Indian, British scientists working on drug to fight malaria
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At least 27 people are reported to have died of malaria in Alindra, India and 293 are seriously ill with the disease which broke out after the heavy rains and floods.
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Researchers say targeting a protein may overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to drugs.
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Los Angeles Times - After more than two decades of research, scientists said Thursday that they had found the first effective vaccine against malaria. Trials in Africa showed that the vaccine blocked almost half of new infections in young children and reduced serious disease by nearly 60%.
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Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the-art drugs have succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, the World Health Organization will report tomorrow.
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Clinical trials are under way in the UK to test how effectively it combats the increasingly drug-resistant malaria parasite. The drug is a synthetic, simpler version of a traditional
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LONDON -- The first affordable combination anti-malarial drug tailored for children will soon be available across Africa, potentially saving millions of lives, the nonprofit organization and the pharmaceuticals giant who worked to develop it said Thursday.
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There is progress toward a vaccine to prevent malaria. Researchers have been testing an experimental vaccine in Mozambique. This is what they have found: In a group of one thousand six hundred
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Researchers at MIT are working on a nanotechnology project aimed at dispensing medication to patients from inside the body.
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A transport system used by the malaria parasite to infect blood cells could be a target for new treatments, scientists have said. Australian and US teams both claim that they have pinpointed the key proteins involved in the process.
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Scientists working in Kenya believe that malaria is helping the spread of Aids across Africa - and vice versa.
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LONDON, Nov 17 (IPS) - Malaria is billed as top priority in a new health   initiative being launched in Africa this week.
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Indian scientists on Monday began the country's first human clinical trials of a vaccine designed to prevent AIDS.
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Scientists have created a synthetic drug which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria.
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Targeting a key protein may help overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to existing drugs, UK researchers say.
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British scientists launched an investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing medicines based on a patient&#39;s genetic make-up.
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DESPITE an exciting new development this week in the race to find cheaper and more effective malaria drugs, a group of scientists is urging health authorities to consider screening travellers from malaria-infested areas to prevent the spread of drug ...
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It&#39;s been a long, tough fight, but researchers say results of a major malaria vaccine trial mean science may be winning the war against a disease that claims millions of lives each year.