of a divalent metal transporter required for ...

Scientists Take a Major Step in Understanding How to Stop the Transmission of Malaria Oct. 1, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered how the parasite that causes malaria orchestrates their cell ...

Every year around 600,000 people all over the world die from mosquito-borne malaria, among which majority are children under 5. Now, a disturbing news has emerged that the parasite responsible for the ...

1 Institute of Ecology and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 2 Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, ...

Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save these young lives. Advertisement "This is the first ...

These were all children who had received complete intravenous and then oral treatment for severe malaria, and all had cleared the parasite by microscopic examination. John said these findings ...

"It works like magic," says Namazzi. "Parasite clearance was very fast [compared to other malaria medications]. It had less complications. The mortality was lower." But lately, that magic hasn't ...

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He learned that the malaria parasite thrives inside red blood cells thanks to its knack for crafting crystals, and he set out to study these crystals, later joining forces with a chemistry faculty ...