Researchers identified an enzyme that helps Plasmodium-infected red blood cells adhere to the placenta, providing molecular insights into placental malaria. “This is a really lovely piece of science,” ...

The APEH enzyme is normally found in red blood cells. However, in the case of malaria, the enzyme is taken into the parasite's cytoplasm where APEH retains its activity. The researchers' findings ...

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ...

Antimalarial drug resistance is a pressing issue in combating the spread of malaria worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a key process ...

The Ministry of Health is set to launch the nationwide rollout of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, a historic breakthrough after more than three decades of global efforts to develop an effective ...

The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

These parasites travel to the liver, multiply, and then infect red blood cells, leading to symptoms such as fever, chills, and anemia. "The malaria vaccine helps prime the immune system to fight ...

He said: "The probability is that mosquitoes that carry diseases like malaria will eventually become resident in Ireland. Of ...

Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor Brennan gets to work drawing blood. Esther is back for her monthly blood ...

Duffy null blood type can protect people from malaria, as malaria parasites use the Duffy protein to enter the red blood cells and cause infection, Merz explains. Duffy null does result in a ...