In a recent case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and ...

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,” ...

Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red blood cells and evade the immune system. The study, published today as a ...

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 ...

Under the microscope a malaria parasite can actually be seen literally crawling inside of people’s red blood cells. In order to survive, the malaria parasite has to break down a part of the red blood ...

Blood type can also affect the risk of developing blood clots. People with type A, B, or AB blood are more likely to ...

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 from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) discovered a key process ...

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 ...

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

After this phase, they re-enter the bloodstream, infecting red blood cells (RBCs) and causing malaria’s characteristic fever and chills. As the parasite multiplies asexually within RBCs ...