Understanding how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax paves the way for the first effective vaccine against it.

The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is a known vector for malaria. (Jim Gathany/CDC/public domain) Malaria killed about 610,000 people globally in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa, where young ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Scientists have identified a unique protein, ARK1, which is essential for the malaria parasite's survival and transmission, ...

Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop implantable cell factory platforms that can deliver therapeutic antibodies over ...

Malaria in pregnancy caused an estimated 2.41 million anaemia cases in 2023, despite preventive treatment reducing burden.

Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In 2024, almost 282 million people worldwide were infected and 610,000 died, according to the World Health Organization ...

The government's ambitious drive to eliminate malaria by 2030 has suffered a setback as it reports an increase in malaria prevalence. Details in the new Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (UMIS) report ...

A group of University of Nottingham researchers have now found a key protein that is an enticing target for new antimalarial ...

The study reveals that ARK1 controls spindle formation during malaria parasite division. Blocking this protein disrupted ...

The first-ever treatment for malaria in young babies and infants has been approved. On Tuesday, Novartis announced it had received approval for the treatment, Coartem Baby (known as Riamet Baby in ...

When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and ...