Experts Announce Breakthrough In War On Malaria
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New Delhi, Oct. 16 (NNN): Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the war on malaria, reporting promising results from a test vaccine which could slash the toll of death, sickness and poverty inflicted by this disease.
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UK and Kenyan researchers say they are creating a global map to pinpoint areas where malaria is most likely to strike.
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A  discovery could lead to drugs to treat a 'forgotten' tropical disease, scientists hope.
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The first effective malaria vaccine promises to save millions of lives. Scientists were jubilant last Thursday when results of the trial involving children between one and four years in southern Mozambique
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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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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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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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NEW YORK - In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
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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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Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.
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Clearing algae from pools and rivers could significantly curb the spread of malaria, research carried out in Mexico indicates.
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Australian and British scientists have achieved a technical breakthrough to help control insects that have developed resistance to common agricultural pesticides, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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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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Researchers are developing a vaccine that blocks development of the malaria parasite while it is still inside the mosquito.
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The World Health Organization is poised to promote broader use of the pesticide DDT in the battle against malaria.
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For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death. The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, was hardly perfect: It